RCR Training

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 three day training 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 for all UNC-CH Postdoctoral Scholars***

The following topics are covered during instruction over a 3 day period:

• Conflict of interest
• Policies regarding human subjects
• Mentor/mentee responsibilities and relationships
• Collaborative research
• 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
The course will meet over three days. Attendance is required for all three days (all hours) to receive the certificate of completion. For more information, contact the Office of Postdoctoral Affairs at (opa@unc.edu).