#  Faculty Career Development Workshop Series 

 



The Office for Faculty Affairs offers a Faculty Career Development Workshop Series designed to support the professional growth of full- and part-time faculty members.

These monthly sessions provide practical guidance for navigating the promotion process and planning for career advancement at HSDM.



 

 

##  About the series 

This workshop series highlights critical resources and strategies to align daily activities with career advancement goals. Topics include:

- Orientation to the promotion process and faculty resources.
- Guidance on promotion criteria for assistant and associate professors.
- Tools for managing time commitments and aligning activities with career goals.
- Steps for preparing productive annual career conferences.



 

 

###  Objectives 

- Develop strategic plans for short- and long-term career advancement.
- Access tools and resources for career planning and promotion.
- Enhance transparency and understanding of HSDM faculty policies.
- Foster routine career strategy practices for departments and individual faculty members.



 

 

### Workshop schedule 

**When:** Last Thursday of the month (with exceptions for holidays or breaks)  
**Time:** 12:00–1:00 PM  
**Location:** REB 502 and via Zoom (Link: <https://harvard.zoom.us/my/brittanyseymour>)  
**Details:** No RSVP required. Feel free to bring your lunch.

 Sort    Date   Session      Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025*

 Session 1: Orientation to Career Advancement at HSDM

   Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025

 Session 2: Career Planning and Crafting Your CV

   Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025**

 Session 3: Promotion from Instructor to Assistant Professor

   Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

 Session 4: Promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor

   Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026

 Session 5: Area of Excellence—Investigation

   Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026

 Session 6: Area of Excellence—Clinical Expertise and Investigation

   Thursday, Mar. 26, 2026

 Session 7: Time Affluence and Time Audits—Planning for your Annual Career Conference

   Thursday, Apr. 23, 2026

 Session 8: Area of Excellence—Teaching and Educational Leadership

  





 

 

*\* Rescheduled from September 23 to accommodate CODA mock visit. | \*\* Rescheduled from November 21 to accommodate the HSDM Thanksgiving lunch.*



 

 

##  Join in person or via Zoom 

📍 **Location:** REB 502  
  
*No RSVP needed — just drop in and feel free to bring your lunch!*



 

 



 [ Join via Zoom arrow\_forward ](https://harvard.zoom.us/my/brittanyseymour) 

 

 

 

 

 

###  Related resources 

This series complements resources from the [Harvard Medical School Office for Faculty Affairs](https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/) (HMS OFA).



 

 



 [  arrow\_forward  Promotion and CV webinars ](https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-affairs-presentations) [  arrow\_forward  Video library ](https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/video-library-promotion-and-cv-webinars) [  arrow\_forward  Faculty of Medicine Handbook ](https://facultyhandbook.hms.harvard.edu/) [  arrow\_forward  Faculty of Medicine CV Guidelines ](https://fa.hms.harvard.edu/faculty-medicine-cv-guidelines)