Who is required to obtain an Honorary Appointment?
All external researchers who:
- are not current St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney employees, and
- are involved in the conduct of a research project at sites for which St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney Research Office provides governance review
This includes but is not limited to undergraduate students, graduate students, research fellows and university academics.
Additional Information
The need for an Honorary Appointment is identified by the Research Officers during STE/SSA review or the review of an STE amendment.
An external researcher may not commence research related activities at sites under the governance of St Vincent’s Research Office until the Honorary Appointment has been granted.
The requirement for an Honorary Appointment may be waived if evidence of current ClinConnect Clearance is provided however this is at the discretion of the Head of Research Ethics, Compliance and Commercialisation.
Please contact the Research Office directly for additional important information on the Honorary Appointment process.