Researcher Affairs Team
The Researcher Affairs Team manages the full lifecycle of researcher appointments, including new hires, reappointments, reclassifications, and promotions.
Each department and center works with a Researcher Affairs Specialist, who serves as the first point of contact and manages most processes formerly executed by departments related to researcher affairs. Meet the team and find your Researcher Affairs Specialist below.
For SEAS research appointments, please continue to contact the SEAS Office for Faculty Affairs.
Submit a Request
Use one of the forms below to submit a request. Your Researcher Affairs Specialist will work with you on the search, appointment, promotion, reappointment, or reclassification process.
Researcher Affairs by Division
Find your department or center's Researcher Affairs contact here, sorted by division. Natalie McKenna, Director of Researcher Affairs, supports and manages this team.
Division of Arts and Humanities
Division of Science
Division of Social Science
FAS Researcher Search and Advertisement Matrix
| Role type | Search/ad required? | Key note |
|---|---|---|
Fellow | Depends | Required for salaried Institute Fellows. |
Postdoctoral Fellow | Usually yes* | Limited exceptions apply. |
Research Associate | Depends | Reach out to your Researcher Affairs contact |
Research Fellow | Yes | Search required. |
Research Scientist / Research Scholar | Yes — external | Internal promotion follows a review process. |
Senior Research Scientist / Senior Research Scholar | Yes — external | Internal promotion follows a review process. |
Senior Research Fellow | Yes | Search required. |
Visiting Scholar | No | No search required. |
Associate | No | No search required. |
*Postdoctoral Fellow exceptions: Certain Harvard graduate-student continuations; members of an incoming faculty member’s research team; temporary external-to-Harvard funding conversions; externally funded stipendiary fellows.
A note on advertisement format: When a search is required, the position must be posted in ARIeS. An online advertisement is sufficient.