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and university faculty, students, and post-graduates are provided opportunities for
hands-on participation in research and development activities at federal laboratories. To
be eligible for the program, 1 a postgraduate participant must have received a college
degree within three years of the date of appointment, 2 a student participant must be
enrolled in an accredited U.S. college or university, and 3 a faculty participant must
be a full-time faculty member at an accredited U.S. college or university. These
requirements help to ensure that participants are still engaged in formal education and
that the experience will enhance their personal education and skills. As
a result of these appointments, technology is introduced (or reintroduced) into the
universities and colleges and integrated into campus-based instruction and research
programs. The ORISE program provides opportunities for participants to 1 continue their
education in the areas of their participation , 2 enhance their professional development
in science, mathematics, and engineering areas, 3 become familiar with the research
areas of the federal sponsor; and 4 become available as scientists and engineers for
future employment in fields related to the DLS mission. Persons selected for the
appointments do not become federal employees. Participants will become administratively associated
with ORISE through a letter of appointment and Terms of Appointment. They will receive
guest appointments at DLS and will not enter into an employer/employee relationship with
DLS, CDC, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU), ORISE, Department of
Energy (DOE), or any other office or agency.
Program participants are paid a monthly stipend.
No salaries or fringe
benefits paid. Participants do not earn sick leave or annual leave time; although the host
facility can permit occasional absences without reduction of the stipend payment or
termination of the appointment.
Appointments involve a full-time commitment to the research program at
DLS, and the
appointee's research participation must be conducted in a manner and according to a time
schedule that meets the overall requirements of DLS. The participants are expected to be
at the host facility during normal working hours and at all times observe and conform to
all applicable rules, regulations, and requirements of the facility including, but not
limited to, those respecting environment, safety, and health (ES&H) and ES&H
training requirements, security, operating and health physics procedures, drug-free work
place notification requirements, and conduct.
Participants are appointed to a particular host facility and are given a specific
assignment under a mentor appointed by the laboratory. The assignment may be broad, but
it should be a definable project with a beginning and an end. The mentor is responsible for
guiding and assisting the participant on the project but is not the participant's supervisor.
Eligibility
An applicant for the postgraduate component must have received a college degree
(bachelor's, master's, or doctoral) in an appropriate science or engineering discipline
within 3 years of the desired starting date or expect to complete all requirements for
such a degree before to the desired starting date.
An applicant for a student appointment must be enrolled in an accredited U.S. college,
university, or technical institute, and in an academic program leading to an associate,
baccalaureate, or graduate degree. Student applicants should be at least 18 years old;
have completed the freshman year; and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or
higher (based on a 4.0 point scale) from institutions of higher education.
An applicant for a faculty appointment must be a full-time faculty member at an
accredited U.S. college or university.
U.S. citizenship or permanent resident alien status is preferred. Other applicants,
including established scientists interested in new training activities, will be considered
on a case-by-case basis. Disciplines appropriate to the program include, but are not
limited to, the physical, biological, medical, and computer sciences; engineering; and
supporting disciplines
This is an equal opportunity program open to all qualified
persons without regard
to race, sex, religion, color, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, or
status as a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era.
Benefits
Postgraduate (including post-baccalaureate) participants will receive a monthly stipend,
which varies depending on degree level, discipline, and experience. A stipend schedule
will be developed and established in cooperation with DLS.
Student participants receive a stipend based on academic standing and discipline. A
stipend schedule will be developed and established in cooperation with DLS.
Faculty participants and other established scientists/engineers receive a monthly
stipend based on their regular salaries. Participants with sabbatical leave appointments
are expected to have at least one-half of their salary paid by their home institutions.
Appointment Period
Postgraduate (including post-baccalaureate) appointments will be for
1 year,
renewable for up to 2 additional years upon recommendation of DLS. Student and faculty
appointments are normally for 10 to 12 weeks during the summer. All appointments are
subject to the availability of funds and may be terminated if appropriated funds are
unavailable.
Application and Selection
Procedure
Applications will be received, processed, and reviewed by ORISE for eligibility
and completeness. Applications for all eligible candidates will be transmitted to the
requested DLS laboratory for review. The final selection of participants is made by DLS in
cooperation with ORISE. Those selected will be offered appointments by ORISE.
An applicant interested in the
postgraduate, student, or faculty programs for DLS
should contact ORISE for general information and an application packet. The completed
application and supporting materials must be submitted directly to ORISE.
A postgraduate applicant must submit the following: an application form, resume,
publication list (if applicable), reprints or abstracts of publications, and a statement
of research interests. The other supporting materials required for a completed application
are official transcripts of the applicant's academic record and two references, including
one from the applicant's dissertation and/or thesis advisor.
A student applicant must submit the following: an application form, certificate of
enrollment, two references, and official transcripts of the applicant's academic record.
A faculty applicant must submit the following: an application form, two references,
resume, publication list, and a statement of research interests.
The completed application will be to
select participants and administer the research participation program and will be copied for that purpose.
Disclosure of such information is made subject to Public Law 93-579 (the Privacy Act of
1974) and the Department of Energy regulations as published in the Federal Register of
September 30, 1977.
The final selection of participants will be made by DLS in cooperation with ORISE and
will be based on scientific background and experience, research accomplishments, academic
records, recommendations, compatibility of the applicant's background with the interests
of DLS, and the availability of funds, programs, staff, and facilities.
Conditions and Obligations
All contingencies of an appointment offer must be met before an awardee can begin an
appointment. For example, if an award is offered to a candidate for a college degree, the
college must present acceptable evidence that the candidate has completed all the formal
academic requirements for such a degree before a postgraduate appointment can begin.
Participants will become administratively associated with ORISE through a letter of
appointment and Terms of Appointment. They will receive guest appointments at DLS and will
not enter into an employer/employee relationship with CDC, ORAU, ORISE, DOE, or any
other office or agency.
Health insurance is required, but the premiums are not paid by the
program.
Appointments involve a full-time commitment to the research program at
DLS, and the
participant must be in residence at DLS or other approved facility during the entire
period of the appointment. The appointee's research participation must be conducted in a
manner and according to a time schedule that meets the overall requirements of
DLS.
Participants are required to sign and abide by the appointment letter, the Terms of
Appointment (which includes a disclaimer of liability) and other documents required by
DLS.
Pursuant to Title 35 U.S. Code, Section 212, no provision of the ORISE Terms of
Appointment or any other document required by DLS to be completed by a participant may
contain any provision giving DLS any rights to inventions made by the participant.
Participants are encouraged to submit a report of their accomplishments to
ORISE, to
acknowledge the support of DLS and the CDC on publications and presentations that are
related to the research conducted during the appointment, and to provide a copy of such
publications to ORISE. Participants should acknowledge support by the following statement:
"This project was supported in part by an appointment to the Research
Participation
Program for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: National Center for
Environmental Health, Division of Laboratory Sciences, administered by the Oak
Ridge
Institute for Science and Education through an agreement between the Department of Energy
and DLS." |
