Working with GFDL
If you have accepted a position with GFDL or Princeton University's Cooperative Institute for Climate Science, or plan to visit or collaborate with GFDL (locally or remotely), there are several steps you need to take to secure access to the GFDL buildings and/or obtain a computer account.
Please select the appropriate combination from the selections below, review and complete the necessary forms and requirements, and send them via express or regular mail to:
GFDL In-Processing
Forrestal Campus, Princeton University
201 Forrestal Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
If you have any questions as you work through this process, please email us at oar.gfdl.in-processing@noaa.gov or call our Human Resources Assistant, Kenneth Nock, at 609-452-6580.
Forms Required:
- You will need to bring a government issued photo ID (Passport, Driver's License, etc.) or university ID to gain access to the building.
- Security Coversheet
- Special Agreement Checks (SAC) OFI Form 86C
- Computer Account Request Form (if applicable)
- Building Access Form (if applicable)
- Finger Print Cards (Finger Print Cards will be mailed to individuals)
- E-QIP Submission Form
- Declaration of Federal Employment (OF-306)
- Security Coversheet
- Computer Account Request Form
- Finger Print Cards (Finger Print Cards will be mailed to individuals)
- E-QIP Submission Form
- Declaration of Federal Employment (OF-306)
- Security Coversheet
- Computer Account Request Form
- Finger Print Cards (Finger Print Cards will be mailed to individuals)
- Note: Additional forms may be required for higher level background investigation.
- Additional Foreign National Forms:
- Appendix C
- Endorsement Supplement Form
- Send a copy of your passport and visa to oar.gfdl.in-processing@noaa.gov
For a current list of open positions at GFDL, click here.

