Research compliance

Required Training

Research Compliance

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.

The Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) Online Software System

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. 

Accessing CITI

To access online materials and courses for training or certification, please register online at the CITI website (www.citiprogram.org).

  • Under "Institution," select “New Jersey Institute of Technology”.
  • Register your account using your NJIT UCID and email address.
  • Once you register your account, you can access several research compliance modules, view the material and take appropriate courses for training or certification.

CITI Curriculum Modules and Courses

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. 

  • The Human Subjects Courses (see Institutional Review Board)
    Human research training must be completed by all Principal Investigators (PIs), Co-Investigators, and those meeting the NIH definition of “Key Personnel” who will be working directly with human subjects or with data or biospecimens regardless of whether or not they have access to identifiable data/biospecimens or direct contact with subjects. Completion of training from some other training provider, i.e., another University’s training program, DHHS or the FDA are also acceptable. Documentation of valid completion certificates must be uploaded in Streamlyne.
  • The Lab Animal Welfare Courses
    All animal users must complete the General Lab Safety Training and Biosafety/BBP training provided by EHS and the CITI course on Working with the IACUC every four years.
  • Good Clinical Practice (GCP) Training
    Individuals engaged in the conduct of a clinical trial (per the NIH definition) must complete a GCP training
  • Conflicts of Interest
    All personnel involved in the design, conduct, or reporting of Public Health Service (PHS) funded research must take the Conflicts of Interest course once every four years. Additionally, PIs are responsible for notifying the Office of Research if there are others working on any PHS funded research projects that, regardless of title or position, are responsible for the design, conduct or reporting of the research
  • Export Controls
    All personnel interacting with export controlled technical data/technology on campus and sponsoring H1-B and J-1visa must complete the CITI Export Controls Course.

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.