Research Integrity1. Collaborate with all necessary parties, especially the RIO and OGC, to ensure specific allegations of possible research misconduct are appropriately reviewed and addressed. This includes:a. Oversee the overall process of reviewing and addressing specific allegations to ensure adherence to Yale policy and applicable regulation. This includes keeping reviews on-track by ensuring that inquiry and investigative committee (committee) meetings, sequestrations, and witness interviews are scheduled and conducted in a timely manner.b. Prepare correspondence to parties (complainants and respondents), witnesses, committee members, and others during the review of specific allegations.c. Oversee and execute sequestrations, which includes collaborating with the RIO, OGC, and Information Technology Services, and ensuring that all relevant materials are appropriately collected and safeguarded.d. Develop the factual background for the committee. Common examples include identifying:i. Yale connections to co-authors and other involved individuals, including dates of employment, titles, associated departments/laboratories/principal investigators, etc.;ii. Current locations and contact information for involved individuals no longer at Yale;iii. Funding sources (including sponsors, material providers, etc.) linked to the questioned research;iv. Journal articles deriving from the questioned research; andv. Grant applications (and ensuing grants) drawing on the questioned research.e. Provide training and guidance to committees on Yale's academic misconduct process and interviewing witnesses. Prepare committees for witness interviews, which includes drafting question lists.f. Arrange for written or electronic evidence to be available to the committee and witnesses at interviews, at the committee's direction.g. Attend and document witness interviews.h. Project manage the process. E.g., attend committee meetings, identify to-do items, and make sure it is clear who is handling which, handle many of them, track them, and report on them.i. Maintain and organize the electronic and written evidence. Make it accessible to the committee for its reviews and deliberations.2. Track the status/progress of all research misconduct cases, maintain statistics on research misconduct allegations and cases, and prepare Yale's annual ORI report.3. Track all reporting requirements required and work with the appropriate offices, including the Office of Sponsored Projects, to ensure timely reporting.4. Periodically update RIOs, OGC, and Provost's Office regarding experience with the review process, case summaries, any trends in case content, etc., and recommend amendments to university policies, programs, and procedures as needed.External Research and Affiliations Disclosure and Reporting5. Collaborate with all necessary parties, to determine faculty external collaborations related to their research endeavors have been appropriately reviewed, approved, disclosed, and reported.This includes the following:a. Collection and review of all related documentsi. Grant proposals and awards;ii. Internal supporting documents;iii. COI disclosures;iv. Publications; andv. Consulting Agreements, Appointment Letters.b. Develop background documents for senior leadership.c. Participate in interviews.d. Analyze documents and make recommendations to leadership on next steps.6. Track all cases under review.7. Track all required external activity reporting requirements and work with the appropriate offices, including the Office of Sponsored Projects, to ensure timely reporting.Additional Duties8. Develop training, in collaboration with others, for faculty and staff related to scientific integrity and transparency and scientific security in research.9. Develop or revise applicable policies, procedures, templates, or other documents at the direction of the Provost's Office, OGC, and RIOs.
Preferred Education: An advanced degree, particularly a J.D. and/or a Ph.D. or other graduate degree in a scientific field. Experience working as a researcher or scientist.
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: An advanced degree, particularly a J.D. and/or a Ph.D. or other graduate degree in a scientific field. Experience working as a researcher or scientist.
Required Skill/ability 5: Demonstrated skills using computers and various software tools.
Posting Position Title: Director 3, Research Integrity
Required Skill/ability 3: Ability to interpret and apply regulation and policy to different factual scenarios.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
University Job Title: Director, Research Integrity
Required Skill/ability 1: Working knowledge of federal agencies' policies and regulations governing research misconduct, specifically those applying to NIH and NSF sponsored research.
Required Skill/ability 4: Demonstrated leadership skills, excellent verbal and written communications skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. Self-motivated and broad thinking.
Required Skill/ability 2: Excellent investigative skills, including expertise in planning investigations, conducting witness interviews, gathering and assessing evidence, constructing factual narratives and timelines, conducting forensic analysis, applying standards of proof, and drafting comprehensive investigative reports. |
