32 government jobs found in Cambridge

Job Summary: The Program Manager is responsible for the strategy, design, and hands-on management of programs within the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department of Government. The position plans, develops, and carries out the programs of the Center for American Political Studies (CAPS), a research center within the Department, and exercises independent judgment in program strategy, planning, design, and implementation under the leadership of the Faculty Director and Director of Administration. Responsibilities include designing, managing, and executing the full portfolio of CAPS programs, outreach and development activities, strategic communications, events, and student and faculty services, as well as supervising a number of staff positions. The position is split 0.70 FTE — Center for American Political Studies (CAPS) and  0.30 FTE — Program Management for the Department of Government. 4 days of in-person work required. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Program...

Job Summary: The Faculty Assistant (FA) provides administrative and operational support to faculty to enable effective teaching and research. The FA serves as the primary point of contact for administrative matters and coordinates day-to-day activities. Strong in-person presence required. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Manage calendars, travel, expenses, and daily administrative needs of up to 10 faculty members Prepare correspondence , reports, and meeting materials Serve as primary administrative support for faculty activities (e.g., events, visitors, purchasing) Route faculty requests to proper functional partner, serving as their main point-of-contact to functional partners and shared service centers Provide support for faculty members directly related to their teaching and research portfolio Provide support for events led by faculty May be responsible for obtaining permissions and copyright registration. Updates Canvas course materials when TFs are not...

Job Summary: Independently execute a range of complex scientific research activities in a core facility including planning and optimizing research, designing analysis algorithms, and providing training to researchers. Job-Specific Responsibilities:   The Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) at Harvard University seeks an enthusiastic, scientifically curious individual with a strong growth mindset to work within the Nanofabrication Group as a Scientist/Engineer focused primarily on teaching and supporting researchers with flexible and hybrid device nanofabrication and process development in soft matter. CNS is an open, shared-use facility that serves all of Harvard as well as external academic and industrial users. CNS typically supports more than 1,500 users annually. Working under the supervision of the Nanofabrication Facility Director and the CNS leadership team, this person will assist and train users in soft-material fabrication tools and processes and other...

The J.D. Admissions Coordinator at Harvard Law School is responsible for a range of administrative and operational projects and processes. This role provides exceptional customer service in a team-based environment, with primary responsibility for front-line external inquiries. Job-Specific Responsibilities As an Admissions Coordinator you will:   Serve as a primary point of contact for prospective applicants, applicants, and incoming students on all aspects of the Program, with responsibility for walk-in, telephone and email inquiries   Process admissions applications and related materials, coordinating between the Admissions Assistant and applicants to complete and maintain comprehensive file management  Review applicant submissions and credentials, exercising discretion in determining eligibility, authenticity, and completeness, and communicating with applicants regarding same   Identify, review, and track required transcripts and college certification forms for...

The Belfer Center seeks a Senior Research Associate, Avoiding Great Power War Project to support Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and Faculty Chair of the Belfer Center’s Avoiding Great Power War Project. The Senior Research Associate will support and partner with Professor Allison to develop strategy and conceptualize core aspects of the research and convening agenda for the Avoiding Great Power War Project. Including, but not limited to:   Researching and publishing on the Great Rivalry between the U.S. and China. Conducting research on China’s grand strategy, politics, and technology competition. Conducting research on Taiwan and cross-strait relations. Organizing academic year speaker events for the Project.   Publish research on U.S.-China relations, technology, and Chinese politics. Support Professor Allison on China research projects, including Track 1.5/2.0s. In collaboration with the Belfer communications...

Job Summary: The Police Academy Trainee is an entry-level, non-sworn position for individuals preparing to become sworn police officers with the Harvard University Police Department. Incumbents are sponsored by HUPD to attend and successfully complete the Municipal Police Training Committee (MPTC) Recruit Officer Course (ROC) at an MPTC authorized police academy, and to obtain certification from the Massachusetts Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission. Under close supervision, the Trainee participates in and completes all academy training requirements and department pre-  and post-academy training. Upon successful completion of the academy, meeting all MPTC standards, POST certification requirements, and HUPD/Harvard University standards, the Trainee may be appointed as a sworn Police Officer, subject to available positions and satisfactory performance. During the Academy, trainees earn $30 per hour. After graduating and becoming sworn officers, you'll join...

As integral members of the HGSE Professional Education team Portfolio Directors join a dynamic group of colleagues focused on empowering educators to build competencies, skills, and networks necessary to have positive impact in the field of education. Directors build, lead, and cultivate a portion of Professional Education program offerings. All programs are designed to support our mission of equipping education leaders, practitioners, and advocates with knowledge and skills to improve student access, opportunity, and success. The Portfolio Director for the Harvard Institutes of Higher Education (HIHE) is responsible for designing and implementing a strategy to nurture, assess, refine and expand a portfolio of professional development offerings for higher education professionals, faculty, and leaders across the US and globally. Programs may be delivered in a variety of modalities including on-campus, at client sites in the US and overseas, online live with facilitation,...

Job Summary: The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Office for Research Administration (HGSE ORA) provides comprehensive, faculty-centered research administration support across the full lifecycle of sponsored and research-related activity at HGSE. Reporting to the Director of Research Management, the Research Portfolio Manager manages a portfolio of assigned HGSE Principal Investigators (PIs) and areas, departments, and centers. The Research Portfolio Manager provides comprehensive support across the full lifecycle of sponsored awards and other research funding — including contracts, consulting and related services agreements, gifts, internal awards, and other non-grant research support — from proposal development and submission through post-award management and closeout, helping to ensure compliance with sponsor, donor, and Harvard policies while supporting HGSE's research mission. This is a one-year term position with the possibility of extension, contingent upon...

Reporting to the Managing Director of Global Support Services (GSS), the Director for International Safety & Security (IS&S) leads Harvard University’s global safety, security, and emergency response program—a 24/7 operation that enables the research, teaching, and learning goals of the University, its 20+ global offices, and its 6,700+ annual travelers, while managing individual and institutional risk. With University-wide scope, the Director partners with leadership, faculty, and administrators across Harvard’s Schools and Units to provide travelers and decision makers with the advice, assessments, and recommendations they need to make informed decisions about their international travel and programming, and to manage the response to individual and worldwide incidents in collaboration with the University’s global emergency response provider. The Director manages a three-person team, leads the International Emergency Management Team (IEMT), serves on the GSS Leadership...

Starting Rate: $22.00   Actual pay may vary based on experience, skills, and market factors; additional compensation may apply. Eastern offers a robust benefits and retirement package. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information. Service Associates are skilled in the duties of both a Customer Service Representative (sales on the platform), and Teller (transactions at the teller line).    Major Responsibilities: Simultaneously performs the duties of a traditional branch customer service representative and teller, primarily in specific traditional branch locations where such a “hybrid” position is authorized. Account Representative Duties: Works toward achieving specific individual sales and service goals through the following activities:  Opens deposit accounts Prepares and processes loan applications for various lending units (mortgage, consumer, small business, etc.) Closes loans for customers for applicable...

Job Summary: Professor Goel’s Computational Policy Lab at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School is seeking a Software Engineer with specialized expertise in software development, generative AI, and data science. This fellowship is housed within the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Through teaching and research at the Kennedy School of Government and its program of visiting fellows, conferences and initiatives, the Center is at the forefront of its area of inquiry.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Core responsibilities encompass specialized tasks including:  Independently perform complex applications/web development for projects of large to very large size and complexity   Design and develop complex software systems for large-scale research projects, with a focus on education technology and generative AI-based tools.  Leverage recent breakthroughs in machine learning and natural language processing to build, test, and deploy advanced...

Job Summary: The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) Office for Research Administration (HGSE ORA) provides comprehensive, faculty-centered research administration support across the full lifecycle of sponsored and research-related activity at HGSE. Reporting to the Director of Research Management, the Senior Research Portfolio Manager manages a portfolio of assigned HGSE Principal Investigators (PIs) and areas, departments, and centers. The Senior Research Portfolio Manager provides comprehensive support across the full lifecycle of sponsored awards and other research funding — including contracts, consulting and related services agreements, gifts, internal awards, and other non-grant research support — from proposal development and submission through post-award management and closeout, helping to ensure compliance with sponsor, donor, and Harvard policies while supporting HGSE's research mission. As a Senior Research Portfolio Manager, this position works...

The Belfer Center seeks a Research Coordinator to support the Belfer Center’s Applied History Project by conducting Applied History research and coordinating operations for the project. The Research Coordinator will report to the Associate Director of the Applied History Project.  The Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs is the hub of Harvard Kennedy School's research, teaching, and training in international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues, and science and technology policy. In 2021, the Belfer Center was named a “Center of Excellence” by the University of Pennsylvania’s Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program, in recognition of the Center’s six consecutive years as the world’s #1 university-affiliated think tank. The Center has a dual mission: (1) to provide leadership in advancing policy-relevant knowledge about the most important challenges of international security and other critical issues where science, technology, environmental...

Job Summary: Professor Sharad Goel’s Computational Policy Lab at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School is seeking an Associate Director of Research to help shape and advance a portfolio of computational and technological research addressing pressing issues in education, public benefits, AI governance,and other areas of public policy.  The Associate Director of Research works closely with Professor Goel to lead the lab’s research strategy, funding, and operations: identifying and incubating new multi-stakeholder research initiatives, translating faculty priorities into fundable projects, and driving them from concept through implementation. Beyond portfolio leadership, the Associate Director contributes directly to the intellectual work of the lab — advising on study design and mixed-methods approaches, safeguarding methodological rigor, and supporting the production of academic and policy-relevant outputs.  The Associate Director of Research supervises lab staff,...

Starting Rate: $22.00   Actual pay may vary based on experience, skills, and market factors; additional compensation may apply. Eastern offers a robust benefits and retirement package. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information. Service Associates are skilled in the duties of both a Customer Service Representative (sales on the platform), and Teller (transactions at the teller line).    Major Responsibilities: Simultaneously performs the duties of a traditional branch customer service representative and teller, primarily in specific traditional branch locations where such a “hybrid” position is authorized. Account Representative Duties: Works toward achieving specific individual sales and service goals through the following activities:  Opens deposit accounts Prepares and processes loan applications for various lending units (mortgage, consumer, small business, etc.) Closes loans for customers for applicable...

The Sponsored Programs Manager will play a central role in the delivery of Research Administration Office (RAO) services, which encompass the entire grant management lifecycle from proposal development to award management to final reporting and closeout. With limited supervision, the Sponsored Programs Manager will oversee (1) the strategic review and approval of sponsored grant and contract proposals and (2) a subset of post-award monitoring and reporting activities, to ensure compliance with HKS, Harvard University, and sponsor policies. Responsible for a portfolio of HKS research centers, this position will serve as a central liaison between HKS faculty/staff and Harvard’s central offices, including the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), Global Support Services (GSS), Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR), Office of the General Council (OGC), and Risk Management and Audit Services (RMAS). The position will report to an Associate Director. The Research Administration...

Job Summary: The Chief Communications Officer (CCO) reports to the Dean of Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and serves on the School’s Leadership Team. As Chief Communications Officer (CCO), you will motivate, lead, manage, and develop a talented team of 17+ staff that comprise Harvard Kennedy School’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs (OCPA).  In coordination with the Dean’s Office, HKS research centers, and other key offices, you will design, execute, and assess integrated strategic communications that: (1) highlight the School’s strategy and priorities for both internal and external stakeholders; (2) amplify the policy impact of the School, giving “voice” to research; (3) set a strategic direction to promote and market educational programs and events; and (4) strengthen and protect the School’s institutional position and reputation. In addition, you will coordinate a network of 30+ communicators distributed across the School’s research centers and programs. The CCO...

Starting Rate: $24.00 Actual pay may vary based on experience, skills, and market factors; additional compensation may apply. Eastern offers a robust benefits and retirement package. Please see the description of benefits included with this job posting for additional information. Regional Service Associates are skilled in the duties of both a Customer Service Representative (sales on the platform), and Teller (transactions at the teller line). This role supports the particular Region by floating to various branches within a designated geographic area where operating needs dictate the additional staff in a branch for a period of time. Responsibilities: Simultaneously performs the duties of a traditional branch customer service representative and teller. This position requires travel to various branch locations within the designated Region. An emphasis is made on placing employees within a specific geography to where they live.  Account Representative Duties: Opens deposit...

Job Summary: The Program Coordinator is a member of the Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex team, reporting to the Program Manager and supporting staff in the administrative office. The Program Coordinator works closely with the Program Manager to schedule events year-round in Memorial Hall and Lowell Lecture Hall. This position is crucial to the daily functions and operations of the Memorial Hall/Lowell Lecture Hall Complex supporting students, faculty, staff, vendors, and visitors with tasks such as fielding time-sensitive email requests, addressing walk-in questions to the front desk, handling administrative duties, maintaining policies and procedures, facilitating the upkeep of the administrative office, and much more. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Schedules and coordinates student activity in MemHall venue spaces, including rehearsals, events, meetings, and special requests. Disseminates and enforces venue scheduling and use policies for these rooms. Assists in...

The Reimagining the Economy Project (RtE) at the Harvard Kennedy School is recruiting a Research Translation Manager. RtE is a multi-year research initiative that explores local labor market, industrial, and development policies, combined with practitioner insights, to produce multidisciplinary scholarship to reshape narratives about how we achieve inclusive prosperity. The project develops, integrates, and disseminates three kinds of knowledge: (1) systematic evidence on local labor market, industrial, and development policies in the U.S. and other national contexts; (2) the experiential knowledge of policy practitioners on questions of institutional constraints and opportunities; and (3) the perspectives of social and organizational theorists on the inequality-perpetuating features of existing institutions and possible alternative arrangements. We have created networks of policy practitioners who are active in experimenting with new approaches to local, regional, and national...

The Computational Policy Lab at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with specialized expertise in software development, generative AI, and data science. This position is housed within the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. Through teaching and research at the Harvard Kennedy School and its program of visiting fellows, conferences and initiatives, the Center is at the forefront of its area of inquiry. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Core responsibilities encompass specialized tasks including:  Independently perform complex applications/web development for projects of large to very large size and complexity  Design and develop complex software systems for large-scale research projects, with a focus on education technology, the delivery of public benefits, and generative AI-based tools.  Leverage recent breakthroughs in machine learning and natural language processing to build, test, and deploy...

The Harvard International Office (HIO) was established in 1944.  Since that time, the Harvard international population has grown to over 10,000, and many are accompanied by family members.  The HIO provides immigration advising in compliance with U.S. government regulations and University policies. When needed, the HIO makes referrals to other University and third-party services and resources. The HIO regularly responds to student, scholar, and University administrator inquiries, and proactively identifies where students and scholars may need guidance and support.  Job Summary:   The International Student and Scholar Advisor provides immigration advising and support in the areas of pre-arrival guidance, orientation, and cultural adaptation.  Advises a population of continuing and incoming international students and scholars on issues relating to immigration; as Designated School Official (DSO) and Alternate Responsible Officer (ARO), ensures institutional and individual...

Job Summary: The Staff Assistant, Public Affairs provides administrative and project support for the leadership of Harvard Public Affairs and Communications’ (HPAC) Public Affairs team. This team is responsible for external relations covering state and local government and community relations as well as community programs. The Staff Assistant is responsible for ensuring smooth operations of the department through the coordination of complex calendars and travel arrangements for leaders on the Public Affairs team. Daily responsibilities include quickly and efficiently supporting scheduling requests, supporting the execution of both small- and large-scale events in Cambridge and Boston, helping to triage requests and correspondence arriving via phone, mail and through shared email inboxes, and managing contacts and mailing lists in a database of stakeholders. Showing significant independent judgment in identifying and resolving potential scheduling conflicts, the Staff Assistant...

Reporting to the Director of Research Computing and Data Services within Research and Library Services (RLS), and in support of the mission of the Harvard Kennedy School, the Research and Data Specialist bridges traditional reference services with specialized consultation, training, and facilitation in research and data for faculty, students, and fellows. This individual contributor role supports teaching and learning by administering student access to technology in courses, and working with faculty, administrative staff, and students to understand needs and champion solutions. The Specialist works closely with the members of the Research Computing and Data Services and the Library Services groups to ensure alignment and integrated provision of solutions. The role works closely with the Director of Research Computing and Data Services to scope and address emerging needs of the HKS community. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Delivers individualized, in-depth research and...