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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.

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

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Director of Data and Analytics

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Center for Population and Development Studies

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

058

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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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 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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Research Assistant, China

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

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 Belfer Center seeks a Research Assistant to support Graham Allison, the Douglas Dillon Professor of Government at Harvard Kennedy School and Director of the Belfer Center’s Avoiding Great Power Wa

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Research Assistant III, Remodeling Futures Program

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 Graduate School of Design

Salary Grade

054

Term Appointment

No

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Reporting to the Director of the Remodeling Futures Program, the Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) seeks applications for a Research Assistant to join the Remodeling Futures P

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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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01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II 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

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary: The Cultural Dynamics Lab at Harvard University, directed by Joshua Conrad Jackson, is seeking a full-time Research Assistant with computational and data analysis skills for an series of

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01/01/0001

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Senior Scientist I

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

65 - Harvard Academic Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Wyss Institute at Harvard University

Salary Grade

058

Term Appointment

No

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

About You: You are a visionary, strategically minded scientific leader with deep expertise in translational science, therapeutic or diagnostic development, molecular or cellular biology. You thrive in

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Predoctoral Research Associate (Summer 2026) - Economics and Political Economy

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:  Tomomichi AmanoZoe CullenNatalia G

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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

Systems 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

The Oyler-Yaniv and Lahav labs in Harvard Medical School’s Department of Systems Biology are looking for an intellectually engaged and highly motivated research assistant to support work on host-virus

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01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II Non-Lab

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Project Zero

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Non-exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Salary Grade

053

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Assessing Efforts to Nurture Character and Ethics in Higher Education.Drawing on our decades of research in higher education and established methodologies, this project focuses on qualitative, in-dept

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01/01/0001

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Research Infrastructure and Software Engineer

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Library and Research Services

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Kennedy School

Salary Grade

058

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

The Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) is launching an initiative to build the best-in-class research enablement environment for public policy. Over the next two years, the School will pilot and pressure te

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01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I

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: In the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, we research and teach how the collective behavior of molecules and cells forms the basis of life. We are driven by a passion for disco

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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 Adelman Lab at Harvard Medical School is looking for a full-time Research Assistant (RA) to join our vibrant, interdisciplinary team. Our group investigates how gene regulation goes awry in diseas

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01/01/0001

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Biostatistician I

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

056

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary:The Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR), an organization within the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for the design, monitoring and statistical analys

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01/01/0001

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Research Assistant III - Organ-on-Chip

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 you:You are a collaborative, impact-focused problem solver who wants to be part of a dynamic team dedicated to creating and commercializing novel approaches to global challenges in healthcare an

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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

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Senior Research Manager

Salary

Location

Cambridge, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Cambridge

Brand

Harvard Kennedy School

Salary Grade

057

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

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 issu

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01/01/0001

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Biostatistician/Manager of Statistical Training

Salary

Location

Boston, MA, United States

Union

00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary

Work Format

Hybrid

Department

Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research

Job Type

Full-time

FLSA Status

Exempt

Location

Boston

Brand

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Salary Grade

058

Term Appointment

Yes

Harvard Job Function

Research

Description

Job Summary:The Center for Biostatistics in AIDS Research (CBAR), an organization within the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is responsible for the design, monitoring and statistical analys

Reference

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Expiry Date

01/01/0001

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Research Assistant II Non-lab

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

053

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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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

Immunology

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 Sharpe laboratory at Harvard Medical School seeks a highly motivated individual to support research in mouse and human tumor immunology, and/or autoimmunity. Under the supervision of the Lab Manag

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01/01/0001

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Research Assistant I

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 Whited Lab focuses on limb regeneration in axolotl salamanders. The lab’s current effort focuses on identifying the mechanisms whereby axolotls initiate limb regeneration and the syst

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Research Assistant

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

We are seeking highly motivated recent college graduates who are interested in pursuing neuroscience research as Research Assistant I. Under specific direction, the researcher will participate in rese

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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

The Greenberg lab at Harvard Medical School examines how neuronal activity induced by sensory experience shapes the maturation and plasticity of the nervous system. Neuronal activity triggers a cascad

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Predoctoral Research Associate (Summer 2026) - Strategy

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: Maria RocheYou will see this posting

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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

We are seeking a highly motivated and independent individual for a full-time research assistant position in Dr. Bernardo Sabatini’s laboratory at Harvard Medical School. The research assistant will wo

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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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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

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 currently have an opening for a Research Assistant I in the lab of Dr. Stephen Liberles at Harvard Medical School. The work of Dr. Liberles’s lab is focused on understanding internal and external s

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