Featured Faculty Opportunities:
Mentoring: Dean for Students in the Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
HST: HMS Co-Director, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Advisory Dean, Irving M. London Society
How to apply: Look under the corresponding title below to find out more about each position and to get application instructions.
Teaching & Mentoring Opportunities
Pathways
The Pathways MD track at Harvard Medical School offers a variety of teaching opportunities for qualified faculty members in the preclerkship curriculum. To meet eligibility requirements for teaching in required HMS courses, individuals must have a Harvard faculty appointment at the level of Lecturer or above, or be a qualified trainee (clinical or research fellow) approved by a faculty course director. Policy information about faculty appointments can be found on the Faculty Affairs website.
Teaching roles and responsibilities vary by course. Opportunities are posted here when available.
HST
Faculty interested in participating in the HST MD curriculum are encouraged to send a copy of their CV and the course(s) in which they are interested to london_society@hms.harvard.edu.
Position Now Available!
HMS Co-Director, Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology (HST) and Advisory Dean, Irving M. London Society
The job description can be found on both the internal and external talent gateways of Harvard’s recruitment management system, Careers@Harvard, reference number 001625SR. Interested candidates may view the posting and apply for the position.
Please feel free to pass this information on to colleagues both within and outside HMS, and encourage strong candidates to apply.
Bernard S. Chang, MD
Dean for Medical Education
Electives & Medical Language
Propose an Advanced Elective Course
Available positions will be posted here.
Mentoring
Additional faculty opportunities include:
- Mentoring student research
- Participate in the Honors Thesis process
- Provide student support (see also Academic Societies, Learning Resources, Office of Scholarly Engagement)
Position Now Available!
Dean for Students
Office of Student Affairs (OSA)
The job description can be found on both the internal and external talent gateways of Harvard’s recruitment management system, Careers@Harvard, reference number 001792SR. Interested candidates may view the posting and apply for the position at https://us.smrtr.io/4gxXM.
Please feel free to share this information with colleagues both within and outside HMS, and encourage strong candidates to apply.
Bernard S. Chang, MD
Dean for Medical Education
OSCE Clinical Skills Assessment
The HMS Program in Medical Education (PME) Committee on Assessment has recommended the creation of Core Faculty for Clinical Skills Assessment (CF-CSA), who will be responsible for directly observing and assessing medical students’ clinical skills during standardized patient (SP)/objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) sessions. Specific skills to be assessed include but are not limited to ability to take a history, perform a physical examination, make diagnostic and treatment decisions, and communicate with a patient.
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 2026.