Visiting faculty and scholars

Visiting Researcher Placements

We welcome many visitors whose research aligns with that of the Mental Health for All Lab to our team each year. Typically, visiting research scientists, are either established scholars (faculty or postdoctoral fellows) or PhD students. 

Scholars must (1) hold a doctoral degree or the foreign equivalent, (2) have an appointment comparable to that of a Harvard postdoc or faculty member, and (3) in most cases, plan to be on temporary leave from their universities or research centers. 

Students must document their enrollment in university and their expected graduation date.

 
It is expected that visitors:

  • Have funding for living expenses from their home universities or other research funding organizations. There are minimum funding requirements. Post-doctoral and faculty scholars should have funding that aligns with the salary guidelines posted on the HMS Postdoc website.  Doctoral student funding should be equivalent to US$50,000 per year.
  • Commit to a visit of three months minimum.
  • Work independently on a project of their own undertaking. There will not be an opportunity to work directly on sponsored projects at the Mental Health for All Lab, although we welcome cross-site learning. 
  • Come equipped with their own laptop.
  • Plan to reside in the Boston area and spend time in person at the Mental Health for All Lab.
  • Attend and participate in Department of Global Health and Social Medicine seminars.
  • Visiting faculty may be requested to conduct a seminar that showcases their research.

 

Application

To adequately support incoming visiting researchers, we ask that all requests are submitted at least six months in advance of the desired start date.

If you are interested in contacting our team about a research stay, please fill out the form linked here.

Visiting appointments require approval of Harvard Medical School. Additional information will be requested of those whose visits the MHFAL supports.

If you have questions or need help with the application form, please contact mhfal@hms.harvard.edu.