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
Writing Public Health Research Course (4 Parts)
Thursdays, October 23 – November 13 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
This course will deconstruct the underlying narrative pathways and arguments of scientific manuscripts written in IMRAD format.
NIH K Specific Aims Workshop
Tuesday, November 4 | 10:00am – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
This workshop will analyze the Specific Aims component of the NIH’s K Career Development Awards.
Writing a Resume for Jobs Outside Academia
Wednesday, November 12 | 1:00 – 2:00pm | Online/Virtual
This interactive workshop will focus on crafting resumes for non-academic jobs.
PATHFINDER First-Author Journal Club: Taha Rakhshandehroo, PhD
Thursday, November 13 | 12:00 – 12:25pm | Online/Virtual
Join us for our 3rd First-Author Journal Club series with DFCI’s Taha Rakhshandehroo, PhD.
PATHFINDER Career Hub: Setting Up a Lab in the US
Friday, November 14 | 12:00 – 1:00pm | Online/Virtual
Join us for a panel conversation with former postdocs who are now faculty at research institutions.
Writing Academic Job Application Documents Course
Thursdays, December 4 – 11 | 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)
- Specific Aims
- Designing a Course That Meets Your Goals
- Strategies for Finding Funding and Building Your Research Portfolio
- Writing a K Grant Award Series (2 Sessions)
- 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