Whereas the recruitment of academic personnel to Harvard affiliated institutions enhances the intellectual environment for all, and

Whereas academic recruitment is extremely resource intensive, and

Whereas resources for academic enrichment are constrained;

The following guidelines shall apply for full and part time faculty at Assistant Professor through Full Professor rank within Harvard Medical School:

1. Faculty recruitment opportunities at Assistant Professor level or above that represent an academic or a professional advancement (i.e., new job description or increased responsibility) at one Harvard affiliated institution should be available to faculty at all Harvard affiliated institutions. The best candidate, whether from within or outside the Harvard Medical community, should be recruited. Whenever one Harvard institution selects an internal final candidate from another Harvard institution, and there is concern or disagreement within the Harvard medical community, the proposed recruitment will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Council of Academic Deans. The recruiting department head should provide to the Dean and Council documentation justifying the need to fill the position internally. The recruiting institution will consider the views of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Council of Academic Deans before making a final decision.

2. Faculty recruitment at Assistant Professor or above which involves a lateral move (i.e. no change in academic position, job description, or responsibility) between Harvard institutions will be reviewed by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Council of Academic Deans when there is concern or disagreement within the Harvard Medical community about the recruitment. The recruiting institution will consider the views of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and the Council of Academic Deans before making the final decision.

3. Recruitment for a faculty position at the Full Professor rank will be carried out through a search process in which the search committee is appointed by the Dean in accordance with the "Purple Book". On occasion, recruitment may be initiated as a search for a candidate at a lower rank (which ordinarily does not require the Dean to appoint the search committee) but candidates are identified, either internal or external, who already hold a professorial rank or for whom a professorial rank will be proposed. In such instances, in accordance with the "Purple Book", the chairperson of the committee must immediately notify the Office for Faculty Affairs, which will make a determination as to the appropriate procedures for continuation of the search. Such appropriate procedures may include the appointment of a search committee by the Dean. This requirement applies to both internal and external candidates and applies whether or not the candidate already has a professorial appointment.