The Ombudsman's Role at NIH
When do you need an ombudsman?
You may decide you need an ombudsman when you:
- Want to address a concern early, before it escalates or worsens
- Are unclear about NIH’s policies and procedures and how they apply to you
- Are uncertain where to take a work problem
- Have concerns about issues specific to the scientific community such as questions involving mentoring, authorship, resources, and intellectual property rights
- Want an independent facilitator to assist you in working through a problem
- Want help in addressing an issue in a non-adversarial manner
- Feel you have been treated unfairly