{"id":79,"date":"2019-11-07T11:27:43","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T16:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/hiring-postdoctoral-associates-visiting-researchers\/"},"modified":"2021-09-16T00:11:48","modified_gmt":"2021-09-16T04:11:48","slug":"hiring-postdoctoral-associates-visiting-researchers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/administrative\/hiring-postdoctoral-associates-visiting-researchers\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Postdoctoral Associates &amp; Visiting Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"reminder\">\n<div class=\"reminder-text\">\n<p><strong>Reminders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Please contact Robyn Kinch as soon as you&#8217;re thinking of hiring a researcher or appointing a visitor to join your research program.<\/li>\n<li>Appointments that require J-visas require at least 3 months\u2019 notice.<\/li>\n<li>Appointments that require H1-B visas require at least 6 months\u2019 notice.<\/li>\n<li>There are new federal requirements that dictate minimum funding requirements for various research groups. Please speak with Sara prior to making any commitments to prospective hires.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Postdoctoral Associates<\/h2>\n<h3>Definition<\/h3>\n<p>An individual who has received a doctoral degree or equivalent and is engaged in a temporary and defined period of mentored scholarly development or research. Typically an entry-level compensated postgraduate appointment. (Please note: a Senior Postdoc has at least 3 years of postgraduate experience).<\/p>\n<h3>Needed for hire<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li>3 letters of recommendation<\/li>\n<li>Memo addressed to the Chair, which must include:\n<ul>\n<li>length of appointment (start and end dates)<\/li>\n<li>salary<\/li>\n<li>the research that will be conducted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Needed for reappointment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/files\/2012\/01\/Academic-Researcher-Appraisal.pdf\">Annual Research Appraisal<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Memo addressed to the Chair, which must include:\n<ul>\n<li>length of appointment (start and end dates)<\/li>\n<li>salary<\/li>\n<li>the research that will be conducted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Visiting Researchers<\/h2>\n<h3>Definition<\/h3>\n<p>An uncompensated member of the University community who participates in and contributes to its research programs and scholarly projects.<\/p>\n<h3>Needed for hire &amp; reappointment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>CV<\/li>\n<li>Memo addressed to the Chair, which must include:\n<ul>\n<li>length of appointment (start and end dates)<\/li>\n<li>the research that will be conducted<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To view the College of Arts &amp; Sciences requirements for appointments, leaves, and sabbaticals, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/faculty-staff-handbook\/faculty-personnel-matters\/required-appointment-documents\/\">Required Appointment Documents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you have any questions about appointments, please contact Robyn Kinch (<a href=\"mailto:rkinch@bu.edu\">rkinch@bu.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reminders: Please contact Robyn Kinch as soon as you&#8217;re thinking of hiring a researcher or appointing a visitor to join your research program. Appointments that require J-visas require at least 3 months\u2019 notice. Appointments that require H1-B visas require at least 6 months\u2019 notice. There are new federal requirements that dictate minimum funding requirements for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":45,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2255,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79\/revisions\/2255"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/45"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/physics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}