Membership Summary

UChicago Consortium for Advanced Science & Engineering (CASE) (Senior) Scientists/Scholars-at-Large will be the default appointment for scientists or scholars without existing ties with a specific unit. A UChicago CASE Scientist/Scholar-at-Large will have the following privileges:

• Access to UChicago facilities and the library

• Serve as a PI or co-investigator on grant applications at the University

• Charge their time to grants at the University without a subcontract

• Purchase equipment via the University for use on University-administered grants

• Hire and supervise staff at the University

• Access to mail forwarding, VPN, and various networking and productivity resources such as Zoom and Box.

The Office of Research will provide grant administration and HR support for (Senior) Scientists-at-Large and will oversee the reimbursement process and/or the effort reconciliation process with the participating institution to provide expertise and ensure proper execution, if applicable.

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Application Instructions

• To be accepted into UChicago CASE, applicants must be approved by the University and the home institution.

  • Applicants must follow any internal joint appointment approval process established at the home institution for potential UChicago CASE membership prior to completing the CASE application.
    
    For more information on or to begin Argonne joint appointment approvals, email [email protected].

• An application for UChicago CASE membership must be completed in full, and should include:

  • The applicant’s rationale for seeking membership

  • A description of the proposed research or scholarly activities to be undertaken

  • The University unit where collaborations currently exist or will be established (if applicable)

  • A list of existing or possible faculty collaborators

  • A current CV/biosketch

  • A memo of support from the applicant’s cognizant supervisor of the home institution (on institution letterhead)

When applying, all required documents MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application
Documents.