Faculty Positions

CHeRP is recruiting for a full‑time position with a proposed academic appointment as Instructor or Assistant Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Who We Are

The Department of Population Medicine has a multi-disciplinary faculty that leads population-based research and medical education. Its faculty oversees a diverse research portfolio that addresses a wide range of clinical, epidemiologic, and health policy topics. Centers of Excellence in the Department facilitate collaborations across divisions and include the Center for Maternal Health Innovation, Research and Action (MIRA), Precision Medicine Translation Research Center (PROMoTeR), LGBTQ Health Center of Excellence, Center for Cancer Policy and Program Evaluation (CarPE), Center for Sepsis Epidemiology and Prevention Studies (SEPSIS), and the Center for AI and Biomedical Informatics (CAB). Researchers in the Department also work closely with other Harvard faculty at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Mass General Brigham, and Boston Children’s Hospital, as well as at safety-net hospitals including Boston Medical Center and UMass Memorial Center.

Within the Division of Child Health Research and Policy, areas of ongoing investigation include health policy, medical decision making, health economics, outcomes research in genomics, the social determinants of child health, and quality of care. Faculty research addresses conditions that impact child health such as obesity, diabetes, eye disease, preterm delivery, and rare diseases

The Department of Population Medicine (DPM) at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute seeks an early career scholar for a full-time position with a proposed academic appointment of Instructor or Assistant Professor of Population Medicine at Harvard Medical School commensurate with qualifications. This faculty member will initiate and participate in collaborative research in child health and contribute to building an equitable and diverse scholarly environment within the Department’s Child Health Research and Policy (CHeRP) Division.

Besides their principal research activity, the faculty member will have opportunities to mentor medical students, research fellows, and/or graduate students and will contribute to teaching and the broader mission of the Department and the Division. All faculty members are expected to engage in teaching—a minimum of 50 hours per year in the Harvard community—as a requirement of their academic appointments. Teaching is defined broadly to include formal course instruction as well as supervision, tutoring, and mentorship of medical, dental, graduate and undergraduate students, trainees, or peers affiliated with Harvard.

  • Doctoral degree (MD, PhD, or equivalent). Clinical degree and/or experience is preferred.
  • Several years of experience in research with evidence or promise for strong publication record.
  • Interest and skills appropriate for writing grant proposals to funding agencies.
  • Ability to lead and work in multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Capacity to establish new areas of expertise for the Division and/or support areas of ongoing research.

Apply Today!

Candidates should send their CV, cover letter, and a statement of research interests to: Maggie McConnell, Division Director of the Division of Child Health Research and Policy, Department of Population Medicine, c/o [email protected].

We Welcome All

The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute is committed to building and nurturing an inclusive professional community in which diversity is valued and every person feels they have a rightful place, are welcome and respected, and are supported in their endeavors. We welcome applications from members of groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences, people of all genders, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law.