Who Can Be a PI?

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2.0 WHO MAY SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) ON THE ACHRI CAMPUS?

Individuals on the following types of appointments may serve as a PI on grants and contracts managed by ACHRI:

Tenured Professors, Associate Professors or Assistant Professors
Tenure-track Professors, Associate Professors or Assistant Professors
Research Professors, Associate Research Professors or Assistant Research Professors
Research Scientists
Fellows (With a Mentor)
Others as Approved by ACHRI

Who May Serve as a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)?

Any individuals who are qualified to serve as a PI may also serve as a Co-PI.
Undergraduate students, graduate research/teaching assistants and post-doctoral fellows may not serve as either PI or Co-PI. However, if the funding sponsor/agency has specified that students should serve as a Co-PI, the approval of the department head and the dean of the college in which the student is registered must specifically approve and accept responsibility for managing the grant or contract.

2.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

In general, it is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to read and become familiar with the agreement/contractual requirements of the project, and to:

Conduct the project according to the approved statement of work or the terms and special conditions published in the award agreement;
Notify ACHRI of any proposed changes in the scope of the project, change or absence of PI, changes in budget, period of performance, etc.;
Obtain proper training for him/herself and their employees to work effectively within the IRB/IACUC guidelines;
Supervise expenditures in conformity with the budget approved by the sponsor;
Initiate the necessary documents/forms for travel, purchasing, employment, contracted services, extra compensation, etc., in conformity with established business policies and procedures;
Charge only expenditures that meet sponsor's guidelines;
Assure that cost-sharing or matching commitments made for the project are fulfilled and reported to ACHRI in a timely manner;
Complete Time and Effort Reports. The reporting of time and effort spent on all sponsored projects is a federal requirement. If you have cost sharing obligations in the form of employee effort, you will need to inform department personnel who complete the Time and Effort Reports to input the appropriate percentage of time spent on your project so they can complete the reports;
Provide care and maintenance of property procured with project funds, in accordance with the sponsor's guidelines;
Write and submit progress reports as stipulated by the sponsor in the award agreement;
Review the online financial reports provided by ACHRI and closely monitor the project expenditures. If corrections are needed, please notify the post award office;
Complete the final technical report and submit it within the time and in the format specified by the sponsor. Failure to submit timely technical reports can penalize the institution as a whole by possibly making ACHRI/UAMS ineligible to receive new awards.

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	2.0 WHO MAY SERVE AS A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR (PI) ON THE ACHRI CAMPUS?

	Individuals on the following types of appointments may serve as a PI on grants and contracts managed by ACHRI: Tenured Professors, Associate Professors or Assistant Professors Tenure-track Professors, Associate Professors or Assistant Professors Research Professors, Associate Research Professors or Assistant Research Professors Research Scientists Fellows (With a Mentor) Others as Approved by ACHRI Who May Serve as a Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)? Any individuals who are qualified to serve as a PI may also serve as a Co-PI. Undergraduate students, graduate research/teaching assistants and post-doctoral fellows may not serve as either PI or Co-PI. However, if the funding sponsor/agency has specified that students should serve as a Co-PI, the approval of the department head and the dean of the college in which the student is registered must specifically approve and accept responsibility for managing the grant or contract.

	2.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF A PRINCIPLE INVESTIGATOR

	In general, it is the responsibility of the Principal Investigator to read and become familiar with the agreement/contractual requirements of the project, and to: Conduct the project according to the approved statement of work or the terms and special conditions published in the award agreement; Notify ACHRI of any proposed changes in the scope of the project, change or absence of PI, changes in budget, period of performance, etc.; Obtain proper training for him/herself and their employees to work effectively within the IRB/IACUC guidelines; Supervise expenditures in conformity with the budget approved by the sponsor; Initiate the necessary documents/forms for travel, purchasing, employment, contracted services, extra compensation, etc., in conformity with established business policies and procedures; Charge only expenditures that meet sponsor's guidelines; Assure that cost-sharing or matching commitments made for the project are fulfilled and reported to ACHRI in a timely manner; Complete Time and Effort Reports. The reporting of time and effort spent on all sponsored projects is a federal requirement. If you have cost sharing obligations in the form of employee effort, you will need to inform department personnel who complete the Time and Effort Reports to input the appropriate percentage of time spent on your project so they can complete the reports; Provide care and maintenance of property procured with project funds, in accordance with the sponsor's guidelines; Write and submit progress reports as stipulated by the sponsor in the award agreement; Review the online financial reports provided by ACHRI and closely monitor the project expenditures. If corrections are needed, please notify the post award office; Complete the final technical report and submit it within the time and in the format specified by the sponsor. Failure to submit timely technical reports can penalize the institution as a whole by possibly making ACHRI/UAMS ineligible to receive new awards.









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