94 jobs found in Boston

Job Summary: The Research Portfolio Manager (RPM) is responsible for managing a portfolio of sponsored and non-sponsored funds for a group of Principal Investigators (PIs) at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The position reports to an Associate Director for Research Administration and Finance. The RPM is a member of a faculty support team that provides the best possible customer service to the PI and lab members in support of their research activities. They use independent judgment and problem-solving skills to ensure compliance with sponsor and donor regulations, School and University policies, and Area procedures. This is a high-volume, fast-paced, and dynamic environment. Job-Specific Responsibilities: This position will primarily focus on post-award grant management, but as needs change organizationally, the focus may also change. Post-award duties include monthly budget and expenditure reconciliation, financial...

Job Summary: This role advances technology-enabled teaching and learning within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. As a key member of SEAS Computing, this role independently leads the planning, coordination, and support of compute resources and related academic technologies for engineering courses in both degree and professional education programs. The position works closely with the School’s Active Learning Labs (ALL) and Computing in Engineering Education (CEE) group, Harvard University IT (HUIT), faculty and teaching teams, and vendor service providers to identify appropriate academic technology and adjacent resource options to meet instructional needs, and connect teaching teams with the right tools, platforms, and contacts. Rather than directly administering central academic technology services (e.g., Canvas, Qualtrics, polling tools, etc.), this role focuses on understanding engineering course requirements, mapping them to available university and external...

Job Summary: The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks an entrepreneurial and externally oriented business development leader to serve as its inaugural Executive Director for Corporate Research Partnerships. Reporting to the Dean for Research, the Executive Director works in close partnership with the Dean for Research and the Dean of SEAS to develop and execute the School's strategy for corporate research partnerships. The Executive Director serves as SEAS's principal external representative to industry and the corporate research community. Working closely with School leadership and faculty, the Executive Director will identify, cultivate, and advance transformative research partnerships that accelerate scientific discovery, strengthen interdisciplinary research, and increase external investment in Harvard SEAS.  This is a highly external-facing leadership role requiring executive presence, technical fluency, strategic judgment, and...

Harvard Allston Land Company (HALC) i s a subsidiary of the University and oversees the planning and development for the University’s Enterprise Research Campus (ERC) in Allston.  Initial focus is to develop 14 acres of the ERC, which includes new infrastructure, streets, open space, mixed-use development of office and lab space, residential units, a hotel and conference center.  The Administrative Coordinator reports to the Director of Finance and Operations for HALC.  As a member of the HALC team the Administrative Coordinator provides a wide range of complex administrative support duties for HALC. Serves as the principal administrative contact for internal and external constituencies and provides a high level of customer service in all aspects of work. The Administrative Coordinator serves as principal coordinator for a variety of activities/processes associated with HALC’s provision of service and/or activities. Provides, organizes, manages, and implements administrative and...

Job Summary: The Senior Mechanical Engineer for Active Learning supports hands-on learning activities focused on mechanical engineering within the Active Learning Labs in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). The Senior Mechanical Engineer works closely with SEAS faculty, the ME lab director, and teaching staff to develop and implement current and new lab activities for undergraduate and some graduate level courses. Additionally, the senior engineer oversees daily operations and trains students and teaching fellows in laboratory, design, and manufacturing best practices and provides technical mentorship for students around fabrication and design. Reporting to the Director for Active Learning, Mechanical Engineering, you will be part of an enthusiastic and dedicated team that supports SEAS’ educational mission. The candidate should have a passion for working with and advising individual students and teams. Job-Specific...

Job Summary: The Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) seeks qualified candidates for the position of Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies (ADUS) in Engineering Sciences with a concurrent dependent lectureship in Engineering Sciences (reflecting the course-instruction component of this 100% staff role). The ADUS for Engineering Sciences serves as a primary advisor, strategic leader, and a key instructor for our undergraduate Electrical & Computer Engineering and Environmental Science & Engineering programs. Reporting academically to the Area Chair for these concentrations and administratively to the Senior Director for Undergraduate Education, the ADUS works collaboratively with faculty and staff leadership to cultivate a vibrant, supportive, and innovative undergraduate engineering community. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Undergraduate Advising: Serve as the primary academic advisor for students navigating degree...

The Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School seeks to hire a director to lead the LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinic. Launched in 2020, the Clinic provides students with opportunities to develop lawyering and advocacy skills that respond to the unmet legal needs of LGBTQ+ communities.  The substance of the docket is flexible and will be shaped by the director’s vision for the Clinic.  The Clinic is one of the six community-based clinics that comprise the Legal Services Center of Harvard Law School.  Consistent with the Legal Services Center’s longstanding public interest legal practice and pedagogical models, the Clinic’s docket should include community-based direct legal services, with an option to incorporate systemic reform lawyering, whether through impact litigation or otherwise. The director will also hold the title of clinical instructor.  In addition to leading the Clinic’s advocacy and experiential learning opportunities, the director will develop a classroom curriculum for...

Job Summary: The Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is seeking a Hiring & Administrative Coordinator to join the Department's central Administrative Team. The Department supports a community of more than 300 faculty, staff, students, researchers, academic appointees, temporary employees and contingent workers, and this position independently coordinates the hiring, appointment, immigration and offboarding processes for that population. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Administration, the Hiring & Administrative Coordinator works independently with minimal supervision in a work environment of multiple and conflicting priorities. The incumbent is the Department's principal source of information on the policies of SPH Human Resources, the Office for Faculty Affairs, the Harvard International Office and the University's export control office, and is responsible for applying and explaining those policies to faculty,...

Manages and executes the appointment cycle each semester for GradEd master’s and Ph.D. students, temporary staff, and other academic employees. Ensures that every appointment is created, maintained, and extended accurately, on time, and in full compliance with federal regulations, collective bargaining agreements, and university policies and procedures. Identifies gaps in hiring and appointment policies and procedures, recommends new or revised policies, and implements standardized processes to ensure consistency and compliance.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Serves as the principal administrative contact for advising faculty, students, staff and department administrators on compliance with HR hiring practices, Student Union and HAW appointment policies, and applicable collective bargaining agreement provisions for hiring student tutors, research assistants, teaching fellows, teaching assistants, temporary course instructors, other academic positions, less-than-half-time...

The Research Assistant I will work in the Rouskin Lab on RNA language models and will assist with the development of a high-throughput screening framework for RNA secondary-structure prediction. The Research Assistant I will use Albatross, a fine-tuned RiNALMo model that predicts RNA structure from sequence using dependency mapping. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Working within established protocols, the Research Assistant I will apply parameter-efficient fine-tuning methods, including low-rank adapters, to RNA families and individual sequences. The position will support the scaling of this framework across multiple RNA families and contribute to its application in the discovery of potential human riboswitches. Initial analyses will focus on known bacterial riboswitches that adopt two mutually exclusive folds. These analyses will help evaluate whether the model can represent structural ensembles before it is applied to the screening of human transcripts for candidate...

Job Summary: The Hotamışlıgil Lab explores the fundamental molecular mechanisms that cause obesity- or aging-related disease clusters including diabetes, atherosclerosis, liver, and pulmonary disease, 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", which studies 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 which can be leveraged as preventive and 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...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple quantitative and/or qualitative/writing-based Research Associates starting immediately to support assigned faculty members leading projects across a variety of business topics including: Harvard Business School AI Institute  - The Harvard Business School AI Institute uses real-world experimentation and rigorous research to shape how artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and innovation redesign business, science, and society. Fritz Foley  - Professor Foley is seeking a Research Associate who can support a book project regarding the role of CFO in organizations. Ideal candidates bring knowledge in finance, strong writing and research skills, along with the ability to conduct statistical analysis on firm profitability data. Jonas Heese and Aiyesha Dey (paired together) - Professors Heese and Dey are looking for a Research Associate who can support a book project on corporate fraud. Ideal candidates bring...

HMS MEDscience has an opening for an experienced team teacher for its high school biology-based enrichment program serving a diverse population of students. This lead teacher will teach up to 3-4 classes per day in a co-teaching team. They will also serve as the primary point of contact for partner teachers at a wide range of school partners, with responsibility for curriculum alignment, program scheduling and logistics, and oversight of all educators involved in program delivery (including co-teachers, part-time staff, and volunteers).  Teacher/Program Coordinators typically manage 1-2 outside of projects/programs in addition to their direct classroom/partnership management responsibilities. These projects could include management of a particular curriculum area or an operational function (such as scheduling/staffing, inventory management/procurement for program supplies and equipment, or management/analysis of program data). These projects will be overseen by a member of...

The Flanagan lab studies the development, degeneration and regeneration of the nervous system. Our particular interest is in mechanisms by which cells signal to one another, and how aberrations of this process can cause diseases and may lead to novel therapeutic approaches. We are seeking a highly motivated and intellectually curious research assistant to join our team. In this position, you will work under the direct supervision of a postdoctoral fellow. The work will continue ongoing studies of mechanisms leading to Alzheimer’s Disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, as well as work to develop therapeutic compounds. The expectation is that these efforts will lead to high-impact peer-reviewed publications. Former research assistants, interns and students from our lab have been accepted to MD or PhD programs, as well as industry positions. Responsibilities will include core molecular biology techniques such as western blots, DNA cloning and cell culture;...

Job Summary: Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health’s Center for Health Communication equips public health leaders to credibly communicate health information to an increasingly skeptical and fragmented world. Our mission: to define, teach, and share best practice in health and science communication. We’re looking for a program manager for the Center’s Creator Program, which equips creators with accurate, vetted health information, so they can show up for their audiences with clarity, credibility, and care.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: The program manager will work with leading scientists and clinicians and creators themselves, to develop design, and implement creator-facing education, including toolkits, briefings, playbooks, and in-person summits. They will also lead programmatic operations, including all details of our in-person summits. Join us to support a growing community of creators committed to making trustworthy, evidence-based health information accessible...

The Research Portfolio Administrator (Financial Associate II) is responsible for the financial and administrative management of a mid-sized portfolio consisting of one or several departmental research labs, and possibly one or more departmental service centers. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Monitors and analyzes revenue and expenditures on federal and non-federal research grants, restricted accounts, gifts and other discretionary resources. Responsible for compliance and audit issues, budget submission, reporting, projections and accurate financial analysis. Monitors grants and contracts for Principal Investigator (PI) on a daily basis to ensure expenses are paid-according to contract and government regulations within budget limits and timelines. Processes corrective journals to general ledger, oversees invoice payments; purchasing and corporate-card transactions; vendor set-up; and gift account requests. Responsible for internal and external billings, including accounts...

Manage a wide range of duties related to academic affairs including faculty support, curriculum management and training. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Online MMSc Program Manager is responsible for the operational management, growth, student support, and continuous improvement of HSDM’s online Master of Medical Science (MMSc) program. Working collaboratively with program leadership, faculty, admissions, marketing, enrollment, student affairs, information technology, and other academic and administrative partners, the incumbent ensures a high-quality, student-centered experience while supporting the program’s strategic and financial objectives. As HSDM expands its portfolio of online offerings, this position is expected to play a key role in the planning, development, implementation, and management of additional online programs and initiatives.  Online MMSc Program Management Manages the day-to-day operations of the online MMSc program by coordinating program...

Job Summary: The Assistant Director, Operations for Admissions and Financial Aid serves as the technical and systems lead for the MBA Admissions and Financial Aid teams. Reporting to the Director, Operations and partnering closely with the Director, Financial Aid, this position oversees the systems, applications, data flows, and operational processes that support recruitment, application review, interview and evaluation activities, financial aid administration, and student-facing programs.  The role combines advanced Slate administration, application and workflow design, systems integration, data security, project leadership, and cross-functional consultation. The Assistant Director translates business and program needs into secure, sustainable technical solutions; serves as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders; and coordinates work across Admissions, Financial Aid, MBA IT, Technolutions, and other MBA and Harvard partners. The position routinely handles highly...

The Assistant Director of Research Development is responsible for supporting HSDM’s research strategy by identifying funding opportunities and assisting faculty and research teams with proposal development.  The incumbent will work collaboratively with faculty and HSDM and University partners on assigned activities that help strengthen HSDM’s competitiveness for research funding, including support for interdisciplinary collaborations and partnerships and research-related professional development programs.   Essential Responsibilities: Conduct funding prospecting and research to identify relevant federal, foundation, corporate, philanthropic, and other funding opportunities using knowledge of funding landscape and relevant databases, and in collaboration with HSDM partners.  Maintain a curated list of opportunities and prepare and disseminate customized funding-related information for faculty and research teams. Assist faculty and proposal teams with proposal development...

Job Summary: The Department of Environmental Health is seeking an experienced administrative professional to provide high-level administrative and logistical support to the Department Chair and to the department at large in support of the active and complex operations of the Department of Environmental Health. Reporting to the department’s Director of Administration, this position serves as a principal point of contact for the Chair’s office. This is a fast-paced role in a high-volume office. The successful candidate will manage multiple competing demands at once, prioritize independently, think critically, and solve problems with limited direction. The department has approximately 350 affiliated members, including faculty, researchers, students, and staff.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Draft, edit, and process a wide variety of written materials, including letters/correspondence, manuscripts,...

The Paulsson lab at Harvard Medical School is looking to hire a multi-talented Research Assistant (RA) to contribute to their DARPA AMPHORA program. The AMPHORA program seeks to develop a portable, cold chain free system that can preserve any microbe (bacteria, fungus, virus) from any sample, environment, or clinical setting. The Research Assistant will be trained in state-of-the-art lithography and microfabrication, using advanced tools and techniques capable of producing submicron-scale structures. Lithography, a cornerstone of semiconductor manufacturing, will be applied here to fabricate sophisticated microfluidic devices. This highly specialized training provides valuable skills sought after in academia, engineering, and high-tech industries. The Research Assistant will also conduct microfluidic experiments using custom-designed devices and cutting-edge microscopy techniques, contributing to an ambitious scientific challenge: Can we keep bacteria alive and stable for...

The Associate Director of Neuroscience Education will support the design, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of graduate neuroscience education and trainee development programs. Reporting to the vice chair, this role will collaborate closely with Department of Neurobiology faculty, Program in Neuroscience (PiN) leadership, PiNBAC leadership and the Assistant Dean for Educational Innovation and Scholarship.  The position will provide strategic and operational leadership for core and elective neuroscience courses, professional development programming, mentorship initiatives, educational assessment, and recruitment activities. The Associate Director will also contribute to educational scholarship focused on neuroscience training and student learning. Curriculum Development and Instructional Innovation Serve as Co-Course Director for the core graduate Discipline of Neuroscience course. Collaborate with department faculty to refine and enhance the course syllabus,...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2027 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, marketing 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, media economics and economics of digital platforms, emerging financial technologies and alternative data, political economy and empirical corporate finance, R&D strategy and the economics of innovation, entrepreneurial management, corporate social...

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in summer 2027 to support faculty research in the Finance unit. Associates will typically work with two faculty members, with some working with up to three. Participating faculty include Professors Sam Antill, Shawn Cole, Mark Egan, Paul Gompers,  Robin Greenwood, Sebastian Hillenbrand ,  Elisabeth Kempf, Max Miller, Ishita Sen, Erik Stafford, Adi Sunderam and Philippe van der Beck . Research associates and faculty members will be matched based on mutual research interests. Professors Adi Sunderam and Mark Egan will serve as faculty mentors for the cohort. Research projects may include, but are not limited to, financial markets, asset pricing, empirical corporate finance, banking and financial institutions, household and corporate finance, financial technology, macro-finance, and the application of financial concepts, data, and frameworks to questions in business and economics. The...