> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.nuvolos.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.nuvolos.com/how-to-guides/workflows-for-researchers/join-an-organization.md).

# Join an organization

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Outcome**</mark>\
You accept an organisation-level invitation and receive the Faculty or Manager role required to create your own research projects.

<mark style="color:$primary;">**Before you start**</mark>

* A Manager in your target organisation (typically a PI or lab admin) has sent you an invitation.
* You know which identity provider you want to use to sign in (institutional SSO, Google, or Nuvolos).

Researchers are invited in one of two ways: to a specific research space (if you are joining as a collaborator - see the next page) or to an entire organisation (if you will create and manage your own projects). This page covers the organisation-level case.

#### Roles to look for in the invitation

To create and manage your own research projects, you need one of these roles:

* **Faculty** - the standard role for researchers. Lets you create new spaces, manage project data, and control access for collaborators.
* **Manager** - has all Faculty permissions and can additionally manage organisation-wide settings and invite other Faculty members.

If your invitation grants only the Member role, you can't create new spaces. Contact the inviter and ask for a Faculty role instead. For the full role definitions, see [Concepts › Roles, secrets and identity](/concepts/roles-secrets-and-identity.md).

#### Accept the invitation

The procedure for accepting any Nuvolos invitation is the same regardless of the role. See the canonical procedure: [How-to › Common Workflows › Accepting an invitation](/how-to-guides/common-workflows/accepting-an-invitation.md).