The Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Connecticut (UConn) is often seeking energetic professionals for permanent/full-time and durational special payroll part time positions. All available employment opportunities in our office are listed on our UConn Storrs website at https://ovpr.uconn.edu/about/careers/.
As an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer, UConn encourages applications from women, veterans, people with disabilities and members of traditionally underrepresented populations.
Trying to find the contact information for a specific staff member by name? Search the appropriate University telephone directories:
Click Here to Go to iRIS if you are already familiar with using the system.
GET HELP: iRIS is the electronic system used by research personnel and the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for the submission and review of research projects that will involve human participants. Individuals who need to use iRIS are strongly encouraged to attend an iRIS training session before using the system for the first time. Please review the training schedule and contact the HSPP at irb@uchc.edu to register for a session. Please register at least five business days prior to the training day.
Individuals affiliated with UConn Health can log in with their UConn Health username and password. Individuals external to UConn Health should go to iRIS and click the Request Account option, being sure to describe why the account is needed.
Per vendor requirements, training guides may not be posted to the web. User manuals can be found in the Help section of iRIS.
The InfoEd Proposal Tracking module acts as a central clearinghouse of both pre- and post-award information for Sponsored Program Services, faculty, and sponsored program administrators. It provides a single reference point for tracking all details related to proposals including: budgets, subcontracts, approvals, technical reports, and all associated communications.
How To Materials
Listed below are various self-service handouts and instructional sheets with simple instructions on how to perform various functions within the InfoEd My Proposals module.
For technical issues with InfoEd, please email era-support(at)UConn(Dot)edu or call 860-486-7944.
The Financial Conflict of Interest module provides researchers with the ability to complete and submit researcher and staff financial interest disclosures electronically. It allows Research Compliance Services staff to track and manage conflicts of interest, establish management plans, and fulfill our policy requirements. The module currently interfaces with proposals but can interface with lab animals and human subjects if they were implemented at UConn Health in the future.
How-to Materials for UConn Health Investigators
How-to Materials for Department Administrators, SPS staff, and FCOI staff – UConn Health only
The InfoEd eRA portal represents the entire InfoEd enterprise suite that houses all of the various modules. Effective 1/1/2024, the v13 portal view will no longer be supported by InfoEd Global and OVPR Research IT. All users should switch to the Enable Portal as Default in your Profile > Settings > Portal Preferences. Furthermore, the hyperlink to the end of support v13 portal will be removed from the header navigation effective 12/15/2023.
How To Materials
Listed below are various self-service handouts and instructional sheets with simple instructions on how to perform various functions within the InfoEd eRA portal tool such as login, change your password, or edit preferences within your user profile.
For technical issues with InfoEd, please email era-support@UConn.edu or call 860.486.7944.
Overview:
When a clinical research study will utilize EPIC (UConn Health’s electronic medical record system) for scheduling, ordering or billing a certain process must be followed in order to create the study within EPIC. The first step in the process is to call x4400 to request a ticket number for the study build, followed by completion and submission of the study build form to the Command Center at Epic@uchc.edu. The EPIC Command Center must be contacted early in the process to ensure that the Research Analyst who is responsible for building the profile and billing records for that study has sufficient time to do so.
Information provided on this page will help to ensure that a study is accurately captured within EPIC. Once the study is built, the tips sheets below may be referenced for managing the study within EPIC.
The EPIC Command Center is the point of contact for all questions related to use of the electronic medical records system in research.
Study Build Work Flow and Submission Form:
- New Study Work Flow: this document illustrates the workflow process for initiating a new study that will require use of HealthONE.
- EPIC Research Study Build Submission Form: This document must be completed and submitted to HealthONEResearch@uchc.edu in order for the study to be built in EPIC. Call x4400 to request a ticket number for the build and reference that ticket number on the form.
Tip Sheets:
The Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Office, part of Research Integrity & Compliance, is dedicated to fostering a culture of ethical and responsible research at UConn and UConn Health. Our mission is to educate and engage the research community in ongoing dialogue about the principles and practices that underpin ethical research conduct. We are committed to promoting integrity across all areas of research, including conflict of interest, mentor–mentee relationships, research safety, collaborative research, peer review, data acquisition and analysis, data security and confidentiality, and responsible authorship and publication. To support this mission—and to meet federal requirements—the RCR Office aims to equip researchers with the knowledge and tools needed to uphold the highest ethical standards. Projects funded by the