Visiting Scholar (Researcher) Appointment - Not an Employee
DATE
To:
Dear ,
I am pleased to extend this invitation as Visiting Scholar in the Department of at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, effective to .
This job offer and start date are contingent upon successful completion of the background check process.
You will receive an email from the background check vendor, HireRight, with instructions to complete the background check process. Please respond to this request at your absolute earliest as the background check can take up to two weeks to process. If you can provide verification of a background check already completed by your institution, please notify me and forward the verification to Mariah Bellington, Human
Resources, with a copy of this letter so that we will not require you to go through HireRight.
The UNH Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) can assist you with the necessary visa paperwork for your visit to UNH. Please contact Leila Paje-Manalo or Catherine Borgerson, UNH Office of
International Students and Scholars at (603) 862-1288 or Leila.Paje-Manalo@unh.edu
or
Catherine.Borgerson@unh.edu
.
Your responsibilities are to work with members of the research team to .
As discussed, you will not be eligible for salary or benefits with this appointment. The Department of will provide office space and/or laboratory space, library access, research resources and email access. You will remain on the support by the Program and will not be identified as an employee of UNH.
UNH will not pay your salary and you will not be entitled to UNH benefits, including but not limited to any worker’s compensation or unemployment compensation through UNH. UNH shall not be liable for any claim arising out of your actions or failure to act. You shall not be liable for any claim arising out of any action or failure to act by UNH, its employees, or agents.
The University of New Hampshire is committed to enhancing and sustaining an educational community that is inclusive and equitable with a long-standing commitment to equal employment and educational opportunity for all qualified persons. As part of your appointment you will be required to complete an online Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment prevention training. Once your UNH e-mail account is activated, you will receive information from our third-party vendor, Workplace Answers. This e-mail is not junk mail so please do not delete it. The subject line of this e-mail will read: UNH Discriminatory
Harassment Course Registration for YOUR NAME. It will also contain detailed information regarding the training and your personalized account link. Please plan to complete the training within 30 days of receipt.
Should you have any questions about your account access or activation, please contact Christina Van Horn at 862-0519.

Except as modified by this letter, the remaining terms and conditions of your appointment will be governed by the applicable University System and UNH policies. Both parties reserve the right to terminate this agreement for reasonable cause or if it is determined the objectives of the appointment cannot be accomplished. Any party wishing to terminate this appointment must notify the other party in writing thirty (30) days in advance and arrange for a mutual settlement of expenses incurred.
In particular, I bring to your attention our policies regarding research integrity, safety, and administration
(see http://www.unh.edu/research/ ).
Please let me know of your decision to accept this offer in writing by .
Sincerely,
C: Business Service Center
Leila Paje-Manalo, Catherine Borgerson, UNH Office of International Students & Scholars
Human Resources
I accept this offer:
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