Research Jobs
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
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
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
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
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
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
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
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
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
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
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
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,
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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