Hello everyone!
I'm a first time visitor and poster, so please be gentle. I have a pretty straight-forward question...I'm afraid I know the answer already, but I am hoping for some educated advice from some of the veterans of this board.
My situation is as follows:
I am working as a post-MD researcher at a state university on the west coast, who have sponsored me on a H1B visa. The professor who endorsed me has since moved on to work for a non-profit. He is maintaining an adjunct professor position at the school, however. I continue to be employed by the university, paid mostly through money from grants that I wrote.
Now, the non-profit has approached me to work "for them" as a consultant and medical writer. Or rather, bill them for work I do in my free time, away from the university - this would not interfere with my duties at the state university, time-wise. They want me to bill them an hourly fee for consultant duties and medical writing. As you might all know, state salary on the west coast is pretty low, and I feel compelled to do this regardless, even if for the publications alone in case I cannot accept payment.
The obvious question - can I bill a third party (non-profit) for a salary while still employed under a H1B from a state university, if this does not interfere with my job duties? Can I do ANY other paid work to supplement my researcher salary?
Thanks in advance for your help, and good luck to all!
I'm a first time visitor and poster, so please be gentle. I have a pretty straight-forward question...I'm afraid I know the answer already, but I am hoping for some educated advice from some of the veterans of this board.
My situation is as follows:
I am working as a post-MD researcher at a state university on the west coast, who have sponsored me on a H1B visa. The professor who endorsed me has since moved on to work for a non-profit. He is maintaining an adjunct professor position at the school, however. I continue to be employed by the university, paid mostly through money from grants that I wrote.
Now, the non-profit has approached me to work "for them" as a consultant and medical writer. Or rather, bill them for work I do in my free time, away from the university - this would not interfere with my duties at the state university, time-wise. They want me to bill them an hourly fee for consultant duties and medical writing. As you might all know, state salary on the west coast is pretty low, and I feel compelled to do this regardless, even if for the publications alone in case I cannot accept payment.
The obvious question - can I bill a third party (non-profit) for a salary while still employed under a H1B from a state university, if this does not interfere with my job duties? Can I do ANY other paid work to supplement my researcher salary?
Thanks in advance for your help, and good luck to all!