{"id":19661,"date":"2022-11-16T12:14:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T17:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cutheme.local\/coris\/?page_id=19661"},"modified":"2026-03-18T09:34:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T13:34:04","slug":"frequently-asked-questions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.carleton.ca\/coris\/post-award-administrators\/frequently-asked-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Frequently Asked Questions\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"frequently-asked-questions\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"paying-research-assistants\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Paying Research Assistants<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-i-would-like-to-hire-and-pay-a-research-assistant-how-do-i-go-about-this\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    I would like to hire and pay a Research Assistant, how do I go about this?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-i-would-like-to-hire-and-pay-a-research-assistant-how-do-i-go-about-this\">\n            \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Carleton University has three different systems (the Graduate Job Requisition System, eShop, and Payroll Profiles) to pay Research Assistants. Please email us with more details of this employment such as whom you are hiring (an undergraduate student, graduate student, consultant, research associate, etc.), how many hours they will be working per week, and whether you will be directly supervising them. Once we have this information, we can guide you accordingly on the best process to pay them.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-how-do-i-pay-a-carleton-graduate-student-for-work-that-was-done-in-a-previous-semester\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    How do I pay a Carleton graduate student for work that was done in a previous semester?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-how-do-i-pay-a-carleton-graduate-student-for-work-that-was-done-in-a-previous-semester\">\n            \n\n<p>You can pay a backdated RA through the Graduate RA system as long as the student was registered as a graduate student during this backdated term. Please note that the payment will&nbsp;be issued as a lump sum as it is for work done in the past. It is recommended that you notify&nbsp;your <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/financialservices\/wp-content\/uploads\/21.06.29.Department-List-20210601.pdf\">RFS Analyst<\/a>&nbsp;when you do submit a backdated payment request in the Grad RA system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that lump sum payments are subject to higher statutory deductions \u2013 if a lump sum is paid, it is automatically interpreted as a monthly payment, and taxed accordingly.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-why-didnt-my-registered-graduate-student-receive-the-full-amount-of-pay-that-i-issued-them\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Why didn\u2019t my registered graduate student receive the full amount of pay that I issued them?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-why-didnt-my-registered-graduate-student-receive-the-full-amount-of-pay-that-i-issued-them\">\n            \n\n<p>Due to the pandemic, \u201cType A\u201d RA payments have changed in the way they are paid and are currently being issued as an advanced lump sum that is directly deposited into the student\u2019s student account. If the student has a balance owing in their student account, the RA payment is put towards that balance. Please have your student check their student balance, and contact <a href=\"mailto:student_accounts@carleton.ca\">Student Accounts<\/a> if they have any questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For \u201cType B\u201d RA payments \u2013 if the box titled \u201cPayment to Include Employment Source Deductions\u201d was checked off in the Graduate RA system, the payment would have been reduced by approximately 14% to accommodate these source deductions. Unlike \u201cType A\u201d payments, \u201cType B\u201d payments are put through the payroll system where the student gets paid as per the University\u2019s payroll schedule. If your student hasn\u2019t been paid at all, it may be because they haven\u2019t accepted the job offer in Carleton Central<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-how-do-i-pay-a-student-that-is-registered-at-another-university\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    How do I pay a student that is registered at another university?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-how-do-i-pay-a-student-that-is-registered-at-another-university\">\n            \n\n<p>To pay a student at another university whom you are not academically nor professionally supervising, you would set the individual up as an independent contractor in <a href=\"https:\/\/solutions.sciquest.com\/apps\/Router\/Login?OrgName=Carleton\">eShop<\/a>. Once the work is completed, the student would provide an invoice for payment. Payments to independent contractors can be issued to those situated domestically as well as internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-should-i-have-an-employment-agreement-for-when-i-hire-a-student-on-a-part-time-basis\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Should I have an employment agreement for when I hire a student on a part time basis?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-should-i-have-an-employment-agreement-for-when-i-hire-a-student-on-a-part-time-basis\">\n            \n\n<p>Yes, the best practice in the field is to have a written record of the employment agreement. This record can be as simple as an email to the student that outlines the compensation, the duration, and the scope of work as well as a statement that the agreement can be terminated if the terms&nbsp;are not met.&nbsp; When hiring a registered graduate student, we advise that the duration of the&nbsp;employment reflects the individual semester the student will be working within.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h3 id=\"navigating-research-expenses\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Navigating Research Expenses<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"research-purchases\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research Purchases<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-can-you-tell-me-whether-a-particular-expense-is-eligible-to-be-charged-to-my-index-fund\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Can you tell me whether a particular expense is eligible to be charged to my index (fund)?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-can-you-tell-me-whether-a-particular-expense-is-eligible-to-be-charged-to-my-index-fund\">\n            \n\n<p>The RPA service can help determine whether a particular expense would be eligible to be charged towards your fund. Please email us with more details such as what product\/service you&nbsp;would like to purchase, how much it will cost, how it relates to the research, and which index&nbsp;(fund) you would like to use.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-how-do-i-apply-for-a-p-card-also-known-as-a-procurement-card\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    How do I apply for a P-card (also known as a \u201cprocurement card\u201d)?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-how-do-i-apply-for-a-p-card-also-known-as-a-procurement-card\">\n            \n\n<p>Please complete the Pcard <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/procurement\/cu-faq\/how-do-i-apply-for-a-pcard\/\">application<\/a> and submit it to your department\u2019s head for approval. Once signed by your department, you will need to submit the application to the designated Procurement Officer, who will then contact you with more details.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-how-should-i-purchase-the-research-equipment-that-i-need\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    How should I purchase the research equipment that I need?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-how-should-i-purchase-the-research-equipment-that-i-need\">\n            \n\n<p>Depending on the equipment\u2019s value, it may be subject to the University\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/secretariat\/wp-content\/uploads\/Procurement-Policy-2024-1.pdf\">Procurement Policy<\/a>. Please send us an email with more details so we can help determine which process and related&nbsp;financial system is best to use.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"troubleshooting-within-the-financial-systems\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Troubleshooting within the Financial Systems<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n    \n    <dl class=\"cu-description cu-component-updated\">\n        \n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-im-having-issues-submitting-the-independent-contractor-questionnaire-form-for-a-research-expense-in-eshop-can-you-help-me\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    I\u2019m having issues submitting the Independent Contractor Questionnaire form for a research expense in eShop, can you help me?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-im-having-issues-submitting-the-independent-contractor-questionnaire-form-for-a-research-expense-in-eshop-can-you-help-me\">\n            \n\n<p>Yes, please send us an email with more details so we can best guide you to a successful &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; submission. In your email, please include information on whom you are hiring, if and when &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; you\u2019ve worked with this contractor previously, the scope of the work, how their work would &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; relate to the research, and which index (fund) you are planning to use.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-can-you-help-me-locate-a-specific-research-expense-in-fast\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    Can you help me locate a specific research expense in FAST?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-can-you-help-me-locate-a-specific-research-expense-in-fast\">\n            \n\n<p>Please send us an email with more details so we can guide you to where this expense is found in&nbsp; FAST. &nbsp;Information we would require is which index(fund) you had used for your research expense, which financial system you had submitted the expense in, approximately when the&nbsp;expense was submitted, and if possible a copy of the receipt or the information found on the receipt.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"grid pt-4 pb-3 border-b accordion border-cu-black-100 md:pt-6 md:pb-5 first:border-t\">\n        <dt class=\"font-semibold not-prose\">\n            <button class=\"flex items-center justify-between w-full text-left accordion__button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"accordion-i-need-to-fill-out-a-payroll-profile-and-am-unsure-of-what-account-code-to-use-can-you-help\">\n                <span class=\"flex-1 ml-auto text-left break-words whitespace-normal cu-icon\">\n                    I need to fill out a Payroll Profile and am unsure of what account code to use \u2013 can you help?\n                <\/span>\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-slot=\"icon\" class=\"w-5 h-5 ml-auto transition-transform rotate-0 accordion__icon text-cu-black-500\">\n                    <path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" d=\"M8.25 4.5l7.5 7.5-7.5 7.5\"><\/path>\n                <\/svg>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/dt>\n        <dd class=\"p-0 mt-0 cu-prose cu-prose-first-last accordion__content md:p-0 md:mt-0\" hidden=\"\" id=\"accordion-i-need-to-fill-out-a-payroll-profile-and-am-unsure-of-what-account-code-to-use-can-you-help\">\n            \n\n<p>Yes, please send us an email with more details on whom you are hiring such as whether they are an undergraduate student, research associate, administrative assistant, etc. and what the scope of work is so that we can help determine which account code to use. If you know and can&nbsp;advise, it would be beneficial for us to also know if the person you are looking to pay has worked&nbsp;for the university before so we could advise whether the individual needs to be documented&nbsp;with Human Resources.<\/p>\n\n\n        <\/dd>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n    <\/dl>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently Asked Questions Paying Research Assistants Navigating Research Expenses Research Purchases Troubleshooting within the Financial Systems<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":16819,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-19661","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Frequently Asked Questions - 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