Guest Investigator

Guest Investigator status may be granted to researchers from other institutions, agencies or industry who desire to conduct collaborative research at WHOI. Guest Investigators are not salaried; rather, these appointments are a courtesy to assist in collaboration and afford the researcher access to WHOI facilities and services. Guest Investigators may not submit proposals through the Institution except as detailed in the policy Principal Investigators on WHOI Proposals.

Process
Guest Investigator appointments are initiated by written request, with the candidate’s curriculum vitae and an Authorization to Invite a Guest Investigator form from the hosting member of the Scientific or Technical Staff. If the Department Chair or Center Director approves the appointment, the materials are forwarded to Human Resources for review and approval.

The Authorization to Invite a Guest Investigator form must indicate if the appointment will have a fixed expiration date or if it is anticipated that there will be a long-term relationship between the host and the Guest Investigator. Long-term appointments will not expire, but Human Resources will, on an annual basis, require the Department Administrator or Manager to confirm that the relationship still exists. A report of Guest Investigator appointments is sent by Human Resources to the Director of Research for information purposes annually.

Payment
Under special circumstances and with advance approval, Guest Investigators may receive one or more of the following:

Reimbursement for actual travel expenses (original itemized receipts required)
Reimbursement for housing rental expenses not to exceed $1,000 per month (original itemized receipts are required)
Per diem of not more than $35/day for all other incidental living expenses.

Any of these payments are available only to Guests who have a permanent address that is more than 50 miles from Woods Hole and only when said payments will assist them in residing in the Woods Hole area during their appointment. (See Procedures for Payment for Guest Investigators and Institution Visiting Scholars.)

A Guest Investigator may be considered for employment via the appropriate employment procedures.

Last updated: June 6, 2013

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