Resources

Communication

• Listserv: To join the NIH Staff Scientists Organization (NIH SSO) mailing list, please visit the NIH Staff Scientists Organization (NIH SSO) Listserv home page, then click the “Subscribe or Unsubscribe” link in the right sidebar.

• Staff Scientist LinkedIn: We are in the process of creating a LinkedIn page.

SSO Town Halls

February 8, 2024 <link to Zoom recording>: Passcode: =290FRzE

• OHR Presentation by Wendy Winter
• Staff Scientist Town Hall Questions
• Update on Staff Scientist Titles 

SSO Governance

• We are currently finalizing SSO bylaws.

NIH Staff Scientist Sourcebook

• https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/ipds-appointment-mechanisms/staff-scientist

Staff Scientist Funding Opportunities

• Supplemental Technology Award Review System (STARS) - For NCI CCR only: https://ostr.ccr.cancer.gov/stars/
• NIMHD William G. Coleman Minority Health and Health Disparities Research Innovation Award: https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/programs/intramural/research-innovation-award/index.html
• Other NIH Awards, Fellowships, & Grant Opportunities: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/awards-fellowships-grant-opportunities

If you know of any NIH funding opportunities available for Staff Scientists, please contact your SSO IC Representative or the SSO Communication chairs so it can be added to the list.

Staff Scientists have also gotten external funding from organizations like PCORI, the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Niemans Pick Foundation, and the Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund, but opportunities may vary depending on your research focus.

NIH Assembly of Scientists (AOS) Staff Scientist Representatives

The Council of the NIH Assembly of Scientists (AOS) is an elected committee representing the interests of intramural faculty-level scientists and clinicians, including Tenured and Tenure-Track Investigators, Staff Clinicians, and Staff Scientists. The Council officially advises and meets regularly with the NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research, as well as other senior NIH leaders, to discuss issues affecting the AOS constituencies. Representatives from the NIH AOS Council participate in key NIH-wide committee meetings. Refer to https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/committees-advisory-ddir/assembly-scientists-aos.

Staff Scientist representatives:

• Swati Choski, NCI (choksis@nih.gov)
• Hiromi Imamichi, NIAID (himamichi@nih.gov)

Other resources

• Guidelines for Displaced Staff Scientists: A Title 42 Staff Scientist position, unlike a General Service (GS) position, is not permanent.
• Fair Review Principles for Nominations of Staff Scientists for Associate Scientist and Senior Associate Scientist Titles: https://oir.nih.gov/sourcebook/personnel/policies-recruitment-processes/fair-review-principles-nominations-staff-scientists-associate-scientist
• Letter of Explanation for Use of Staff Scientists, Associate Scientists, and Senior Associate Scientists titles
• T42 Pay Model: https://ohr.od.nih.gov/intrahr/Documents/title42/NIH%20Title%2042%20Pay%20Model.pdf 
• T42 Information Hub: https://nih.sharepoint.com/sites/OD-Title42Team/SitePages/Home.aspx
• NIH Training Center (NIHTC): https://hr.nih.gov/training-center
• Individual Development Plan (IDP): https://hr.nih.gov/training-center/services/individual-development-plan-idp-consulting-and-workshops