It is our goal to see their representation in academia increased at all levels. Therefore, minority candidates will be particularly encouraged to apply. Mentoring should involve detailed advice and assistance in the development and execution of a specific research project, but in addition mentoring should include education in research protocol issues such as ethics, objectivity and conflicts of interest. Salary levels for postdoctoral fellows should be consistent with those promulgated by the National Institutes of Health guidelines. This evaluation will be used by the postdoctoral Review Committee to recommend the fellow's promotion into the next year of training.
Evaluations are particularly important if the fellow's performance has been unacceptable.
The reasons for not re-appointing the fellow must be clearly delineated in the letter, i.e. loss of funding, poor performance, poor scholarship, etc. In the event of allegations of misconduct it is recommended that the University policies on investigating such allegations be followed.