The following guidelines shall apply for Full-time ladder faculty at Instructor through Professor rank within the Faculty of Medicine:
- Faculty recruitment opportunities at Instructor rank or above that represent an academic or a professional advancement (e.g., new job description, leadership role) at one Harvard- affiliated institution should ideally be available to faculty at all Harvard-affiliated institutions. The best candidate, whether from within or outside the Faculty of Medicine, should be recruited. Whenever one Harvard institution selects a search finalist who is from another Harvard institution, and there is concern or disagreement within the HMS/HSDM community, the proposed recruitment will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Council of Academic Deans (CAD). The recruiting Department Head should provide to the Dean and CAD documentation justifying the need to fill the position internally. The recruiting institution will consider the views of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and CAD before making a final decision.
- Faculty recruitment at Instructor rank or above that involves a lateral move (i.e., no change in academic position, job description or responsibility) between Harvard institutions does not require a search but will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the CAD when there is concern or disagreement within the HMS/HSDM community about the recruitment. The recruiting institution will consider the views of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the CAD before making the final decision.
- Recruitment for a faculty position at the rank of Professor will be carried out through a search process in which the Search Committee is appointed by the Dean in accordance with the Faculty of Medicine’s professorial recruitment policies.
Last updated June 2023