Getting Settled
 

Getting Settled / Orientation

Institutional Office for Postdoctoral Affairs Orientations

Next Orientation: TBD (July)

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

Future orientation dates will be posted in this space as they are organized.

 

HMS/HSDM Postdoctoral Fellow's Research Orientation

The HMS/HSDM Office for Postdoctoral Fellows organizes periodic orientations for new postdocs. 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. Several offices at Harvard Medical School participate in the orientation program, which includes a review of benefits, course requirements, policies, and resources for conducting research and settling into the community.

Upcoming Sessions

March 4, 2008

April 15, 2008

May 27, 2008

July 8, 2008

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

Benefit Services Group (BSG)
Human Resources (OHR)
Office for Work and Family (OWF)
HMS/HSDM Postdoctoral Association (PDA)
Ombuds Office
Office for Faculty Affairs (FA)
Office for Research Issues (ORI)
Sponsored Programs Administration (SPA)
Office for Research Subject Protection (ORSP)
Office of Technology Licensing and Industry-Sponsored Research (OTL)
Office for Research Compliance (ORC)
Digital Imaging and Computing at Countway
Computational Biology Initiative (CBI)

A "PostDoc Handbook" containing orientation information as well as additional resources found at or around Harvard is provided to all attendees.

To sign up yourself or a new employee, please email us at postdoc_office@hms.harvard.edu or call Wendy Zosh-McLean at (617) 432-6735. Please specify the date and provide your name, department, start date, email address, and a telephone number.

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