New Employee Checklist

Welcome to the Department of Psychology!

New personnel are encouraged to take the following steps to ensure a smooth onboarding experience.

  1. Confirm your schedule with your supervisor or PI.
  2. Pick up your Harvard ID (HUID) card. To obtain your ID card, send a self-portrait with a white background (for your ID card image) to id_services@harvard.edu. The following day, you can visit the Cambridge ID Office to pick up your card.
  3. Request building swipe access for your HUID card. Swipe access will allow you access to Psychology spaces in evening or weekend hours if necessary. Swipe access may only be activated after you have your physical ID card in hand. Submit a request using our HUID Swipe Access Request Form.
  4. Confirm that you have keys to your designated lab or office space. If you do not have keys, contact your lab manager or PI, who can request keys for you via PRESTO.
  5. Sign up for the MRI Safety Class (if applicable). Researchers must attend the MRI New Researcher Safety Class before gaining access to the Neuroimaging Facility. Email Larry White to sign up for a class. Sign-up for the CBSN mailing list to receive safety class and other CBS Neuroimaging announcements.
  6. Request Neuroimaging Facility Building Access (if applicable).  Email Caroline West with your HUID number and verify that you have completed MRI safety training.
  7. Plan your commute to campus. Update your Charlie Card or parking permit at https://www.transportation.harvard.edu/. Some parking lots / garages now offer 3-day parking permits. See more from the Parking Office.

Onboarding questions may be directed to the main administrative office. Please call 617-495-3800, email smeltzer@wjh.harvard.edu, or stop by the second floor of William James Hall to ask a staff member in Room 232.