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In article <DAvwzK.G4t@festival.ed.ac.uk>, Dr Love <JL@srv0.med.ed.ac.uk> wrote:

> an175779@anon.penet.fi (Mark Keller) wrote:
> >
> >NIH Rules specifically exclude researchers at or below the rank of
> >Assistant Professor from sitting on study sections.
> >
> >For this purpose, I am compiling a list of names, addresses and
> >telephone numbers of YOUNGER RESEARCHERS who are either:
> >         1) Below the age of 45
> >     or  2) Below the rank of Assistant Professor
> >     or BOTH 
> 
> I don't beleiev it is unlawful to discriminate on the basis of academic rank..
> The rank is just NIH's way of saying "Winners comments only please".
> I don't like it either, but I don't think it will hold up in court.
> 
I hate to join this one, but I have to correct a major error.  Although it
is true that junior faculty may not be permanent members of NIH study
sections (with three-year "sentences"), they ARE allowed to serve as ad
hoc members (one-time only).  I just returned from a study section
yesterday.  There were 6 Assistant Professors on the panel out of 26, and
they were clearly among the more vocal members.  Our voice is being
heard.  One reason NIH has so many youngsters, I think, is that many of us
are still at the stage where we're flattered by it, instead of considering
it just one more burden.  

Mark Solomon
ASSISTANT Professor
Yale University