Office of Faculty Affairs

Postdoc Guidelines

Responsibilities of Postdoctoral Fellows and Faculty Supervisors

(revised 09/04/2012) The Harvard School of Public Health recognizes that postdoctoral research fellows are trainees working in an apprenticeship mode in preparation for a career as scientific professionals. …

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Salary Levels for Postdoctoral Research Fellows

In 2009, the school formally adopted the NIH/NRSA stipend guidelines http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-12-033.html as the minimum salary for HSPH postdoctoral research fellows. …

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Grievance Procedures for Non-faculty Academic Appointees

(revised 8/9/11)  The Harvard School of Public Health has established the following mechanism by which serious grievances brought by non-faculty academic appointees* may be resolved promptly and…

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Conflicts of Interest and Commitment

(revised 8/8/11) OBLIGATIONS TO HARVARD POLICY ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND COMMITMENT To ensure the integrity of the institution and its scientific enterprise, the school has explicit rules and holds…

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Personnel Issues

Postdoctoral fellows are non-faculty annual appointees. Below are links to web pages that provide information regarding personnel issues for postdocs (and other annual appointees.) Appointment…

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