61 jobs found in Boston

Job Summary: Under the supervision of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students.  By using inter-collegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goal-setting and goal achievement; overcoming adversity; and leadership.  This position typically influences student-athletes for their entire four years at Harvard and plays a key role in shaping their personal development.  This position assists in planning, directing and coaching the men’s and women’s inter-collegiate Water Polo program. Typically works with all student-athletes in the program. May supervise other assistant coaches. This position plays a key leadership role for the Water Polo program....

Job Summary :  Reporting to the Vicky Joseph Professor of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), the focus of this position is to develop the OpenDP Library, a modular toolkit of differential privacy routines. You will work with privacy researchers to understand algorithms, implement the underlying architecture, and create and document public APIs. You will also help facilitate the growth of an open-source ecosystem. The OpenDP Project is a flourishing community effort to build trustworthy, open-source software tools for statistical analysis of sensitive private data, providing the rigorous protections of differential privacy for individuals represented in the data. Upcoming projects include integrating OpenDP with differentially private methods for training AI models and supporting use cases in industry, as well as those that enable research in public health and medicine. Job Specific...

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students. By using inter-collegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goal-setting and goal achievement; overcoming adversity; and leadership. This position typically influences student-athletes for their entire four years at Harvard and plays a key role in shaping their personal development.  This position assists in planning, directing and coaching the women’s inter-collegiate Women’s Rugby program. Typically works with all student-athletes in the program. This position typically requires experience coaching at the collegiate level or comparable experience.  Comparable...

Harvard University Housing & Real Estate (HUHRE) is a department within Harvard Campus Services, a multi-department organization within Harvard’s Central Administration. HUHRE supports the University’s educational and research efforts by offering Harvard affiliates a wide array of housing and real estate services in University-owned properties which are conveniently located, competitively priced, and professionally managed to residents and tenants alike. HUHRE serves as the asset manager for Harvard’s portfolio of commercial spaces and centrally stewarded institutional assets, overseeing the leasing and operations of University-owned institutional space for Harvard affiliates and commercial spaces for rent by private retail tenants within the Cambridge, and Greater Boston area. HUHRE manages a broad range of initiatives and assets to help support the Harvard community. These include, but are not limited to:  Leasing, managing, and renewing Harvard-owned housing as well as...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Senior Director for Undergraduate Education, the Undergraduate Engineering Program Manager is responsible for administration of the undergraduate engineering degrees in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), including all Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs; serving as the first point of contact to advise pre-concentrators interested in the engineering programs in SEAS; supporting the academic policy work of the Undergraduate Engineering Committee; and overseeing and executing  the ABET accreditation process for Bachelor of Science programs in SEAS. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Pre-concentrator advising.  Plan and oversee SEAS pre-concentrator advising events for all undergraduate programs, in coordination with the College’s Academic Programs Office and first-year advising schedule. Serve as the first point of contact for Harvard College students interested in joining the...

Job Summary: Under the direction of the Head Coach, the purpose of this position is to use athletics as a tool to educate college students. By using inter-collegiate competition and all activities related to such competition, this position serves as a teacher and mentor to help build student character, prepare students for a constructive and effective life, and teach valuable life lessons including work ethic; discipline; resilience; persistence; teamwork and selflessness; goal-setting and goal achievement; overcoming adversity; and leadership. This position typically influences student-athletes for their entire four years at Harvard and plays a key role in shaping their personal development.  This position assists in planning, directing and coaching the men’s & women’s inter-collegiate sailing program. Typically works with all student-athletes in the program. This position typically requires experience coaching at the collegiate level or comparable experience....

Job Specific Responsibilities: You will be responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of people using and visiting the University's Aquatics facilities, including the Malkin Athletic Center and Blodgett Pool, by maintaining constant and active surveillance of the pool. You will aid those in distress from an accident, injury or other emergency, including providing first aid and administering CPR as needed. You will be a team lead, guiding and teaching other lifeguards and monitors and helping to create an effective team environment. You will assist with maintenance projects. You will also act as a shift supervisor. You will be assigned to work a number of nights and weekends, and you must be willing to adjust your schedule to cover special Aquatics events such as swimming and diving championships. Working Conditions: Must be willing to work early mornings, evenings and weekends. Must be willing to adjust your schedule to cover special Aquatics events such as swimming...

The Executive Assistant reports to the Director of Finance and Operations for HALC.  As a member of the HALC team the Executive Assistant provides a wide range of complex administrative support duties for the CEO and the HALC team. The Executive Assistant anticipates daily needs, works independently with minimal supervision in an environment of multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities, handles confidential information, anticipates, and resolves a wide variety of issues, and supports the day-to-day administrative operations of the department. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Provides a wide range of complex administrative support duties including full day-to-day calendar management, meeting scheduling, filing, organizing, assisting with presentation materials, drafting communication, and printing. Prepares detailed and accurate meeting materials, including advance briefing materials. Regularly handles sensitive and confidential information. Assists with documents (Word,...

Job Summary: The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks an Electrical Engineer (hardware focused) to join an unprecedented team of accomplished scientists and technologists to study the communication of sperm whales. Project CETI (CEtacean Translation Initiative - www.projectceti.org) aims to provide the first-ever blueprint of another animal’s language. Project CETI seeks to understand sperm whales on a level never achieved before. Using advanced machine learning and state-of-the-art non-invasive robotics, the team aims to communicate with these majestic creatures. The candidate will work with a team of engineers, computer scientists, and biologists to drive the innovation, evolution, and maintenance of a broad set of electromechanical systems used for data collection. Reporting to the Harvard Microrobotics Lab faculty PI and collaborating closely with other SEAS staff and faculty, the Electrical Engineer will develop functional and...

Job Summary: The Assistant Director of Athletics – Business Strategy and Innovation identifies, develops, and manages Athletics Department business opportunities, sales strategies, and event operations for rental agreements and varsity sport competitions. This person will also formulate and implement sales and marketing campaigns to drive new revenue and attendance for our seven ticketed sports. Additionally, this position manages the Harvard Athletics outbound sales team and the Assistant Director of Digital Marketing, and also oversees our secondary market partnerships. This role is also responsible for creating new efficiencies and driving innovation through the use of new technology. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Sales Campaigns Oversee creation, budget, development, implementation, measurement, and refinement of ticket revenue campaigns to support event attendance, season ticket sales, renewals, group ticket initiatives, ticket promotions, and giveaways....

In the absence of the management team, provides oversight and supervision to the dining facility. Utilizing knowledge of food allergies/intolerances, directs students/guests to safe menu items and food storage areas such as refrigeration, freezer, and dry storage. Informs students/guests on foods to avoid by knowing the menu items and the ingredient listings or by referring them to the person in charge. Job-Specific Responsibilities Responsible for following the opening and closing procedures of the dining facility. Maintains a set of unit keys at all times while on and off duty. Works closely with storekeeper ensuring supplies are readily available and communicates. any shortages to the management team in a timely manner. Receives food and non-food deliveries in the absence of the storekeeper while following all proper receiving procedures. Reports short-shipped and damaged items to the management team. Stores and stocks items appropriately using FIFO system. Reconciles...

Leads execution of off-site catered events. (Catering) Leads production of large volume cook-chill process. (CSG) Prepares, cooks, coordinates and oversees production of menu items according to proper preparation methods in small batches or as required by business needs. Clearly communicates all changes to Culinary Team and Front of House Staff. In absence of Chef/Production Manager or Person-in-Charge, executes and produces the scheduled menu. In event of run out, utilizes available comparable item. Reads, uses and properly executes standardized recipes in the preparation of food. Makes and notifies Chef of corrections to recipes as needed. Leads Culinary Team in the preparation and presentation of catered functions, while working under the guidelines of the Chef/Production Manager or Person-in-Charge. Tastes and evaluates all food before service to ensure food quality standards are met, consults manager with any concerns. Participates in daily production meeting...

Job Summary The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America and one of the world's leading centers for the study of plants. Founded in 1872 and designed by America's first landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, and the Arboretum's first director, Charles Sprague Sargent, the 281-acre Arboretum is a historic landmark and one of the best-preserved of Olmsted's landscapes. A unique blend of beloved public landscape and respected research institution, the Arboretum provides and supports world-class research, horticulture, and education programs that foster the understanding, appreciation, and preservation of woody plants. Along with a horticultural library and herbarium encompassing some 1.5 million dried plant specimens, the Arboretum comprises one of the largest and best-documented woody plant collections in the world, with roughly 16,000 accessioned plants. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Facilities Manager is responsible...

Job Summary: The Department of Molecular Metabolism (MET) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (SPH) conducts pioneering research into the causes of underlying complex human disorders. Our studies aim to transform our understanding of wellness and disease and will help us develop novel approaches to address the major challenges to global public health. Learn more about MET and their research here: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/molecular-metabolism/. The lab of Dr. Nora Kory studies compartmentalization of metabolism and mitochondrial transport using a combination of techniques including biochemistry, structural biology, functional genomics (CRISPR screens), metabolomics, imaging, and cell biology methods. Ultimately, the lab hopes to uncover how alterations in mitochondrial transport support a cell’s adaptation to changing environments with the long-term goals of identifying ways to prevent or delay the onset of aging and age-related diseases. More information can...

Job Summary: The Hotamışlıgil Lab explores the fundamental molecular mechanisms that cause obesity- or aging-related disease clusters including diabetes, liver and pulmonary disease, and atherosclerosis with the aim of developing novel therapeutic interventions to treat these diseases. The lab has made important contributions to the fields of “metabolism” and especially “immunometabolism", studying the interactions between metabolic and immune responses as critical drivers of numerous chronic diseases. In the last decade, we have approached immunometabolism in two major paths: organelle homeostasis and lipid metabolism. Using biochemical, genetic, and physiological studies, we aim to find novel pathways and preventive, therapeutic solutions to today’s greatest threats to global human health. The environment in our laboratory is collegial, supportive, and diverse. One of the greatest powers of science is its ability to unite people, where all people can work together for a common...

Job Summary:   We are looking for a highly motivated individual with experience in molecular and cellular biology and/or mouse husbandry to join our dynamic research team. The successful candidate will play an integral role in ongoing studies exploring how the PI3K-mTOR signaling network is altered in cancer, diabetes, and aging, and how targeting components of the signaling network might lead to new insights into how to treat or prevent these conditions. Research is particularly focused on how this signaling network is integrated with metabolic networks to control cell growth and systemic nutrient metabolism. Ongoing studies employ genetics, biochemistry, cell biology, and animal models combined with unbiased systems-level tools, including genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and bioinformatics. For more information about Dr. Brendan Manning’s lab, please visit: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/brendan-manning/manning-lab/ The research assistant will be expected to be an integral...

The Datta Lab in the Department of Neurobiology is seeking a Research Assistant to support research aimed at understanding how Alzheimer’s disease (AD) risk genes influence the function of innate immune cells. Our work leverages an interdisciplinary toolkit—including tissue imaging, single-cell sequencing, and in vitro culture systems—to elucidate how these cells operate during the late stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The Research Assistant will perform a variety of laboratory research tasks related to our projects investigating cell–cell interactions in tauopathy and their impact on disease progression. The work will be performed under specific direction, and the research assistant may be asked to perform familiar tasks independently. The ideal candidate is well organized and motivated, has strong communication skills, and works well with a multidisciplinary team of researchers. Typical responsibilities include: Handling and maintaining animal colonies, including colony...

Are you excited by the idea of joining a world-class organization at the intersection of higher education and business? As the professors’ administrative assistant, Faculty Support Specialists provide valuable tactical and administrative help to our faculty in support of Harvard Business School's mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world. Reporting to a Manager of Unit and Faculty Support the Faculty Support Specialist (FSS) supports faculty with complex administrative duties related to their teaching, research, and other responsibilities. An FSS will act as a seamless extension of the faculty they support and will work closely with other Faculty Support Specialists across ten academic units, as well as with their manager. Faculty Support Specialists also work with and assist peers on activities that support teaching, research, finance, and other departments. Responsibilities Include:  Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2026 to support an assigned faculty member in one of the following academic units.  Accounting & Management Business, Government and the International Economy Entrepreneurial Management Finance General Management Marketing Negotiation Organizations & Markets Organizational Behavior  Strategy  Technology and Operations Management Research subjects can include but are not limited to: labor economics, private equity / venture capital disclosures and taxation, decision making and gender stereotypes in shaping beliefs, industrial organization and the market design of digital platforms, algorithms impact on consumer behavior, media economics and economics of digital platforms, emerging financial technologies and alternative data, political economy and empirical corporate finance, corporate social responsibilities focused on climate change and gender diversity, asset...

As the High Performance Computing Team Lead, you will lead the design, engineering, operation, and lifecycle management of high-performance computing (HPC) environments that support scalable and secure research workflows across HMS. You will administer compute clusters, manage workload scheduling systems such as Slurm, support secure and policy-compliant compute platforms, and oversee user access and software environments. In this role, you will set technical direction and execute with operational oversight and collaborating across research and infrastructure teams, to establish and maintain a robust foundation for computational activities and research across the institution. You will also serve as a key contributor on HPC infrastructure initiatives spanning multiple projects. The ideal candidate will possess strong infrastructure engineering skills, automation expertise, and a commitment to reliability and performance in support of scientific computing. Core Duties and...

Harvard Business School seeks a part time Research Associate (RA) to support a faculty member on writing projects ASAP. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of business topics, such as finance, and experience with academic writing through course work, extra curriculars, or work experience.  The Research Associate (RA) position reports directly to faculty supervisors and administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office. Ideal RA candidates will be comfortable in an environment that requires a high level of independence, intellectual curiosity, and the ability to use discretionary judgment.   Primary duties: Build trust and collaboration by being present on-site and engaging directly with colleagues and various constituents. Work under the general direction of HBS faculty on topics central to HBS research agenda.  Provide subject-area knowledge, analysis and interpretation to faculty member. Identify and explore a wide-range of questions...

Job Summary: Lead comprehensive applications/web development for highly complex projects; typically work as part of a team to implement complex business solutions. Deliver strategic and expert coding; focus on overarching development strategy for a large, complex, multi-faceted application. May manage a number of projects simultaneously. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) at Harvard Medical School is looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer Tech Lead to technically lead a team to build cutting edge research platforms. We seek an individual to work on our multidisciplinary team of data scientists, medical doctors, and developers. Our team studies large and disparate datasets from the domains of biology, healthcare, and social media. The goal of our efforts is to transform healthcare and research to usher in a new age of individualized data-driven medicine. For this project, we are working with several data registries to...

The Yellen lab at Harvard Medical School Neurobiology is looking for a research technician. Our research is focused on understanding neuronal metabolism and how it is influenced by – and influences – neuronal activity and excitability. The lab develops tools for studying neural metabolism, including engineered proteins that function as fluorescent biosensors of metabolism, and we study the dynamics of metabolism in mouse brain using both ex vivo and in vivo imaging methods. We also work to learn the role of altered metabolism in preventing epileptic seizures, inspired by the ability of ketogenic diets to treat human epilepsy. The successful candidate will work under close supervision by Dr. Yellen and others in the lab to: 1) Manage a moderate size mouse colony, including genotyping and performing mouse surgery (stereotactic injection of viral expression vectors); 2) Perform molecular biology procedures including plasmid DNA preparation, PCR, subcloning, biochemical assays,...

Job Summary: As our Lead Software Engineer, you will collaborate with and shepherd software engineers, data scientists, and machine learning engineers, and will develop AI-based software solutions to better address the needs of our constituents (students, alumni, faculty, researchers, staff, and community at large). You will have the chance to guide and continuously improve the ways in which we engage, educate, and empower people around the world, combining the best of human touch and technology scale, exploring the use of everything from the latest generative AI models to blended and immersive environments, multi-modal and varied-form content, and the most innovative research and teaching methodologies. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Develop production-ready software solutions that solve real business problems, taking into account business needs and technology/operations landscape; lead interaction with internal stakeholders and technology on specific projects and...