Faculty Onboarding
To help new research faculty joining UF College of Medicine get off to a productive start at UF, the Office of Research offers a set of onboarding resources for Research Administrators.

If you have questions, we are happy to assist or connect you to a relevant office in the College of Medicine or your academic division.
Faculty Onboarding Checklist
College of Medicine Research Investigators onboarding checklist and recommended timeline
Tenure and Promotion
Tenure and Promotion Guidelines, UF Online portal for T&P, Tenure upon Hire
Research Space
Faculty research space assignments, renovations, space policy.
COM Office of Research (352) 273-5995
COM-Research@ufl.edu
Courtesy Appointments
Grant transfers as well as IACUC and IRB approvals sometimes require a courtesy appointment for incoming faculty prior to their official start date.
Q&A with the Office of Research
Didn’t find what you were looking for? We are happy to help.
COM Office of Research 352-273-5995
Grant Transfers
Resources on transferring awards and sponsored research to UF.
Division of Sponsored Programs
(352) 392-9267
Human Resources & Onboarding
Latest official HR policies and procedures governing the university community and the College of Medicine.
Material Transfer Agreements
Information on MTA rights, obligations, and restrictions on providing and receiving parties with respect to ownership, intellectual property, permitted uses, and liability.
UF Tech Licensing (352) 392-8929
IRB (Human Subjects)
Information about getting started with human subjects research at UF, Institutional Review Boards, required trainings, protocol review and approval, grants involving human subjects, etc.
Contact IRB (352) 392-0433
Email IRB
Animal Care Resources
Animal Care Services (ACS), getting started with animal research at UF, import/quarantine, getting facility access, required training, service fees, etc.
Contact ACS ACS-Office@acs.ufl.edu
352-273-9230
(Gatorlink needed)
IACUC
IACUC policies on animal research at UF, required trainings, protocol review and approval, grants involving animal research, etc.
Contact IACUC (352) 273-9535 or iacuc@research.ufl.edu
Additional Committees that Review Research
Some research must be reviewed by additional committees before it can be conducted, for example research that uses radiation, gene therapy, includes veterans as subjects, etc), and/or research conducted outside of UF.
Contact Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
researchsafety@ehs.ufl.edu
Additional Faculty Resources
Faculty Handbook, Compensation, Leadership development, and more!