{"id":2923,"date":"2015-08-17T11:32:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-17T15:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/?page_id=2923"},"modified":"2020-01-16T12:51:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T17:51:14","slug":"hiring-postdocs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/guides\/hiring-postdocs\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring Postdoctoral Associates &#038; 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 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 Robyn 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=\"http:\/\/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=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/faculty-staff-handbook\/faculty-personnel-matters\/required-appointment-documents\/\">http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cas\/faculty-staff\/faculty-staff-handbook\/faculty-personnel-matters\/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 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 various [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6181,"featured_media":0,"parent":4349,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2923"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6181"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2923"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5030,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2923\/revisions\/5030"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/physics-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}