Compensation as research consultant

[Algiatrist]

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Hey folks,

This one was different for me. I was approached by a scientist (long white beard and all) about acting as a "medical consultant" for a research project about ALS patients and chronic pain. It is a university funded project and they basically need me to answer their questions about chronic pain and help set up the design of their study.

He really wants a pain specialist as part of the investigator group and has promised to include me as an author on the paper (yadda, yadda). He also mentioned compensation for my time, but was super-vague about this, saying that whatever time would be lost from my clinical duties he would cover, so long as I maintain interest/effort in the project.

Anybody here ever been hired as an "Academic mercenary"? What is fair to charge this guy? $2000/month stipend? Do I shoot higher than that? Is $2000 already too high? I don't want to embarrass him/myself.

I have absolutely no experience with consulting as part of an "actual" (read: not pharma supported) research project.

Thanks in advance for the input,

 

[lobelsteve]

Donate your time. For the greater common good.

 

[Algiatrist]

If it ends up being a mere 3-4 hour/month thing. Absolutely. Ethics > profits.

Anything beyond that may cut into me seeing patients, and I don't think it unreasonable to be fairly compensated. Did I mention that I have twins on the way?

(Nice to know that my fellowship director is always there to slap me around when I need it)

 

[Ducttape]

if you donate your time, you wont have to listen to old fudges like myself (at least agewise) or lobelsteve complain how you sold out and all the published papers you produce from here to eternity are tainted and you are under the influence of whoever is paying...

someone is paying....

 

[SSdoc33]

dont do it for free.

those 529 plans are not gonna fund themselves.

 

[NOSfan]

I am all for Capitalism, but Algiatrist time to be Altruistic......Gratis is the way here.

 

[lobelsteve]

I am back to doing sports physicals for the local college. Donate my time. Might get free tickets to a Div 3 football game.

 

[emd123]

I am back to doing sports physicals for the local college. Donate my time.

Altruistic? Doubt it. You just wanna do the "turn and cough" thing at the local college.