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It depends: you can be a PI on a grant, but you can't be a
PI for IRB, IACUC, or IBC submissions. The requirements are different.
Here is a link to OHSU's two PI Eligibility Policies:
http://www.ohsu.edu/research/rda/respolicies.shtml.
However, as a postdoc, you are not eligible to apply for R01s unless
you can demonstrate that you will have independent status-that is, you
will have lab space and departmental support-by the time NIH funds are awarded.
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Postdoctoral appointees are on campus for two different reasons. The determination of which title to use depends on the type of funding
paying them and whether they are in a training experience or specifically providing services.
The primary reason for the Postdoctoral Researchers to be at OHSU is to conduct research. The Postdoctoral Researchers are paid from grants
to perform research. The NIH policy for allowable expenses on a grant states: "Payments made for educational assistance
(e.g. scholarships, fellowships, and student aid costs) may not be paid from NIH research grant funds even when they would appear to
benefit the research project."
Postdoctoral Trainees are at OHSU primarily to receive training. NIH policy states that a Stipend is: "A payment made to an individual
under a fellowship or training grant in accordance with preestablished levels to provide for the individual's living expenses during the
period of training. A stipend is not considered compensation for the services expected of an employee." Stipends are "allowable as
cost-of-living allowances for trainees and fellows only under Kirschstein-NRSA individual fellowships and institutional research training
grants". "Stipends are not allowable under research grants even when they appear to benefit the research project."
All postdocs can be included in most OHSU professional development activities, whether they are paid from training grants or not.
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The NIH Financial Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2006 (NOT-OD-06-025) states: "The NIH encourages institutions to limit the duration of
graduate and postdoctoral training to the extent possible. In most cases, graduate and postdoctoral training from any source should
not exceed 6 years and 5 years, respectively. The NIH retains eight levels of postdoctoral stipends to accommodate individuals who complete
other forms of health-related training prior to accepting a Kirschstein-NRSA supported position. The presence of eight discrete levels of
experience should not be construed as an endorsement of extended periods of postdoctoral research training."
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