9 quantitative trading research jobs found in Cambridge

The Center for International Development (CID) is Harvard University’s hub for cutting-edge research on the world’s most pressing international development issues. Based at Harvard Kennedy School, CID brings researchers and practitioners together across the university to collaborate, using the latest analytical tools to address pressing development challenges. CID organizes global talent worldwide by investing in people, places, and ideas to build a thriving world for all. CID has an opening for a Senior Events Manager to lead the strategy, design, and execution of CID’s public-facing events in Cambridge and globally. This role is ideal for a candidate who enjoys developing innovative event strategies that advance CID's mission while also taking ownership of the operational excellence required to deliver exceptional experiences and strengthen global engagement. The Senior Events Manager will serve as the Center’s lead on all CID events and convenings, shaping the overall vision...

Harvard seeks an innovative and experienced fundraising leader and strategic thinker to oversee University Development within AA&D, including corporate and foundation relations, international philanthropy, priorities & initiatives, and principal gifts ($10M-$100M).  Reporting to the Associate Vice President for University Development and Advancement Solutions (UDAS), the Senior Executive Director will serve as a member of the UDAS senior leadership team and work in close coordination with senior academic and development leaders across Harvard. They will develop, implement, and oversee a proactive fundraising strategy to advance University priorities, which include School-based priorities as well as central and University-wide priorities as defined by the President and Provost, while ensuring excellent donor relationship management. A successful candidate will have demonstrated success in developing or implementing rigorous data-informed approaches to grow fundraising, with...

Job Summary: The Social Sciences Division spans a broad range of disciplines, departments, and scholarly traditions. The Director of Divisional Strategy and Programs brings coherence to that complexity, tracking the full landscape of divisional initiatives, analyzing what's working and where opportunity exists, and ensuring that the Dean and departmental leaders have the information and support they need to make good decisions.  Working in close partnership with the Dean, the Director combines the analytical rigor of a researcher with the relationship skills of a seasoned institutional leader. They are equally comfortable running statistical analyses and managing difficult conversations. They lead some initiatives directly, coordinate others, and know how to calibrate their involvement so that existing relationships across the division continue to function as they should. This is a role that calls for candor, curiosity, discretion, and a genuine interest in people and the...

Based at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government at the Harvard Kennedy School, the Project on Workforce is an interdisciplinary initiative spanning the Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Business School's Managing the Future of Work project, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The Project produces rigorous research and actionable insights at the intersection of education, labor markets, and economic mobility, with the goal of creating stronger pathways between learning and work. Through research, policy engagement, strategic partnerships, and convenings, the Project brings together leaders across and beyond Harvard to address the nation's workforce challenges and expand opportunity for workers and learners. The Research Scientist will provide intellectual and operational leadership for a multi-year research initiative examining education and economic outcomes associated with career & technical education healthcare pathways across more than ten sites...

The Asset Management Analyst delivers comprehensive real estate asset management, financial analysis, and project execution across a diverse portfolio of commercial properties within the Harvard Housing and Real Estate portfolio. Responsibilities include decision making and implementing asset management initiatives, building and maintaining financial models to evaluate cash flow and leasing scenarios; providing input on acquisitions and dispositions through underwriting and due diligence; and broadly assisting the development group.  The position also requires close collaboration across the HUHRE organization, development of standardized processes, and clear communication of insights through presentations and reports to senior leadership. Additional duties involve self-directed market research, lease administration, and contributing to broader departmental initiatives that support overall portfolio performance and strategic goals. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Project...

Job Summary: Lead admissions operations and planning that may include applicant recruitment and evaluation, event planning, data analysis and policy and workflow development. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Senior Associate Director oversees the consistent interpretation and administration of predegree advising and admissions policies and processes and supervises the advising team. The role provides leadership on complex student matters and institutional risk; manages key departmental operations; and uses data to inform policy, planning, decision-making, and continuous improvement. Other duties and responsibilities: Ensure compliance with School and University admissions and academic policies and applicable legal requirements. Research, analyze, interpret, and resolve policy questions, providing accurate and timely guidance to department, School, and University staff and leadership. Identify, monitor, and mitigate potential risks to School and University...

Job Summary: The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies (HCPDS) is a university-wide initiative dedicated to interdisciplinary research focused primarily on the quantitative social science of population change, socioeconomic development, and public health. Our goal is to produce population-based evidence that will better inform policies needed to create healthy and resilient societies. The HCPDS is seeking a full-time, experienced Research Assistant (RA) to support our field-based activities for its NIH-funded study, Health and Aging in Africa: Longitudinal Studies in South Africa (HAALSA). HAALSA began as a community-based longitudinal cohort study nested within the heath and socio-demographic surveillance system (HDSS) in Agincourt, South Africa. The goal of this research project is to explore aging in South Africa, with focal areas in cognitive health, cardiometabolic disease, HIV and HIV treatment, public policies, social determinants of health, and health...

Job Summary: HGSE is a diverse community of learners, teachers, and employees who are passionate about changing the world by improving education. The Associate Director of Research Operations will be part of the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. CEPR and its partners believe all students will learn and thrive when education leaders make decisions using facts and findings, rather than untested assumptions. Learn more at  cepr.harvard.edu .  Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Associate Director of Research Operations is responsible for the administrative operations of CEPR’s analytic team:  allocating research staff across existing projects, ensuring that new project proposals have sufficient staffing, recruiting and onboarding new staff, coordinating with project directors to provide feedback to existing staff, identifying training opportunities for research staff, managing data use agreements and submissions to the Institutional Review...

The Reimagining Early Childhood Education (RECEPZ) project has been established to promote and investigate the practices of inquiry, innovation, and learning design amongst a cohort of educators representing a diverse array of early childhood learning settings in Abu Dhabi. Funded by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), this five-and-a-half-year project endeavors to change the education landscape throughout Abu Dhabi by leveraging Project Zero’s long history of professional development, pedagogical innovation, and collaborative inquiry. To do this work, the Reimagining Early Childhood Education initiative aims to connect schools to innovations in education, inspire new approaches to practice, and ignite local and system-wide change. AGPN Practitioner Specialist The AGPN Practitioner Specialist is an experienced educator and teacher leader who participates in all aspects of the intellectual work of the project, with special responsibility for overseeing...