Process: Appointment
Step 1: Department Head (or designee) requests approval for Associate, Teaching, or Research Associate appointment
Department Administrator completes the following materials and submits directly via PeopleSoft. Additional questions related to these appointments can be directed to OFA via acadappt@hms.harvard.edu:
- QuickHire Form in PeopleSoft
- Upload of materials to the QuickHire Form in Peoplesoft
- Candidate’s CV (does not need to be in the HMS format)
- Nominating letter describing the candidate’s role in the department
- Documentation of eligibility criteria via the Academic Profile Form
Step 2: OFA reviews New Hire form and submitted materials
- The OFA reviews and renders a decision regarding the proposed appointment
Step 3: Notification of approval and HUID
- Department Administrator has access to reporting data to confirm approval of the appointment/reappointment
- Department Administrator (QuickHire Approvers) receives electronic notification when an HUID has been created in the Harvard University system (new to HU)
Procedures for Reappointment of Associate, Teaching or Research Associate
Associate, Teaching or Research Associate appointments may be renewed annually. Ordinarily, reappointments are requested through the annual reappointment process (RAAP), however a reappointment can be requested at the end of the appointment term if outside of RAAP, via eTAD, submitted directly in PeopleSoft.
Last updated June 2024