35 human resources jobs found in Cambridge

Harvard Law School’s Faculty Support Services Department (FSS) is dedicated to providing approximately 200 faculty members and instructors with the high-quality assistance they need to successfully teach, conduct research, and advance scholarship. While each assistant works directly with members of the faculty—often acting as a liaison between students, other instructors, and various Law School and University administrative departments—our department comprises a collaborative and supportive team of assistants who are committed to collecting and sharing the most effective methods of administrative support.   Faculty Support Services seeks an Executive Assistant (EA) who can fulfill this dual role as an independent problem-solver and enthusiastic team member. As the Executive Assistant you will:   Perform a wide range of administrative duties for a highly active faculty member, supporting their teaching, travel, research and external activities.  Serve as a key contact for a...

Job-Specific Responsibilities: Curriculum Development and Assessment Collaborates with Course Head Instructor(s) to develop, revise, and maintain course syllabi, schedules, learning objectives, and instructional materials. Creates, develops, and updates lectures, discussion section materials, writing assignments, reading guides, digital resources, and course modules. Partners with faculty to develop inclusive course syllabi, policies, and teaching practices that promote student engagement and belonging. Designs and implements assessments and establishes consistent grading standards across course sections and writing labs. Coordinates the development and ongoing revision of writing labs in collaboration with the Expository Writing Program. Develops metacognitive learning modules and other instructional resources that strengthen student learning, academic success, and disciplinary skills. Evaluates course effectiveness using student feedback, assessment data, and...

Job Summary: The Office of Physical Resources & Planning (OPRP) provides complete and integrated planning and design services, construction management, and building renewal, maintenance and operations management to maintain the physical resources of the FAS campus. To accomplish this mission, OPRP relies on a unique set of IT systems and applications to fulfill its day-to-day business needs. The Area Manager is responsible for the strategic and day-to-day management of building operations across the FAS and Harvard Library portfolios. This role oversees facility operations, building systems, maintenance, security, compliance, and capital planning for a complex portfolio of academic and research libraries including: Widener, Lamont, Pusey, Houghton, Tozzer, Yenching, Fine Arts/Littauer, Loeb Music, Cabot/Science Center, Statistics/Science Center, Math/Science Center, Carpenter Center, Harvard Film Archive, Audio Preservation (Story St.), Jefferson Lab, 90 Mt. Auburn St., 8...

Job Summary: Under the direction of the PI and senior scientists, the Laboratory Technician will be responsible for the daily maintenance of human pluripotent stem cells and 3D cerebral organoids to study human cortical development and neurodevelopmental disorders in vitro.   Job-Specific Responsibilities: Using established technical procedures, the Lab Technician will record results of experiments, prepare matter for analysis and diagnosis, and assist with performing molecular/phenotypic characterizations, and tissue histology, depending on time constraints and the needs of the lab. The Laboratory Technician will also assist with and perform other related duties and general laboratory tasks, depending on time constraints and the needs of the lab. This position is ideal for candidates interested in the burgeoning stem cell field and is a unique opportunity for interacting in a highly collaborative and dynamic environment and to be trained in a variety of experimental...

Job Summary: Oversee and execute a range of complex scientific research in a core facility environment including planning and optimizing research, designing analysis algorithms, and providing training to researchers, faculty, and staff. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Center for Nanoscale Systems (CNS) at Harvard University seeks enthusiastic individual to work within the Imaging and Analysis Group as a Senior Scientist devoted to our Optical Spectroscopy Core.  The position will train and support users in the use of a wide variety of standard spectral techniques, UV/Vis. FTIR, Raman, etc. In addition, the role will support the development and training of a range of next generation spectral tools including, Nonlinear Optical Imaging, Scan Probe Optical Imaging and Spectroscopic Techniques, as well as Ultrafast Optics support.  CNS is an open, shared-use facility that serves all of Harvard as well as external academic and industrial users. Working under the...

Job Summary: The Executive Coordinator provides strategic administrative and operational support to the Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer (VPF) and Assistant Vice President, Office of Financial Strategy and Planning (AVP). Serving as a trusted partner to the VPF and AVP, the Executive Coordinator manages complex and confidential matters, anticipates needs, exercises sound judgment in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities, and ensures the effective coordination of the VPF and AVP's daily operations. The role requires exceptional discretion, initiative, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities while proactively identifying and resolving issues that support executive decision-making and organizational effectiveness. The Executive Coordinator collaborates extensively with the Offices of the President and Provost, University leadership, schools, and administrative units across Harvard. Working closely with executive assistants...

The Director of Employee Development and Engagement is a key strategic partner in strengthening the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) culture as part of ‘Investing in Our Strong Foundation,’ the School’s newly announced 10-year strategic initiative that supports our commitment to invest in the people that power our work  (HKS 2036).  This role designs, leads, and continuously improves HR programs and initiatives that strengthen employee engagement, support professional growth, and foster a positive workplace culture where employees can thrive and be their very best. The Director helps to set the vision, strategy, and execution for professional development, performance management, recognition, engagement, onboarding, and community events, with the goal of aligning these activities with school priorities and our commitment to invest in our people.  Our successful candidate will have A strong understanding of, and experience in HR best practices across engagement, training and...

Job Summary The Development team at Harvard Law School is a dynamic fundraising team dedicated to securing philanthropic support to advance the vision and priorities of the Dean of HLS.    We are seeking a Development Assistant to support three frontline fundraisers. This position is an integral member of a larger team and has responsibility for a wide range of complex and confidential administrative support duties. The Development Assistant actively participates in major and principal gift work, with a focus on supporting international advancement and planned giving activities.  As Development Assistant you will:   Conduct preliminary prospect research, track solicitation process and progress, and update contact reports.    Assist team in coordinating prospect portfolios and works with major gift officers to identify prospects utilizing prospecting and reporting tools.   Schedule meetings/appointments and makes travel arrangements. Compile prospect profiles and related...

Reporting to the Associate Director, HR Systems, the Lead Analyst serves as one of the functional leads for a portfolio of university-wide HR systems, which may include Harvard's Learning Management System (LMS) environment, PeopleSoft Payroll, and related HR applications.  The Lead Analyst partners with stakeholders across Harvard to lead projects, analyze business needs, drive system enhancements, and ensure applications effectively support HR initiatives and operations. This role provides functional leadership for complex projects, mentors other analysts, and serves as a key liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.  Job-Specific Responsibilities: Lead requirements gathering, business process analysis, testing, implementation, and change management activities.  Coordinate system integrations and business processes across HR applications, as well as other Harvard systems, third-party vendors and IT teams.  Provide guidance, mentorship, and work...

Harvard clinical programs consist of a variety of legal training programs. HLAB provides student representation to individuals in the areas of housing, wage and hour, and family matters (including early defense to families investigated by DCF).  LSC provides students representation in the areas of housing, consumer, tax, family law / domestic violence, early defense to families investigated by DCF, LGBTQ+ rights, safety net benefits, and veterans law. TAP provides student representation to tenants on matters related to subsidized housing. PLAP provides student representation to inmates facing disciplinary hearings and reentry. Defenders provide student representation to individuals who are facing a criminal matters at a Magistrate's Hearing.  The social worker is embedded in the HLAB program and participates in all aspects of the HLAB and LSC programs, including training, practice area groups, case management, and provides support to faculty, staff, students, and clients across...

Job Summary:  The Senior Manager of HR Operations provides strategic leadership and oversight of HR operational functions to ensure efficient, compliant, and service-oriented delivery of human resources transactions, data analytics, and services across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. This role serves as a critical operational partner, leading functional set up and process improvement initiatives. The Senior Manager brings a continuous improvement mindset and a commitment to building scalable, data-driven HR operations that support a diverse and dynamic workforce. Core Duties and Responsibilities Team Leadership & HR Lifecycle Management Manages and develops a team ensuring the accurate and timely processing of all HR lifecycle transactions, including hires/onboarding, rehires, job changes, compensation updates, promotions, transfers, and offboarding/separations for staff. Oversees effective and compliant management of Leaves and accommodations for staff and...

The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society seeks a full-time Senior Research Coordinator in Cambridge, MA to work alongside our Faculty Director, Professor Jonathan Zittrain, George Bemis Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School, Director of the Harvard Law School Library, and Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.   A motivated individual in this role will sharpen and focus a research agenda and make valuable contributions in the field of cyberlaw, internet governance, and beyond, while working alongside leaders in academia, industry, and government. The Senior Research Coordinator in this position will work very closely on a day-to-day basis with Professor Zittrain and his team, assisting in a variety of research areas, e.g. artificial intelligence, intermediary liability, and disinformation, both directly and through coordinating the work of others. With mentorship and guidance...

Job Summary: Labor Relations Data and Reporting Analyst at Harvard leveraging strong analytical, communication, and people skills. This role plays a key role in delivering analytics to leaders responsible for strategy and decision-making. A critical aspect of this role is the focus on union data, where you will analyze union membership trends, contract metrics, and other union-related information to inform strategic decisions. Job Specific Duties: Collect, analyze, and disseminate union data across various business subject areas within Harvard. Provide support on diverse analyses and reporting services, including conducting complex statistical and quantitative analyses and presenting data through written reports, oral presentations, and graphical displays. Conducts specialized analysis of union staff data to identify trends and insights, providing actionable recommendations to HR leadership and union representatives. This position will support a variety of operations...

Job Summary: Prof. Elizabeth Spelke in the Laboratory for Developmental Studies in the Psychology department has a position open for a full-time research assistant. Research in the lab is focused on exploring the cognitive development of infants and children, with an emphasis on perception and knowledge of objects, numbers, places, geometry, and people. Further projects in the lab include the development of numerical, geometrical, social-cognitive, and reading abilities in preschool and elementary school-aged children, with a focus on testing interventions to enhance children's readiness for learning across such domains. The candidate will report directly to the P.I., a Professor of Cognitive Developmental Psychology, and will be responsible for managing and overseeing the daily activities of two lab spaces dedicated to running research studies with infants, toddlers, and children, and coordinating lab-wide remote testing. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Responsibilities...

Job Summary: Design, plan, and implement software and data services that support and enrich research productivity and reliability. Develop software and data services with researchers to ensure that modern standards of reproducible research are kept. Job-Specific Responsibilities: This position reports to the Director of Data Science and Product Research at IQSS and, occasionally, co-reports to other Directors of IQSS depending on specific products. This position manages the design, the implementation and delivery of QA processes, programs and policies for several products at IQSS: those developed or forked by our development and IT teams. In particular, this position supports both the Dataverse open source project and its instance called Harvard Dataverse Repository. It may also support other IQSS products, as needed.  It is responsible for the execution and coordination of QA testing activities, performs troubleshooting, and identifies and reports issues to the...

The Director for Special Projects is a member of the Executive Dean’s management team, responsible for advancing high-priority initiatives across Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). This role drives execution of strategic priorities, leads cross-functional collaboration, strengthens administrative effectiveness, and ensures alignment across offices, departments, and centers. Serving as a trusted advisor and thought partner to the Executive Dean and other School leaders, the Director translates strategic direction into coordinated action, ensuring timely progress and organizational coherence. The Executive Dean’s portfolio includes campus planning and operations, executive education, finance, human resources, information technology, and research and library services. Each of these areas is led by a member of the Executive Dean’s leadership team, and the Director will be a member of this team. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Strategic Priorities and Execution: Partner with the...

The Associate Director, Payroll Operations and Shared Services reports to the Director of Tax, Payroll, and Policy and leads central payroll processing, payroll operations compliance, and consistent payroll service delivery across central and shared services environments. The role serves as the University’s senior payroll operations and compliance subject matter expert, supporting accurate, timely, controlled, and policy-compliant payroll across schools and units.  This position manages the central payroll processing and customer service teams and establishes the standards, controls, escalation paths, training, and performance measures needed to support consistent payroll service delivery across central and emerging shared services environments. As the shared services model evolves, the role is expected to assume expanded direct management and/or functional oversight responsibilities for payroll shared services.  The role partners with Human Resources, school and unit finance...

A world class University sets the table for living and learning engagement by providing a hospitality experience that fosters community, prioritizes health, cultural connection and religious sensitivity, challenges food systems convention, and relentlessly innovates. Harvard University Dining Services (HUDS) advances the mission of Harvard University through its multiple food and beverage venues on campus. The Residential Dining program, central to Harvard’s House Life and the hub for community building, literally sets the table for the kinds of connections that uniquely happen over a shared meal. Undergraduate dining halls serve as a student’s home kitchen, where they experience personalized hospitality and familiarity to support their individual needs. HUDS’ Residential Dining program seeks a Unit Manager who enjoys creating a welcoming dining environment that celebrates diverse, delicious, nutritious, and sustainable food. Beyond simple foodservice, HUDS undergraduate dining...

Job Summary: This Research Assistant works within the Ramanathan lab, alongside graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, and performs scientific experiments under minimal direction in the area of Stem Cell biology and human development. The majority of their time is spent coordinating multiple aspects of the labs research projects and carrying out laboratory experiments utilizing specific laboratory techniques and equipment while under minimal direction. There may be some coordination with labs external to Harvard to arrange transfer of lab samples as needed but travel is not required for this position. This employee may conduct some training of new lab members in scientific techniques standardized in the lab but does not directly oversee them or approve time. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Coordinates multiple aspects of research project and carries out laboratory experiments utilizing specific laboratory techniques and equipment Manufactures cortical tissue...

Job Summary: The successful candidate will engage prospective donors and Harvard faculty and staff in developing and executing funding strategies that yield global impact. The ideal candidate will have a track record of entrepreneurial spirit and initiative, and familiarity with a network of space science philanthropists. Important to the success of this position is knowledge of or ability to learn Astronomy and telescope topics, and the aptitude to learn quickly and be conversant about Harvard’s work in this area. With the support of the Harvard College Observatory (HCO), Harvard scholars tackle scientific challenges in the classroom, at telescopes and in the laboratory. Their work not only advances cutting-edge space science, but also informs and influences government, industry, civil society, and communities, helping to shape the future of the field.   Reporting to the Director of the HCO and working in close coordination with colleagues in Harvard University Alumni...

Job Summary: Independently plan and implement academic affairs operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) has an opening for a Curriculum and Pedagogy Manager (CPM) that independently plans and implements academic operations including faculty support, curriculum management and training. The CPM plays an essential role supporting introductory and foundational courses offered by OEB, including OEB 10 and 50-level courses. This position works closely with faculty course heads to develop and deliver innovative curricula and course materials, to organize and manage teaching fellows, and to coordinate domestic and international field trips. The CPM will report to OEB’s Chairs and will work collegially with OEB faculty members, head TFs, TAs, and graders and OEB Administration. Curriculum Development:  Works with the Course Head Instructor(s) to revise...

Job Summary: The Wagers laboratory studies the biology and function of adult tissue-specific stem cells, particularly those stem cells that form the skeletal muscle and blood.  Current topics under investigation include regulation of stem cell function in normal tissues and under abnormal conditions such as aging and cancer, and methods for editing stem cell genomes using CRISPR/Cas9 for experimental and therapeutic purposes.  The lab is seeking highly motivated candidates to assist in ongoing experiments that include the development and application of novel CRISPR/Cas9 and adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer technologies, mouse work (colony maintenance, husbandry, genotyping, physiological assessment, tissue harvest, etc.), cell culture, flow cytometry, immunostaining, and bioassays of skeletal muscle and hematopoietic cell function. The assistant will also perform a variety of basic and general lab support and clerical tasks, including ordering and stocking of...

The Library Innovation Lab (LIL) seeks an information professional to serve as the Perma.cc Legal Digital Scholarship Project Manager. Located at the Harvard Law Library, LIL is a fun and collaborative lab with a broad mission focused on re-envisioning how knowledge is created, preserved, and accessed. Please visit our website at https://lil.law.harvard.edu/ to get a sense of our current projects and activities.    This one-year position will focus on building and launching a system for preserving and sharing legal scholarship using Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) within the Perma.cc service. Perma.cc has provided web citation preservation to the legal community for over a decade. The adoption of DOI—standard elsewhere in scholarly publishing—is increasingly critical in law, with Bluebook requirements on the horizon. The project will design a plan for incorporating DOI into the Perma.cc ecosystem, coordinate the planning and rollout of DOI minting, and document...

Harvard Defenders (Defenders) is a voluntary, student-run practice organization that provides free legal representation to:  Low-income individuals accused in criminal show-cause hearings before clerk-magistrates, as well as occasional representation in the trial sessions of the district courts,  Low-income individuals eligible for sealing of their Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI sealings).  Harvard Defenders also provides phone consultations and referral services to callers requiring legal assistance in matters not relating to show-cause hearings. The program runs during the school year and summer.  The Clinical Instructor is ultimately responsible for ensuring that the legal work of approximately 85 student volunteers, and the practice setting in which they work, meets the high standards of the legal profession. The Clinical Instructor is charged with developing the students’ professional skills while at the same time ensuring that all the clients of Harvard...