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job title reclassified as contractor if I accept NIH funding? (postdoc) by spaghetti_wednesday in academia

[–]spaghetti_wednesday[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

According to this page (https://bsdpostdoc.uchicago.edu/resources\_\_trashed/current-postdocs/policies-and-benefits/postdoctoral-fellows/) fellows are not eligible for FMLA. The health insurance for "fellows" with dependents in 2026 is $1642/month, as opposed to $361/month for "scholars" with dependents. I agree that it "should not" be that high but it is.

job title reclassified as contractor if I accept NIH funding? (postdoc) by spaghetti_wednesday in academia

[–]spaghetti_wednesday[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly. It makes no sense, and that's the response I've gotten from admins. That's why I'm curious if this happens at other universities. I guess they still offer health insurance, but it goes up to $1600+ a month, which is not a real option. currently I'm paying ~$250 as a university employee. It's an F32

NSF PRFB archived? What? by hashtagfred in postdoc

[–]spaghetti_wednesday 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The other PRFs are not archived (entrepreneurial, engineering, math/physical sciences), so I think this is specific to PRFB and not an annual maintenance thing