38 research interviewer senior jobs found in Cambridge, MA

Reporting to the HR Operations Manager, the Senior HR Coordinator plays a vital role on the Harvard Kennedy School HR team, serving as a key partner in supporting the full employee lifecycle for staff, research fellows, and temporary employees. This role offers an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build or grow a career in Human Resources within a dynamic, mission-driven academic environment. As part of a highly collaborative and supportive team, the Senior HR Coordinator works closely with HR Business Partners and colleagues across the school, gaining exposure to a wide range of HR functions and contributing to meaningful work that impacts the HKS community. The role encourages continuous learning, skill development, and knowledge sharing—team members actively learn from one another and work together to solve challenges and improve processes. The Senior HR Coordinator will build a comprehensive understanding of workforce operations, while contributing to a positive...

The Harvard Center for International Development (CID) has an immediate opening for a Grants Manager to provide life-cycle administration of multi-faceted projects, both federal and non-federal. The Grants Manager will proactively establish relationships with the CID team, CID Faculty Affiliates across Harvard schools, research teams, and the HKS Research Administration Office (RAO) and Harvard’s Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) to provide expert guidance on all sponsored research issues.   The Grants Manager plays a central role in the support of CID research programs and initiatives and works closely with the Center’s Director of Finance and Operations. This person is responsible for (1) all aspects of the research administration process from budget development to contract negotiations to invoice collection in collaboration with CID research staff, HKS Research Administration Office, and Harvard’s Office of Sponsored Programs, (2) financial post-award monitoring and reporting...

Reporting to the Associate Director of Research Administration and Compliance Solutions, the Senior Software Engineer/Architect serves as the primary architectural authority for the Grants Management Application Suite (GMAS), accountable for its long-term technical strategy, architectural integrity, scalability, and sustainability, Harvard’s enterprise system of record for sponsored programs. While focused on GMAS, this team member will also advise and execute projects in other areas across the IT portfolio. This role leads comprehensive development efforts for highly complex, large-scale, multi-faceted enterprise applications. The position delivers strategic and expert technical leadership, defines overarching development strategy, and partners with IT leadership to shape the long-term application portfolio roadmap. Define and drive the long-term architectural vision and technical roadmap for GMAS and related research administration systems. Provide strategic technical...

Job Summary: Reporting to the Associate Dean for Academic Programs (Associate Dean), the Executive Director provides intellectual and administrative leadership for Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s renowned residential fellowship program. Each year, the program brings approximately 50 leading scholars, scientists, artists, and practitioners from around the world to pursue ambitious, original projects within Radcliffe’s uniquely vibrant interdisciplinary community. The Executive Director sets the strategic direction of the fellowship program; ensures the rigor, fairness, and visibility of its selection processes; and stewards the fellows’ experience from recruitment through selection, residency, and alumni engagement. In close collaboration with the Associate Dean, the Dean of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, and program partners, the Executive Director ensures that the fellowship program advances the Institute’s mission as a leading center for cross-disciplinary exploration and...

Job Summary: This Events Assistant will provide support for assigned events in the Alumni Affairs and Development office. The Events Assistant will work as part of a dynamic team to produce a diverse portfolio of events. Key responsibilities of the position include the creation of invitation pools, communicating with invitees, tracking replies, preparing briefings and meeting/committee materials, vendor research, producing event materials, and post event follow-up. The Events Assistant is responsible for some communications and facilitating event follow-up. Most importantly, this is a service-related role that will provide on-site event responsibilities supporting a team and will have a great deal of interaction with attendees who are primarily University alumni and donors. Teamwork, flexibility, rigorous attention to detail and organizational skills are essential in this role. This is an excellent opportunity for someone interested in exploring event management as a possible...

Job Summary: The Administrative and Program Manager supports the daily operations, academic administration, and participant services of the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement (HILR), a unique community of retired and semi-retired professionals ranging from ~55-100 years of age, who serve as highly engaged peer volunteers, course and committee leaders and members, and participants in HILR. The role manages core operational functions including participant and course support; public-facing communications; administrative, financial, and facilities management; identity and records management; procurement coordination; donation processing; admissions and committee support; and program and event support. The position ensures continuity of HILR operations and serves as a key administrative partner to the HILR Director of Personal Enrichment Programs and Assistant Dean. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Participant & Course Support Provide high level of sensitive,...

The Program Manager for Research Partnerships and Outreach will provide project management and coordination support across two key areas of work at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR): research partnership programming and center strategy and engagement activities. Approximately half of the role will focus on managing research partnership programming, including coordination of a public seminar series, fellowship recruitment and selection processes, and grant-related activities associated with CEPR’s research partnership initiatives. The other half of the role will support CEPR institutional priorities, including coordination related to CEPR board activities and broader center outreach and engagement efforts. This role requires strong organizational and project management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple timelines and stakeholders across the university and partner organizations. Key Responsibilities Research Partnerships and Outreach...

ABRD Role Description The Allston Burr Resident Dean (ABRD) serves as both the academic dean and dean of students in one undergraduate House within the Harvard College residential system. The ABRD therefore oversees the academic progress and overall wellbeing of students in the House. The ABRD is a senior leader within the House, working closely with the Faculty Deans and House staff, and overseeing the Office of the Resident Dean for each House. The ABRD represents the students of their House at the Administrative Board and Honor Council and works with faculty, academic departments, and partner offices such as the Academic Resource Center and Disability Access Office on academic issues affecting individual students. The ABRD also works with Harvard University Health Services (HUHS), Counseling and Mental Health Services (CAMHS), the Office of Undergraduate Education, Office of Student Services, and the Student Support Team on issues related to student support. Like the Faculty...

Job Summary: Independently perform complex financial administration including budget development, financial analysis, and consultation. Provide recommendations for the use of financial resources. The Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology (HSCRB) is seeking an Accounting and Business Operations (ABO) Manager to support and lead in critical department financial and business operations. In addition to advanced skills and knowledge of financial and business policies, best practices, and platforms, the ideal ABO Manager will have a strong commitment to service leadership, to team and community building, and to providing best possible customer service. Working with ABO team members, other HSCRB staff, and administrative peers across campus, the ABO Manager is key to achieving department goal of improving human health. The ABO Manger position is an excellent opportunity for someone looking grow their technical and leadership skills, mentor a team to success, and support...

Job Summary: The Laboratory Administrator provides a high level of complex administrative and operational support to a senior Faculty member (PI), and very active research group totaling 30+ members. Under the direction of the PI and in close consultation with the Principal Research Scientist, the position ensures efficient and effective day-to-day management of all administrative, financial, personnel, and operational activities for the research program. The role serves as a primary liaison with lab personnel, departmental and University offices, FAS administration, and external organizations including funding agencies, collaborators, and news media. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The incumbent manages and maintains a complex calendar for the PI, including scheduling and coordinating appointments, meetings, seminars, and other events, and responding to, tracking, and organizing a high volume of invitations to the PI for lectures and other engagements. The position...

Job-Specific Responsibilities: University Development and Advancement Solutions (UD&AS) Scope and Structure:  The Office of UD&AS encompasses teams that support the day-to-day management of University-wide alumni affairs and development functions:  Presidential and Provostial Development Activities and Strategy : Develop and guide the strategy for the president's and provost's fundraising priorities and activities.  Principal Giving : Raises eight- and nine-figure gifts to support Harvard fundraising priorities identified by the president, provost, and deans that span disciplines and Schools, as well as School-based priorities.  University-wide Fundraising Programs : Includes central gift planning, international priorities and initiatives, and corporate and foundation relations fundraising teams.  University Research : Provides research and prospect management services to central AA&D and Schools development units.  Office of Gift Administration : Gift...

Job Summary: The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) educates design, research, and scholarship leaders to make a resilient, just, and beautiful world. The GSD offers degree programs across a range of design disciplines—architecture, landscape architecture, urban planning, urban design, design engineering, and real estate—as well as advanced research programs that cut across these disciplines and a robust public program of lectures, exhibitions, and publications. The immense variety of people, programs, and ideas at the school sustains a vibrant and rich environment for learning, inquiry, and collaboration, unlike any other design school. For more information about Harvard GSD see:  https://www.gsd.harvard.edu/ . Facilities and Campus Operations at the GSD strive to support the pedagogy of all those who connect with the campus. We go beyond maintaining an immaculate, safe, and sustainable environment by ever adapting to prepare the learning environments of the future. We...

This position will work closely with a diverse team of scholars who are passionate about conducting collaborative, applied, data-driven research on key priorities in government. This position will be tasked with leading, managing, and executing the core administrative and financial operations required for The People Lab to run effectively and to scale. About The People Lab   The People Lab, led by Professor Elizabeth Linos, is a research lab based at the Harvard Kennedy School that aims to empower the public sector by producing cutting-edge research on the people of government and the communities they are called to serve. Using evidence from public management and insights from behavioral science, we study, design, and test strategies that can solve urgent public sector challenges in three core areas:  Strengthening the government workforce - how to recruit, retain and support diverse talent in the public sector that can effectively and equitably respond to the changing needs...

The Research Analyst identifies new prospects to support Harvard University’s mission and provides strategic wealth and philanthropic analysis on existing prospects. They conduct comprehensive research and work with confidential as well as publicly accessible information, with a view to assessing donor interest and viability. The Analyst develops research profiles and analysis, prospect lists, ratings and wealth analysis for purposes of University fundraising. Uses in-house and external resources to identify new prospects.  Interprets biographical and financial information on individuals, corporations and foundations based on fundraising strategies and objectives. Performs philanthropic capacity estimations and assigns ratings based on publicly available information, including insider holdings, real estate, and general demographic assessments.  Works with research, prospect management, and due diligence colleagues to analyze complex financial disclosure documents to further...

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,...

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: The Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI) is hiring a Senior Research Software Engineer (RSE) to support a portfolio of faculty-led research projects under the HDSI–AWS Impact Computing Alliance. This role is designed for an engineer who thrives in research settings and enjoys translating scientific goals into robust, efficient, and reproducible AI/ML systems. Rather than being tied to a single lab, the RSE will provide shared, cross-project engineering support—helping multiple teams accelerate discovery by building and optimizing machine learning infrastructure, improving performance on modern hardware (including AI accelerators), and enabling scalable execution in AWS and HPC environments. Projects may span...

The Belfer Center seeks an Associate Director, Applied History Project to support Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Belfer Center’s Avoiding Great Power War Project. About the Belfer Center 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 policy, and...

Reporting to Chief Information Officer, the VP of Digital Engagement is responsible for providing the vision, leadership, and execution oversight needed to advance the credit union’s digital ecosystem, across all products and services. The VP is responsible for shaping the long-term digital banking roadmap—from online and mobile banking to payments, account opening, fraud prevention, and integrated digital servicing. The VP combines strategic insight with practical execution, acting as a connector between Technology, Operations, Products, Marketing, Member Experience and external fintech partners. This leader oversees the strategy, roadmap, performance, and evolution of all digital channels, ensuring the credit union delivers a modern, intuitive, and secure digital banking ecosystem that deepens member relationships, accelerates growth and streamline operations.  This role requires a blend of strategic foresight, strong financial acumen, deep digital expertise, and the ability...

Job Summary: The Director of Learning Experience and Design serves as a key senior member of the Professional Education (PPE) team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The Director joins the Portfolio Director (PD) team and reports to the Senior Portfolio Director. In this critical leadership role, the Director manages the Learning Experience and Design (LXD) team of learning designers and learning technologists to drive the strategic development and continuous improvement of high-quality, learner-centered programs and extensions, focusing primarily on online, hybrid, and on-demand. The Director collaborates closely with the other Portfolio Directors, faculty, practitioners, and external partners to ensure the design and implementation of innovative learning experiences that align with HGSE’s mission and advance its positive impact on the education sector. The Director oversees the program design process—including instructional design and course development—and...

Responsible for the strategic direction of accounting, budgeting and control activities within a school or unit. Enhance the control environment by establishing and monitoring effective processes and systems. The Associate Director of Accounting reports to and backs up the Controller, serving as a key member of the CSFA team. This role leads and coordinates with university partners including but not limited to, Harvard University Housing & Real Estate, the Office of the General Counsel, Office of the Controller, CS Financial Planning & Analysis, Tax office, and Information Technology to address complex accounting issues and align stakeholders. The Associate Director oversees internal controls, tax matters, and compliance with GAAP, University and CS policies, and all relevant regulations, while driving process efficiency through technology and automation. The role requires strong leadership, independent judgment, advanced technical accounting and accounting system skills,...

The Computational Policy Lab at the Shorenstein Center at Harvard Kennedy School 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 Kennedy School of Government and its program of visiting fellows, conferences and initiatives, the Center is at the forefront of its area of inquiry.  Application Requirements Applications must include the following, or they will be considered incomplete: Resume Cover letter including: A link to a piece of code on GitHub that you wrote, ideally something that demonstrates your technical skills and you’d enjoy walking us through if you were selected for an interview A short description of the project you linked to Confirmation that you are legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship for at least two years...

Job Summary: The Learning Designer is a member of the Learning Experience and Design (LXD) team, a fast-paced, learner-centered design and development team within Professional Education (PPE) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE). Professional Education serves more than fifteen thousand educators in early childhood, K-12, and higher education around the world each year through a diverse portfolio of professional learning offerings. Reporting to the Director of Learning Experience and Design, the Learning Designer will serve as the primary learning designer on a variety of programs with an immediate focus on online programs, both asynchronous and synchronous. This role will also work on in-person and hybrid programs as needed. The successful candidate will also build out most content and may occasionally collaborate with external learning design consultants. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Learning Design Engage with key stakeholders to support design and...

The Belfer Center seeks a Senior Research Associate to support Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at the Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Belfer Center’s Avoiding Great Power War Project, in conducting in-depth research on international security issues and supervising the collaborative activities of a small research team.     About the Belfer Center 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...

The Director of Institutional Research & Analytics will lead the Office of Institutional Research & Analytics (OIRA), a core function of the Office of the Provost that supports Harvard’s leadership by providing institutional data analysis and reporting. OIRA serves as a trusted resource for implementing best practices in data synthesis and translation and supports a broad set of university functions.  In this role, the position will direct the development and execution of a portfolio of strategic analytics projects for the University in partnership with the Associate Provost for Institutional Research & Analytics and the Associate Director for Analytics. The Director will also provide guidance and strategic management of the office’s institutional reporting function. The Director will manage both the Institutional Research and Strategic Analytics teams within OIRA.  The Director will be responsible for working with stakeholders across the University on institutional...