Research compliance
Required Training
Required Training
NJIT is committed to fostering and upholding the highest ethical standards in the conduct of research and scholarship and complying with all federal, state, and university training requirements. Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Training is a framework for imparting the highest ethical and professional standards, and is a critical component of scholarly and career development.The Office of Research is responsible for providing support and RCR training to faculty, students and staff to meet our legal and regulatory obligations and comply with university policy.
NJIT research compliance training is supported by CITI online training software. NJIT faculty, staff and students can access required compliance training modules via the NJIT CITI program portal which offers web-based training courses to fulfill research compliance training requirements. The CITI system is an external website that supports some of NJIT's required compliance training programs. CITI provides an online training and certification courses that are required by all students, post-docs and research staff in compliance with federal and university regulations.
To access online materials and courses for training or certification, please register online at the CITI website (www.citiprogram.org).
The NJIT CITI curriculum supports various needs and learning styles. Registrants may enroll in multiple courses which can be taken sequentially or together and use multiple login sessions for different course selections. NJIT faculty, staff and students can access to the following modules and courses in the CITI online software system using their NJIT UCID and email addresses.
IMPORTANT: All training certifications must be renewed periodically. Updated and current certifications are required to participate in any research and must be supplied for approvals.