1. Information on Appointment and Pay Mechanism

Position Description
Associate Scientist/Senior Associate Scientist
Periodic Review of Staff Scientists in Title 42 Appointments
Promotion Criteria for Staff Scientists in GS Appointments
Memo for Appointment for Appointment of Staff Scientist
Title 42
GS
BSC/Site Visit Reviews

 2. Intramural Professional Designations (IPDs) for all intramural staff

Overview of Intramural Professional Designations
Chart - Intramural Professional Designations and Appointment Mechanisms

3. Conflict Resolution - Provision of Assistance to Staff

Processes for Resolution of Conflicts within the NIH IRP
Working with Displaced Title 42 Staff Scientists/Clinicians

4. Family/ChildCare Support, Leave Policies, and Workplace Flexibilities

NIH ChildCare Services and Information
NIH WorkLife Center - for career services and childcare/family care referrals
Lactation Program
Family Leave and Policies for FTE Employees

Manual Chapter for further information

Overview of Federal Leave Categories
Annual Leave for FTE Employees

For further information on Leave for FTE Employees

Alternative Work Schedules - Flexible Work Schedules
Telework

5. Information relative to Trainees

IRTA/CRTA positions
Visiting Fellows (Visa information)
Leave policies for trainees
Other available mechanisms for hiring trainees and senior fellows
5 year/8 year Rule for Postdoctoral Fellows
Exceptional Extension of IRTA Fellowships to a Sixth Year
Early Termination policy for postdoctoral fellows
Mentoring policies and related documents
BSC review of mentoring by PIs

6. Information on Hiring

Search processes and policies
InterviewQuestions-ReferenceLetters
InterviewDosAndDonts
How to Hire a Postdoc    

7. Conduct and Ethics

Covers topics such as Official and Outside Activities; Service on Scientific Advisory Boards; Letter-writing for Trainees and Colleagues; Collaborations on Grants with Extramural Colleagues ; Policies on Sharing Resources Derived in NIH Laboratories

 8. Information Sources

Office of Intramural Research
NIH Intramural Database (Annual Reports and Bibliographies)
List of all NIH IC Intramural Programs
Intramural Program Home Page
Intramural Research Sourcebook