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: Mario Palma, PhD
Tuesday, March 10 | 12:00 – 12:25pm | Online/Virtual
Join our First-Author Journal Club series with HSPH’s Mario Palma, PhD (Jessalyn Ubellacker Lab), who will share with us his recent paper.
PATHFINDER Career Hub: Careers in Teaching
Friday, March 13 | 12:00 – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
Former postdocs will share their experiences transitioning from Postdoctoral Fellow to Assistant Professor at primarily undergraduate institutions.
Writing Clearly and Concisely Course
Thursdays, March 19 – April 9 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
Examine and apply core principles for revising drafts and communicate your writing clearly, concisely, and persuasively.
Getting a K Award: An Overview
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.
Yerby Research Symposium
Wednesday, April 29 | 11:45am – 1:15pm | FXB G-12
This symposium is a unique opportunity to explore cutting-edge studies and engage with the next generation of public health leaders.
NIH K Specific Aims Workshop
Thursday, April 30 | 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
Thursday, April 23 | 12:00-1:30pm | Online/Virtual
This workshop will introduce attendees to “backwards course design” as an approach to define measurable goals for students.
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