Appointment of Staff Scientists:

Appointments are made by the ICs using the Title 42 Pay Model Band II salaries after review by an IC Promotion Committee or search committee (required for Facility Heads or constituted at the discretion of the IC); only cases for salaries above Executive Level IV or salary increases of greater than $30,000 are sent to the DDIR for review and approval. Special review panels are available to review computer scientists and epidemiologists, if requested by the IC. Exceptions to this delegation, that apply to both Staff Scientists and Staff Scientists (Clinical), include:

a. appointment of more than one Staff Scientist per Senior Investigator

The request memo signed by the Scientific Director must specify the name of the current Staff Scientist under the Senior Investigator and explain how the duties of the candidate will differ from the duties of the current Staff Scientist. Note that two different projects are not sufficient justification to request a second Staff Scientist.

b. appointment of Staff Scientists as permanent GS employees

c. appointment of Staff Scientists to work under the supervision of a tenure-track Investigator, and

d. appointment of Staff Scientists without a doctoral degree.

Appointment procedures are outlined in Flow Chart for Approval of Intramural Professional Designation, Clinical Credentials, and Salary.
OIR - April 20, 2004