Faculty Opportunities

Applications are being accepted:

Advisory Dean and Director of the Castle Society

The Program in Medical Education will be appointing a physician at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor who has substantial experience with medical student education and who is interested in advising students in an academic, personal, and professional capacity across their entire tenure at HMS. The position requires a 50% effort commitment and includes the supervision of two other faculty who serve as Associate Directors and Advisors within the Society. A position description is appended below for your review.

We will be accepting applications until October 28, 2026. To apply for the position, please submit:

• A personal statement, no longer than 2 pages, outlining your career goals, your qualifications for the position, and your reasons for wanting to serve as Castle Society Advisory Dean;
• Your Curriculum Vitae;
• A letter of recommendation and statement of support from your department chair and/or division chief, including a commitment to free up 50% of your time from other responsibilities to serve as Castle Society Advisory Dean;
• Two letters of recommendation from faculty who can attest to your commitment to and involvement in medical education; and
• Two letters of recommendation from people whom you mentored as medical students (this may include current or former students).

Please submit the above materials via the online application form no later than 5:00 p.m., October 28, 2026.

If you have questions about the Advisory Dean position, please contact Julia Connolly in the Program in Medical Education via e-mail at pme@hms.harvard.edu.

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Position Description: Castle Society Advisory Dean and Director

Reporting directly to the Dean for Medical Education and the Dean for Students, the Advisory Dean and Director of the Castle Society is responsible for advising students of the Society, in conjunction with the Associate Directors and Advisors, in the areas of academic and professional development, scholarship and enrichment activities, and career planning.

Qualifications and Attributes

• M.D. degree or equivalent; active HMS faculty appointment; and an academic title of Professor or Associate Professor.
• 10–15 years of teaching experience; at least 10 years of active teaching experience at HMS;
• Ability to dedicate 50% of full-time status (0.5 FTE) to the Society Advisory Dean position;
• Experience working on student issues (student affairs, advising, mentoring, etc.) strongly preferred;
• Insight into the perspectives, experiences, and challenges facing students pursuing careers in medicine;
• Familiarity with the MD curriculum (preclerkship, core clinical clerkship, and advanced clinical and non-clinical electives), HMS environment, and larger institutional infrastructure; and
• Commitment to advancing the values of the Program in Medical Education, including supporting all members of a diverse student body and fostering equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Duties and Responsibilities

(Time commitment of 50% FTE), including:

• Regular, scheduled meetings with Castle Society advisees, beginning in Year I;
• Availability for non-urgent office hours for students or groups of students;
• Availability for urgent needs by phone, e-mail, or pager;
• Accessibility by e-mail to students, faculty, and administration;
• Participation in holiday emergency availability to students.

With the Dean for Medical Education and Dean for Students, the Advisory Dean is responsible for the recruitment and oversight of the Society Associate Directors and Advisors.

With the Senior Director of Student Affairs, the Advisory Dean is responsible for the recruitment and oversight of the Academic Society Program Manager.

Meetings and Committees

• Organizes and leads Castle Society executive committee meetings with Associate Directors/Advisors and the Program Coordinator, including regular participation of core preclerkship and Principal Clinical Experience (PCE) faculty involved in teaching Castle students;
• Attends monthly Council of Academic Societies (CAS) meetings and weekly meetings of the Student Review Committee, and Society Advisory Deans;
• Attends regular meetings of the Professional Growth and Educational Support System (PROGRESS) teams when Castle Society students are being reviewed;
• Interacts with preclerkship core faculty, PCE directors and mentors, clerkship directors, Scholars in Medicine advisors, the Director of the Office of Learning Resources and Support, the Director of the Clinical Learning and Coaching Program, the Director of Disability Services, and career advisors in relation to Castle Society students;
• Works with the Dean for Students and the Office of Student Affairs on class-wide events and initiatives, including Orientation Dean’s Welcome, White Coat Ceremony, Match Day, and Class Day;
• Attends the annual Program in Medical Education Medical Education Leadership Retreat; biannual clerkship directors’ meetings; PME Town Meetings; and other MD program and curriculum oversight meetings as indicated;
• Participates in other PME committees as assigned, including in rotation with other Society Advisory Deans when an Academic Society representative is required.

Students

• Functions as primary advisor-mentor for a defined group of Castle Society students across all years of the MD program (academic advising, career planning, etc.) and actively delivers advising resources to students;
• Refers to the Advisor Dashboard and online my.harvard portfolio of each Society student throughout their time of enrollment at HMS;
• Meets 1:1 with student advisees at regularly scheduled intervals;
• Leads quarterly group advising sessions for Castle Society students focused on topical themes (e.g., curricular transitions, career exploration, residency preparation, and well-being);
• Keeps abreast of assigned students’ academic progress and professional growth;
• Works with the Associate Dean for Students to support student belonging and well-being programming;
• Prepares notes and background for the Dean for Students for any Castle student being presented to the Promotion and Review Board (PRB);
• Provides emergency coverage for the Dean for Students and Associate Dean for Students during vacations and, when requested, presents non-Castle students to the PRB;
• Participates in special Society and class-wide events (e.g., Orientation Dean’s Welcome, White Coat Ceremony, Match Day, Class Day exercises and receptions, and other student milestone events).

Compensation and Length of Service

• 4-year renewable term;
• Position and performance reviewed annually by the Dean for Medical Education and the Dean for Students;
• 50% FTE, based on the uniform faculty teaching compensation model.
• Compensation as Advisory Dean and Director is $139,251 per year, inclusive of fringe.

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Fellowship Opportunity

The Academy at Harvard Medical School offers the Academy Fellowship in Medical Education and Scholarship which provides rigorous and comprehensive training preparing fellows for an academic career as leaders, innovators, and scholars in academic medicine. This two-year fellowship can support up to six fellows.

Participants of this program:

• Develop and enhance teaching skills for classroom and clinical settings
• Gain expertise in curriculum development
• Advance knowledge on educational science and theory
• Acquire knowledge and skills to become educational leaders and change agents within academic communities
• Develop expertise in quantitative and qualitative research
• Complete a scholarly project that supports the HMS mission
• Join a community of HMS educators dedicated to enriching and advancing the field of medical education

Application

The application form includes a request for a brief bio, description of prior and current commitment to medical education, as well as an approximately 500-word description of a proposed project. You will also be asked to upload a cover letter, your HMS CV, or NIH biosketch.

The next application cycle will open in the spring of 2028.