WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN A RESEARCH AGREEMENT FOR MUOT?
Authority to negotiate and execute research agreements is delegated by the Board of Trustees to a few MUOT officials. This responsibility for research agreements rests with Research and Grants Administration. Research agreements are generally signed by the Associate Vice President for Research. The Board of Trustees has authorized certain MUOT officials (including the Associate Vice President for Research) to commit the institution to externally sponsored programs. See ( MUOT Policy #03-009) Grants or agreements, for clinical trials or other research, involving MUOT faculty cannot be entered into between individual faculty members and a sponsoring agency or corporation. Such agreements must be between MUOT and the agency or corporation, with the faculty member designated as the Principal Investigator. Individual faculty members are not authorized to sign research agreements on behalf of MUOT. THE SIGNATURE OF AN AUTHORIZED MUOT OFICIAL IS REQUIRED BY MUOT, EVEN IF IT IS NOT A REQUIREME
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