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The Research job function plays a vital role in supporting discovery, innovation, and scholarship across all disciplines, enabling groundbreaking research that impacts the world and educates future leaders. Research professionals support faculty-led projects through data collection and analysis, running lab experiments, conducting literature reviews, managing grants and research protocols, maintaining lab equipment, ensuring compliance with ethical standards, and much more.

Principal Optical Scientist

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

65 - Harvard Academic Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

059

Term Appointment

No

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II Non-Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Global Health and Population

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary:Research Assistant II will perform administrative and research support for faculty, and research and training activities within the Nutrition and Global Health Program. Responsibilities in

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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MQI Coaching Project Manager

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Fully Remote

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Salary Grade

056

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary: At the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University (CEPR) our mission is to transform education through the power of quality evidence. We believe that if we want to dramati

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant III Non-Lab (Research Project and Data Assistant)

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Center for Population and Development Studies

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

054

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 scien

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Associate (Writing Focused)

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Division of Research and Faculty Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Business School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Harvard Business School seeks multiple Research Associate (RA) to support faculty members on writing / content focused work. The successful candidate will have a strong understanding of business topic

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Associate (General)

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Division of Research and Faculty Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Business School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Research Associates (General) starting in Summer 2026 to support assigned faculty members leading projects across a variety of business topics includi

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Predoctoral Research Associate - Economics and Accounting

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Division of Research and Faculty Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Business School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Harvard Business School (HBS) is seeking multiple Predoctoral Research Associates starting in Summer 2026 to support one of the following assigned faculty members: Zoe CullenJonas Heese and Joseph Pac

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Associate, Project on Israel

Salary

Location

Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Division of Research and Faculty Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Tel Aviv

Brand

Harvard Business School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary:Harvard Business School seeks two Research Associates to work in Israel to support a Project on Israel led by Professors Paul Gompers and Raffaella Sadun. Israel is often held up for its e

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Senior Research Coordinator

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Law School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 Profess

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Systems Biology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Lu Lab is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Research Assistant to support ongoing efforts in small-molecule discovery targeting the ubiquitin–proteasome system (UPS). The position

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Mobile Health Map Impact & Engagement Associate

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully Remote

Department

Family Van

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

We are seeking a mission driven public health professional to help strengthen and expand our national research collaborative by engaging mobile clinic leaders and researchers, supporting them to use M

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Transgenic Specialist

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary: The Biological Laboratories’ Aquatics Facilities can support live animal specimens for use by Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) and Organismic and Evolutionary Biology (OEB) members fo

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant III Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

054

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Nascent Transcriptomics Core at Harvard Medical School is seeking a Research Assistant III to join our team. Analysis of nascent RNA – RNA actively being made – can reveal details of transcription

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Kruse lab in the Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School seeks a Research Assistant to perform routine laboratory experiments, including molecular b

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I Lab

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 e

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Cell Biology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

We invite applicants for a Research Assistant position in the Brugge lab at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. The Brugge lab has identified populations of breast epithelial cells that c

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Neurobiology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Greenberg lab at Harvard Medical School examines how neuronal activity shapes the maturation and plasticity of the nervous system. The brain and other organs communicate by secreting thousands of

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Communications Manager, Reimagining the Economy Project

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Center for International Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Kennedy School

Salary Grade

056

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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, industri

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Manager – Education

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Center for International Development

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Kennedy School

Salary Grade

056

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant III

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

054

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I Lab

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 in

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Taubman Center for State and Local Government

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Kennedy School

Salary Grade

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The mission of the Taubman Center for State and Local Government at the Harvard Kennedy School is to support current and future public sector leaders in improving the governance of states, counties, a

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Practitioner Specialist

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Project Zero

Job Type

Part-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Salary Grade

056

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 repre

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II Non-Lab

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Nutrition

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary:The mission of the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health is to improve human health through better nutrition and lifestyle. The Department strives to acc

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Neurobiology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Under specific direction, the research assistant will work with other lab members to study how the blood-brain barrier and the genes that allow it to form a protective environment for the brain exert

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant III- Technology Development

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Salary Grade

054

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

About us: The Wyss Institute’s mission is to transform healthcare and the environment by emulating the way nature builds. We harness the imagination of academia and the focus of industry to translate

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I Lab

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

052

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary: Full-time Research Assistant (RA) wanted for an exciting, largescale project in the laboratory of Professor Randy Buckner. Job-Specific Responsibilities: The RA's primary responsibilitie

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Principal Research Scientist

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Fully On-site

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Salary Grade

058

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary: Reporting to senior faculty member with an interdisciplinary research group spanning physics and chemistry, manages and directs laboratory administrative personnel and researchers. This p

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Lab Manager

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Fully On-site

Department

Neurobiology

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard Medical School

Salary Grade

055

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Research Laboratory Manager directs the day-to-day operations of a large [25+ people], internationally recognized Neurobiology Research Laboratory. This position calls for a responsible, diligent,

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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