Office of Faculty Affairs
Resource page for faculty, non-faculty academic appointments, staff, and visitors, highlighting the core competencies of Harvard Chan School’s Office of Faculty Affairs.
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Professional Development
The Harvard Chan School provides postdoctoral fellows and research associates with opportunities for professional development through grant, research, and writing courses, as well as workshops for preparing both academic and non-academic job search materials during the academic year. Below is a list of courses and additional resources for career support.
Current Workshops
PATHFINDER First-Author Journal Club: Victor V. Onecha, PhD
Wednesday, January 14 | 12:00 – 12:25pm | Online/Virtual
Join us for our First-Author Journal Club series with MGH’s Victor V. Onecha, PhD.
Nanocourse: Science of Happiness
Fridays, January 16 and 23 | 1:00 – 4:00pm | TMEC 328
TMEC is located within the Harvard Medical School at 260 Longwood Avenue
Join us for our First-Author Journal Club series with MGH’s Vi
Writing Clearly and Concisely Course
Thursdays, February 12 – March 5 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
Examine and apply core principles for revising drafts in order to communicate your writing clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
Getting a K Award: An Overview
Thursday, April 2 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
This workshop will analyze the Specific Aims component of the NIH’s K Career Development Awards.
NIH K Specific Aims Workshop
Thursday, April 16 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
This workshop will analyze the Specific Aims component of the NIH’s K Career Development Awards.
Strategies for Finding Funding and Building Your Research Portfolio
TBD/Scheduling | Online/Virtual
Designing a Course That Meets Your Goals – Course Development Workshop
TBD/Scheduling | Online/Virtual
Writing Academic Job Application Documents Course
Thursdays, May 7 – 14 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
This two-part, interactive workshop will enable you to create strong academic job application portfolio.
Regularly Planned Courses and Workshops
- Writing Clearly and Concisely (4 Sessions)
- Getting a K Award: An Overview
- Specific Aims
- Designing a Course That Meets Your Goals
- Strategies for Finding Funding and Building Your Research Portfolio
- Writing Academic Job Application Documents Series (2 Sessions)
- NIH Loan Repayment
- How to Plan for a Successful Postdoc Experience
- Writing Public Health Research (4 Sessions)
- Writing a Resume for Jobs Outside Academia
- Getting a K Award
- Specific Aims