Roles & Responsibilities of Project Execution
Project Director/Principal Investigator
- Comply with terms of the award including state and federal laws and regulations, university and sponsoring agency policies and procedures, award specific conditions and requirements, and the scope of work.
- Oversee the conduct of research in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations and university and sponsoring agency policies and procedures.
- Oversee the research team to help ensure ethical and compliant conduct in all aspects of the research process including but not limited to the treatment of human subjects and research animals, conflicts of interest, export control, data acquisition, management, sharing and ownership, publication practices, responsible authorship, and collaborative research and reporting.
- Oversee compliance with technical, progress (including final), and compliance reporting requirements in accordance with university and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
- Retain project data and materials as required by the award and in compliance with the Board of Regents Policies.
- Submit New Invention Notifications (NIN) to UNeMed for any new discoveries, inventions or other intellectual property. For more information, go to www.unemed.com/services/inventions.
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Department Staff Support Administration
- Review the Notice of Award (NOA), including the award or agreement attached, and facilitate identification of and adherence to all terms and conditions (especially those unique to the award), deliverable requirements, reports.
- Distribute the NOA to all parties needing to be informed of a new project.
- Assist PD/PI in conducting the research ethically and in accordance with university and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
- Assist PD/PI with monitoring completion of technical, progress (including final), and compliance reporting requirements in accordance with University and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations. Manage coordination between the PD/PI and OSP Grants Accounting to respond to all delinquent reporting.
Chair/Director
- Establish departmental procedures supporting university policies and procedures for reviewing execution of all sponsored projects.
- Provide direction, resources, and oversight to help ensure that research is conducted, and project funds are managed in accordance with university and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
- Oversee the department to assure ethical and compliant conduct in all aspects of the research process including but not limited to:
- the treatment of human subjects and research animals,
- conflicts of interest,
- export control,
- data acquisition,
- management,
- sharing and ownership,
- publication practices,
- responsible authorship,
- and collaborative research and reporting.
Central, Dean, College Administration, or Center Director
- Establish college/unit procedures supporting university policies and procedures for reviewing execution of all sponsored projects.
- Clearly delineate the college/unit expectations in meeting the department administration responsibilities for project execution.
- Provide direction, resources, and oversight to help ensure that research is conducted, and the funds are managed in accordance with university and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
- Promote ethical and compliant conduct in all aspects of the research process including but not limited to
- the treatment of human subjects and research animals,
- conflicts of interest,
- export control,
- data acquisition,
- management,
- sharing and ownership,
- publication practices,
- responsible authorship,
- and collaborative research and reporting.
- Provide PDs/PIs with the information necessary to fulfill their fiduciary and sponsored project management responsibilities.
OSP Team
- In coordination with other central offices with responsibilities in the management of sponsored programs, develop institutional policies and procedures and direct institutional systems and trainings to ensure compliant project execution.
- Assist in the development of training and educational materials related to compliance with university and sponsor policies, and state and federal laws and regulations.
- Facilitate review of prior approval requests such as no-cost extensions, authorizations for pre-award spending, re-budgeting requests, changes in key personnel, and more. Provide institutional authorization for such requests, submit to sponsor, and coordinate any follow-up or award modification resulting from a positive response.