PROJECT DIRECTOR/PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR POLICY
Teachers College, Columbia University
It is Teachers College (TC) policy that only full-time academic appointees on an appointment in an academic department or institute may act as Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs) on externally sponsored projects.
This policy ensures that proposals emanating from TC are central to its mission, and serves to integrate extramural programs with academic program priorities. It also helps assure maximum accountability for expenditures of funds, due to the employer/employee relationship.
It is understood, however, that from time to time it may be necessary to have an individual who is not a full-time academic appointee named as the PD/PI on a particular project. This may be because he/she is working in tandem with an Institute Director or a full-time faculty member at TC. There are scientific and programmatic reasons why a Department or Institute may support the designation of such an individual as a PD/PI.
In order to name an individual as a PD/PI on an externally sponsored project at TC, the following items must be submitted to the Office of Sponsored Programs for transmittal to the Provost, who has final approval of this designation.
1) A copy of the individual's CV.
2) An explanation of how this particular individual's qualifications suits them for the designation of PI/PD.
3) Signed approval for this request by the Department Chair or Institute Director under whose auspices this project will take place.
4) Signed agreement by the individual to abide by the grant terms and conditions and college policies and procedures for the conduct of the project, should it be funded.
Teachers College, Columbia University
Project Director/Principal Investigator Designation Request
Name of proposed Project Director/ Principal Investigator:
(Last)________________________, (First)_______________________(Initial) ____
Title of Project:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Project Period: _____/_____/_____ - _____/_____/_____
If approved, will the proposed Project Director/ Principal Investigator maintain the designation for the duration of the Project? Yes No
If No, indicate the period in which the designation will be active?
_____/_____/_____ - _____/_____/_____
Project Funding Agency or Sponsor Name: __________________________________________
Department, Institute or Center Housing the Project: __________________________________
Attach a current CV to this request.
Please answer the following questions. Additional pages may be attached as necessary.
1. What characteristic(s) of the above referenced individual qualify(ies) them for the designation of PD/PI on this project?
2. What is the mission of the sponsoring TC Department/Institute/Center? How does this project relate to that mission?
Signatures:
I request that the above-named individual be designated as Project Director/Principal Investigator for the project and period indicated above.
_________________________________________ _______________
Department Chair/Institute or Center Director Date
As Project Director/Principal Investigator for the referenced project, I agree to abide by the terms and conditions specified by the Project sponsors, as well as Teachers College policies and procedures for the conduct of sponsored projects.
_________________________________________ ________________
Project Director/Principal Investigator Date
APPROVED: _____________________________ ________________
Dean Date
Responsible Office: Provost
Effective Date:
Last Updated: December 2015