Event Details
Event Title Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training for Postdoctoral Scholars
Location Dey Hall (Toy Lounge)
Sponsor Office of Postdoctoral Affairs
Date/Time 11/15/2023 - 11/16/2023 9:00 AM - 4:15 AM
For more information, contact the event administrator: Alan Marsh alan2005@email.unc.edu
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Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training for Postdoctoral Scholars (Fall 2023)

Two-Day In-Person Training | November 15th & 16th   
Location: UNC Toy Lounge, Dey Hall
Day 1:
Wednesday, November 15th (9:00AM - 3:10PM) 
Day 2: Thursday, November 16th (9:00AM - 4:15PM) 

Ongoing training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) is mandated by all federal granting programs including NIH and NSF. The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs is offering a two-day training course that will satisfy the RCR training requirements for the NIH and NSF research grant applications. The primary goal for the course for Postdoctoral Scholars is to address RCR topics such as Publication Practices and Responsible Authorship, Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities, Research Misconduct, and Communication and Difficult Conversations as well as familiarize postdocs with offices on campus where they can get assistance or report a concern.

*Course available only for UNC-CH Postdoctoral Scholars*

The following topics are covered during instruction over a 2-day period:
Conflict of interest
Policies regarding human subjects in research
Mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships
Data management, sharing and ownership, privacy and security
Research misconduct and policies for handling misconduct responsible authorship and publication
Researcher as a responsible member of society, contemporary ethical issues

This course will meet over two days. 100% attendance across both days is required to receive the completion certificate. For more information, contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at opa@unc.edu