Difference between revisions of "Requirements/Team Roles"

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Team members have different roles and responsibilities on a team.

Student role and requirements

Student team members brainstorm project ideas, choose a project idea, and build and test their chosen biological system. Students are also responsible for documenting their work (please see Deliverables).

Every student team member must do the following by the Roster Deadline:

have an iGEM user account
enter their age information
join the online team roster

Undergraduate and overgraduate teams have age restrictions for the student team members. ?

Principal investigator (PI) role and requirements

Principal investigators (PIs) are individuals in a position of authority (ex: in a university setting, he/she is authorized to have lab space, grants, and hiring privileges) who are responsible for the team. This includes the official team registration (see Registration section), the team roster, certifying the safety form, payment of the team’s fees, and any other official aspect of the team. Team PIs provide guidance and support throughout the season, including assistance with fundraising, lab support, and help with school bureaucracy and regulations. PIs should plan on accompanying the team to the Giant Jamboree in October. The team PIs serve as the official points of contact for iGEM Headquarters; both PIs must be able to receive emails / phone calls from iGEM HQ, and respond promptly. Each team must have at least two PIs (primary and secondary). ?

Both the primary and secondary PIs must:
- have an iGEM user account
- join an online team roster by the Roster Deadline
At least one team PI must be a professor. For High School teams, one of the team PIs must be either a principal or teacher. For Community Lab teams, one of the team PIs must be the director of the community lab. High School teams and Community Lab teams are not required to have a professor as one of their team PIs, but can if they want to.

NEW! Need help adding a secondary PI? See the Registration Handbook for detailed instructions.

Instructor role and requirements

Team instructors provide day-to-day support for the team, and are aware of team activities and experimental plans.

Instructors must:
- have an iGEM user account
- join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline

Advisor role and requirements

Team advisors include graduate students, post-graduate students, post-docs, and/or technicians who support the team.

Advisors must:
- have an iGEM user account
- Join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline

Student team leader role and requirements

Often, teams have a student team leader who serves as the team's point of contact between the team and PI, and the team and iGEM Headquarters.

Student team leaders must:
- have an iGEM user account
- Join the online team roster by the Roster Deadline

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 <li>join an online team roster by the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Calendar">Roster Deadline</a></li></ul>
 <li>At least one team PI must be a professor. For High School teams, one of the team PIs must be either a principal or teacher. For Community Lab teams, one of the team PIs must be the director of the community lab. High School teams and Community Lab teams are not required to have a professor as one of their team PIs, but can if they want to.</li>
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+<p><span style="color:red; font-weight:bold;">NEW!</span>  <b>Need help adding a secondary PI? See the <a href="https://2016.igem.org/Registration_Handbook">Registration Handbook</a> for detailed instructions.</b><br><br>