Resources for new research faculty
Summary and quick links
Setting up your lab at UVA
Setting up your clinical research at UVA
Getting started in clinical research at UVA
Before leaving for UVA
Research administrative support before you move to UVA
A "must-read" resource on scientific management ("Making the Right Moves")
Resources for (new) faculty and staff (SOM / UVA)
NIH New Investigators Program
After arriving at UVA
SOM staff responses to emergency conditions (legal size/letter size)
Finding your bearings in Charlottesville (link to SOM site)
Transferring NIH awards to/from UVA (link to Grants and Contracts site)
ABCs of grants and contracts. Under construction.
Roles and responsibilities in research administration
Your UVA mentor
Finding collaborators at UVA
Finding and applying for funding
Routing a proposal for external funding
Getting started in clinical research
Post-award management. Project and award management.
Managing the science of your projects
Intellectual property and entrepreneurial activities
Compliance & training. Radioactive materials, animals, human subjects, etc.
Research glossary
Research FAQs
Research administrative support. Pre-move discussions with these offices will help you to jump-start your research program:
- Your Department or Center research administrator will be your primary contact for facilities (space/access/renovations), human resources issues (payroll and benefits), proposal development and routing, financial tracking project budgets, computer access, etc., and will act as a liaison with School of Medicine and UVA research administrative offices. For a more detailed discussion of these issues, go here.
- Office of Grants and Contracts (McKim 3115; x4-8426) will help transfer current research awards or pending proposals to UVA. (See their description of the procedure to transfer NIH/PHS awards to another institution.) The office conducts institutional review and approval, and submits proposals electronically. Do not let intellectual property issues get in the way of your research program at UVA! If you intend to bring proprietary research materials requiring a Materials Transfer Agreement (MTA) with your current institution or materials that you previously had obtained under MTA, let this office know at once, so it can initiate the negotiation process. Similarly, certain grants and contracts include provisions governing ownership and transfer of intellectual property: make sure that this information is transmitted to the Grants and Contracts office.
- Office of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) oversees UVA bio-, chemical, and radiation safety programs. Their Web site can help you determine what training you will need, and the schedules of required classes. If you will work with toxins or pathogens that require federal approval, contact the Institutional Biosafety Committee.
- The Center for Comparative Medicine should be notified if you intend to bring any animals to UVA, in order to discuss arrangements for quarantine, housing, and specialized care. You will need Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC) approval to order, possess, or conduct research using vertebrate animals. Their staff can help with protocol development, protocol pre-review, and required training.
- The Institutional Review Board - Health Sciences Research (IRB-HSR) is responsible for the review and approval of research involving medically invasive procedures. If you intend to initiate or continue ongoing clinical research soon after your arrival, contact them.
The SOM Office of Faculty Development offers information on New Faculty Orientation and Word of Mouth: Resources for Balance of Work, Life, & Family (resources on child and family care, finances, things to do in the area, etc.) on its Web site.
Your UVA mentor. All new junior faculty are assigned a mentor from among senior faculty in their department. Mentors offer advice and insight into activities such as orientation, research (including grant proposals and review of manuscripts), evaluation of teaching, and preparation of your faculty portfolio. If your job expectations include the conduct of research, your initial mentor may not be most appropriate for your research goals. You are encouraged to shop around and identify either a more appropriate official mentor, or an unofficial mentor who will be willing to focus on your development as an independent investigator. A research mentor might be involved with any of the following: advice on how to structure and manage a laboratory or clinical research group; pre-review of proposals before submission to funding agencies; strategies for publication; locating collaborators at UVA; and so on. The book Making the Right Moves: A Practical Guide to Scientific Management for Postdocs and New Faculty, co-published by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (http://www.hhmi.org/grants/office/graduate/labmanagement.html), has an excellent section titled "How to get the mentoring you need."