Getting Settled
 

Getting Settled / Orientation

Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs Orientations

Next Orientation: February 9th, 2010

New postdoctoral fellows from all of Harvard's Schools and research units are invited and encouraged to attend an informal meeting and lunch to hear speakers from a wide range of Harvard resource offices who will provide information to enhance the postdoctoral experience and provide an introduction to life at Harvard.

Included in the program are speakers from the Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs, the Office of Human Resources and Benefits, the Office of Sponsored Projects, the FAS Committee for the Use of Human Subjects, Environmental Health and Safety, the Office of the Ombudsman, the Center for Worklife Development, and the Harvard International Office.

Please RSVP to Taryn Sullivan . Questions may be directed to Greg Llacer, Director of the Harvard Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs (617) 384-7995.

 

HMS/HSDM Postdoctoral Fellow's Research Orientation

The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes orientations every six weeks for new postdocs working in quad-based departments. Register when you arrive by calling (617) 432-6735, or by emailing postdoc_office@hms.harvard.edu. When you send an email, be sure to provide your name, department, start date, email address, and telephone number where you can be reached. The postdoc orientation is an important opportunity for new postdocs to obtain the necessary resources they need for living and working in and around the HMS/HSDM community. Postdocs learn about the administrative systems at HMS/HSDM and Harvard, research offices and policies, and receive a broad overview and explanation of themany benefits of working at Harvard.

Upcoming Sessions


HMS Sessions for the next academic year are TBA

 

All orientations are located in the Minot Room, Countway Library.  The orientation sessions feature speakers from many of the research and general support offices at Harvard Medical School including:

HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Programs and Services
HMS/HSDM PostDoctoral Association
Office of Research Issues
Office for Research Compliance
Office of Research Subject Protection
Committee on Microbiological Safety
Office of Technology Development
Sponsored Programs Administration
Countway Library of Medicine
Research Imaging Solutions
Ombuds Office
Office of Work and Family
Human Resources
Benefit Services Group

Orientation for HSPH Postdocs

For orientation materials, please contact your department's administrator.

Cambridge-based Postdocs

For orientation materials, please contact your department's administrator.

Harvard International Office Orientation Sessions for Foreign Scholars

The Harvard International Office (HIO) organizes a variety of orientation programs during the year called "Getting Started." From mid-August to mid-September, "Getting Started" sessions for newly arriving international students, scholars, and their families will be held two times per week to provide information about visa and tax regulations, cultural adjustment, local transportation, telephones, banking, postal services, health care, health insurance, Harvard resources, and programs for families.

In addition, the HIO offers sessions two times per month during term time that cover the same topics to help you get settled. Details will be available when you register with the HIO.

Harvard International Office

864 Holyoke Center
1350 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138
617-495-2789, 617-495-4088 FAX