New Research Visitor Appointment Recommendation for Weinberg College

All Research Visitor appointments are initiated through this Research Visitor Appointment Recommendation Form and given final approval by the Office for Research (OR). No oral or written offer of appointment may be extended until all required approvals have been received, and no payroll action initiating the appointment can be taken until all conditions in the appointment process have been satisfied. A fully-executed copy of this form will be returned to the initiating department along with a formal appointment letter; only then may the candidate be notified of the appointment.

Visitor's Information

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Declaration of citizenship is required.

The International Office should be contacted early in the appointment process for any foreign national appointees. All foreign nationals and affiliation will be screened against U.S. government “Restricted Party Lists” prior to appointment approval.

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Appointment Information at Northwestern

Appointment start date should not precede the Office for Research approval date. The initiating department/school or center is responsible for communicating all date changes to the Office for Research as soon as known. Full responsibility involves provision of facilities and equipment throughout duration of appointment.

Weinberg College is the default value here, but you may modify it as needed.

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LIVING ALLOWANCE

Visitors are not paid a salary or employed by Northwestern. Visiting Scholar Supplement (job code 106384) and Visiting Pre-doctoral Fellow Supplement (job code 106382) are never tied to services rendered to Northwestern and are usually paid from non-restricted funds. A Living Allowance may be paid from restricted funding only when explicitly allowed by the sponsor or donor.

This will default to $0.00, but you may enter a dollar amount per month if applicable. (Do not enter the $ symbol in the field.)

This will default to $0.00, but you may enter a dollar amount per month if applicable. (Do not enter the $ symbol in the field.)

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As the person filling out this form, please enter in the following order and format: First-Name Last-Name

Please include only a Northwestern email address.

Space Allocation*

Will designated space be allocated to this scholar?

Attach the following documents for review:

  1. Visitor's current CV
  2. Verification of affiliation from a sponsoring institution
  3. For details on what information is needed an affiliation letter, please refer to this link.
  4. Visiting Scholar Health Insurance Application/Waiver
  5. A brief letter from the Sponsoring PI (no more than one page) that details how the Visiting Scholar would contribute to research activity within the department and gain new skills through their collaboration with Northwestern faculty.
  6. Personal Data Form completed by appointee (not needed by the Dean's office but required for submitting paperwork to HR)
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The Office for Research, Office of Risk Management, and HR must be notified if a Research Visitor appointment is cancelled or terminated prior to its end date for any reason. Research Visitor appointments are not subject to the Northwestern staff or faculty termination process.

Authorization

The Sponsoring Principal Investigator, Department Chair/Division Chief/Center Director and Dean take full responsibility for the appointee, including provision of facilities and equipment throughout duration of appointment. This does not involve an obligation of salary, benefits and health insurance provision per Research Visitors Policy and

Northwestern University Policies

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Important Note: This email will be used in an automatically-generated request for an approval from the sponsoring principal investigator. Must be Northwestern email address. We recommend you verify the email address in the Northwestern People Directory.

Please enter as First-Name Last-Name.

Important Note: This email will be used in an automatically generated request for an approval from the Department Chair, Division Chief or Center Director. Must be Northwestern email address. We recommend you verify the email address in the Northwestern People Directory.

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