PNNL has an active and growing joint appointment program with university and non-profit research institutions. Currently, PNNL has more than 125 researchers on incoming or outgoing joint appointments with over 30 partner institutions in the United States and abroad. Joint appointments between PNNL and other research institutions elevate the scientific impact and productivity of researchers at both institutions by:

• fostering collaborative research;
• deepening and broadening capabilities;
• facilitating transdisciplinary research;
• providing access to specialized instrumentation and other research tools; and
• giving students and interns new educational and training opportunities.

Joint appointments provide new and diverse research opportunities and experiences, and access to unique facilities and capabilities for the participants. Researchers from partner institutions with joint appointments at PNNL can engage in mission-driven, multi-disciplinary research. PNNL researchers with joint appointments at universities can engage and advise students. Joint appointments can be flexible, ranging from 0 to 100% at the host institution.

For more information about PNNL’s joint appointment opportunities, contact the Director of Research Programs, Suresh Baskaran, at the number below.

PNNL currently has joint appointment agreements with the following: