Research Staff Resources

GW is to proud to be among the select group of universities that hold membership in the Association of American Universities (AAU), which represents institutions that are “on the leading edge of innovation, scholarship, and solutions that contribute to scientific progress, economic development, security, and well-being.”

 

Because research is integral to the university’s mission, HRMD will continue to prioritize efforts that support our viability as a Research 1-university.  Resources provided on this page are geared to research stakeholders including but not limited to applicants, existing GW research staff, administrators supporting research interests, Principal Investigators/Research Deans and others.

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Careers

For information on careers at GW we encourage you to explore the following resources available on our website:

Why GW?

Relocation Resources - coming soon!

Benefits

Research Staff Benefits

Post-Doc Benefits

Research Administration

Office of the Vice Provost for Research - GW's Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR) works alongside our talented faculty to support cutting-edge research and scholarship across all stages of the research lifecycle. OVPR leads a number of initiatives and programs with the strategic aim of growing research capacity and boosting the impact of GW-led discovery and innovation. 

Post-Docs

Office of Post-Doctoral and Graduate Student Affairs - The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs (OPA) is committed to supporting the professional development of postdocs on their journey to becoming successful, independent investigators and scholars.  In addition to supporting postdocs, OPA also assists the faculty and research staff who serve as postdoc mentors.

Research Resources & Training

Advertising for Research Recruitment 

Non-Competitive Recruitment Waiver - In certain rare and specific circumstances, the university may allow an individual to be hired into a position without requiring that position to be posted. This situation is known as a “waiver of posting.” All waivers of posting require approval by the HR Business Partner in consultation with the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Access (EEOA) and Talent Acquisition.

Career Path – Job Classifications for Research Staff 

Talent@GW - features tools to manage training, compensation, performance management, hiring, onboarding and developing future leaders (requires GW credentials for login)

Resources coming soon:

  • Competitive Recruitment Guide
  • How to Write an Effective Position Description

GW Research Training Opportunities 

HRMD Facilitated Training Sessions for Research

 

Pre/On-Boarding Your New Hire

Pre-Boarding - coming soon!

Onboarding

I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification

Systems Access

Banner Access Request Form (PDF) – Banner is the  integrated system of record used collect and maintain student and employee data

GW Organization Chart-Saba  Saba is an online enterprise organizational chart tool available to HR staff and Finance Directors (FDs), which provides visual depictions of the organizational structure at GW, in addition to position data, employee data, etc. 

Staff PeopleAdmin 7 (PA7) Access Request Form (PDF) – PA7 is the system used by HR, School Research Admins/Department Admins to initiate and approve requests to: 1) create a new headcount/position description; 2) Modify an existing position; 3) Post a position for recruitment; 4) Submit Hiring Proposals

Research Systems and Platform

HR Resources