Eligibility:

  • Accomplished faculty scholars whose research area(s) are central to the IFH’s mission on population health and contact-PI* of active, independent and peer-reviewed funded research project(s) and/or Director of an IFH Center/Core
  • Project(s) administered through IFH and primary office space in IFH

* If faculty is based elsewhere at Rutgers, agreement is needed between Dean and IFH Director

Benefits provided by IFH:

  • Title of IFH Member in Residence
  • Inclusion of member’s research project(s) highlights on IFH website and in annual report
  • Receipts of IFH calendar of events, newsletters, programs, quarterly town-hall meeting, seminar announcements as well as faculty development activities
  • Participate in annual IFH retreat
  • Support letter for university, regional, and national awards competitions
  • Performance review and formal letter for tenure/promotion at Rutgers University
  • Opportunity to collaborate with other IFH members
  • Priority access to external expert’s peer-review prior to NIH grant submissions
  • Priority access to grant writing workshops
  • Bi-Monthly MIR meetings with IFH leadership team
  • Priority assistance with survey/study design, protocol review, grant writing, statistical/power analyses, manuscript editing services
  • Priority assistance to obtain copies of NIH funded R/K/U/P project(s) through FOIA
  • Input into key strategic initiatives and programs at IFH
  • Eligible to shared IFH post doctorate and student trainees
  • Priority allocation of IFH space
  • Eligible for subsidized and priority use of IFH supported cores and shared resources
  • Access to philanthropic outreach with IFH development support
  • Eligible for IFH supported shared faculty hire and start-up packages for junior faculty who complement the MIR’s focus area
  • Eligible for discretionary funding (publication costs, Journal fee, travel, dues, etc)
  • Priority use of IFH seed/pilot funding
  • Eligible for faculty course buy-out
  • Eligible for faculty IFH bridge funding

Responsibilities:

  • Attend and contribute to scientific/educational/diversity/mentoring activities at IFH
  • Give one lecture to IFH every 1-2 years
  • Serve as an advisor to IFH internship program
  • Serve on faculty search committee(s)
  • Submit grants through IFH business office
  • Cite IFH on manuscripts supports by grants administered through IFH

MEMBERSHIP CRITERIA