Postdoctoral Fellows at Harvard University
 

Professional Development / Career Development

Please refer to the Calendar of Events for career development opportunities.

Professional Groups & Organizations

National Postdoctoral Association

PO Box 631270
Baltimore, MD 21263-1270
Telephone: 202-326-6424
FAX: 202-371-9849
Website: http://nationalpostdoc.org

HMS/HSDM Postdoctoral Fellows Association (PDA)

The goals of this organization are to:
  • provide representation and act as a liaison between all affiliated postdoctoral fellows and HMS/HSDM
  • promote academic and career goals of postdoctoral fellows
  • disseminate information of interest or relevance to the HMS/HSDM postdoctoral scholars' community.

Membership in the PDA is open to all postdocs at HMS, HSDM, HSPH, or one of the affiliated hospitals (BWH, Children's, DCFI, MGH, MIDMC, Joslin, etc).  If you would like to become a PDA member, please do so by joining our listserv (see below).  This listserv will be used to announce events by the PDA and postdoc offices in the area, distribute information relevant to and serve as a forum for HMS community postdocs.

To join the listserv go to:  https://listserv.med.harvard.edu/archives/postdoc_association.html  . Select the tab "Join or leave the list (or change settings)."  Enter the e-mail address you would like to register (preferably your HMS account) and select your preferences.  Select the button "Join POSTDOC_ASSOCIATION."

Alternatively, if you experience trouble, e-mail Lauren Junker .

 

Harvard Science

HarvardScience highlights the breadth and depth of Harvard's scientific and engineering enterprise. It features breaking news of science and engineering, links to media stories about Harvard science and engineering, and exclusive feature material.


Website: http://HarvardScience.harvard.edu

Harvard GSAS Biotechnology Club

PO Box 257
423 Brookline Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
Website: http://www.thebiotechclub.org:

Minority Biomedical Scientists of Harvard

http://www.hms.harvard.edu/dms/diversity/MBSHMission.html

International Science and Health Network (At Harvard)

http://hcs.harvard.edu/~ishn/

Graduate Women in Science (GWIS)

Boston/NewEngland) chapter affiliated with the national organization.
More information about GWIS is available at www.gwis.org.
Local chapter web site is at: http://www.gwisboston.org
GWIS fellowships: http://www.gwis.org/grants/default.htm

Association of Women in Science (AWIS)

http://www.awis.org
Boston Chapter President: Joanne Kamens, Ph.D.
Group Leader Abbott Bioresearch Center
100 Research Drive, Worcester, MA 01605
Burlington, MA 01803
Phone: 508-849-2655
Email: joanne.niewood@abbott.com

The Healthcare Business Women's Association

http://www.hbanet.org/group.aspx?arctype=c&arcid=1001

Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology (WEST)

http://westorg.org/resources/
155 Seaport Boulevard, 11th Floor,
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617.988.6120,
Fax: 702.446.3160
admin@WESTorg.org
info@WEST.org
This group shares expertise and experience through its website and in monthly meetings in the Boston area. The articles in their monthly online newsletter address and teach about a variety of subjects on starting a business.

MentorNet, the E-Mentoring Network for Engineering and Science

Telephone: 408-296-4405
Fax: 408-296-4404
Email: info@mentornet.net
Website: http://www.MentorNet.net

Harvard University is now a member of the MentorNet community.Students, postdocs and untenured faculty may sign up to become a mentor or a mentee To join go to the home page above and click on the "Join the Mentornet Community now" link at the bottom of the page. One can become an academic mentor/mentee or an industrial mentor/mentee. Other features of joining are an E-Forum web-based discussion group, a listing of career resources, and a resume database.

Job Search Websites

General

Academic 360
Academic Position Network
New England Higher Education Recruitment Consortium
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Science

A Job 4 Scientists
Adsumo
BioCareer.com
Bioexchange
Bio Jobs
Bio Online
Biomednet
Biospace
Careers in and Out of Science
FASEB MARC: Minority Access to Research Careers
Hire Bio
Nature Jobs
NewScientistJobs.com
Pharma Horizons
Public Health Jobs
Publish and Perish
Recruitech International
Science Magazine's Career Development Center
ScienceJobs.com
Snaiil.com
The National Academies