Research Administration Training

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This four-session seminar, which is held on a quarterly basis, is geared toward research administrators and any staff involved in research administration. The seminar is free, but registration is required.

The upcoming seminar will be held in: FSM-McGaw, Daniel Hale Williams Auditorium on the Chicago Campus. The next Evanston Campus seminar is tentatively scheduled for October 2013. .

Please contact ORI at nu-ori@northwestern.edu or (312) 503-0054 to reserve a seat.

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Agenda, June Session (Chicago)

Downloadable Training Presentations

Day 1: Tuesday, June 11: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Research Roles and Responsibilities
• Research Policies and Procedures Overview
• INVO
• IRB
• NUCATS
• NURAP
• Conflicts of Interest
• Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM)

Day 2: Thursday, June 13: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• IACUC
• Export Controls
• Research Safety
• Cost Studies/OMB Circular A-21
• F&A Rates
• Cost Sharing
• Cost Transfers
• Program Income/Service Centers

Day 3: Tuesday, June 18: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Introduction to OSR/Process Overview
• Proposal Submission
• Award Establish/Post-Award management
• Spending & Payment Considerations

Day 4: Thursday, June 20: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

• Direct Charging
• Effort Reporting
• Office for Research Development (ORD)
• Research Misconduct
• Importance of Compliance
• Project Café