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Creating a Research Support Team
These worksheets can be used to help your institution create a Researcher Support Team to address incidents of researcher harassment and intimidation. These worksheets list various departments that can offer support to targeted individuals, along with their suggested roles. Select the support options that are applicable for your institution and build your response team accordingly.
Wherever possible, identify an individual or a specific position within the department to join your response team to spearhead that area of support and to act as a liaison to others within the department. If necessary, a single individual can be the liaison to more than one department.
Instructions:
1. Use the worksheet (“Researcher Support Team Roles and Responsibilities”) to review potential support options, choose the actions that apply to your institution, and list the personnel and procedures that will constitute your response protocol.
Roles and Responsibilities Worksheet
2. Then, use the second worksheet (“Researcher Support Team Charter”) to record the mission, members, and responsibilities of your response team. Make sure to keep these forms updated with the latest information.
Team Charter Template
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