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.
Research Analyst
Salary
Location
Cambridge, MA, United States
Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
Work Format
Hybrid
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Location
Cambridge
Brand
Harvard University Central Administration
Salary Grade
057
Term Appointment
No
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary: The Research Analyst supports the Office of Institutional Research & Analytics (OIRA) in advancing Harvard’s mission through accurate, timely, and high-quality institutional reporting and
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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 Song laboratory studies the genetic basis of how the human brain evolved and how its evolution affects neurological diseases in modern humans. We are seeking a Research Assistant I wh
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Research Assistant II
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
053
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
The Mathis/Benoist laboratory at Harvard Medical School seeks a highly motivated individual to support research in neuroimmunology. This individual will independently perform and /or coordinate a wide
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Senior Lab Manager
Salary
Location
Boston, MA, United States
Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
Work Format
Fully On-site
Department
Molecular Metabolism
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
057
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Hotamışlıgil Lab studies innate adaptive pathways involved in metabolic health and diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and asthma. For the past nearly 30 years,
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
RIE Engineer
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
057
Term Appointment
No
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary: Independently provide professional engineering expertise in a core facility in process design, training, quality assurance, and developmental activities. Job-Specific Responsibilities: T
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Predoctoral Research Associate (Summer 2026) - Finance
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 an assigned faculty member in one of the following academic units. Please note the
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Predoctoral Research Associate (Summer 2026)
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 an assigned faculty member in one of the following academic units. Accounting & Man
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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: Katherine Coffman & Joshua Schwartzs
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
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Non-exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
052
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases (IID) focuses on the biological, immunological, epidemiological and ecological aspects of viral, bacterial and protozoan diseases of an
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
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 Research Assistant will belong to the Chiu laboratory at Harvard Medical School. Neuroimmunology is a growing and exciting field, and our laboratory works at the interface of these complex systems
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Research Technician I, Ancient DNA
Salary
Location
Boston, MA, United States
Union
55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers
Work Format
Fully On-site
Department
Genetics
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 the direction of the Principal Investigator and senior scientists, the Research Technician I will support research focused on the analysis of ancient human DNA. The technician will work as part
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
Molecular Metabolism
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Non-exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
052
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Hotamışlıgil Lab explores the fundamental molecular mechanisms that cause obesity- or aging-related disease clusters including diabetes, liver and pulmonary disease, and atherosclerosi
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Research Assistant III - Cell Culture and Blood Clotting-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 a
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
Molecular Metabolism
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 Department of Molecular Metabolism (MET) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (SPH) conducts pioneering research into the causes of underlying complex human disorders. Our
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Research Director
Salary
Location
Cambridge, MA, United States
Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
Work Format
Hybrid
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Location
Cambridge
Brand
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Salary Grade
058
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Project Zero is a research unit at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Under the general direction of the Principal Investigators, the Research Director (RD) will play a lead role on the Learnin
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Biostatistician/Manager of Orientation
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
057
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
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
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Research Assistant III Non-Lab
Salary
Location
Boston, MA, United States
Union
55 - Hvd Union Cler & Tech Workers
Work Format
Hybrid
Department
Epidemiology
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Non-exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
054
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health seeks a highly motivated Research Assistant III Non-Lab (RA III) to join a collaborative cancer epidemiology
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
Predoctoral Research Associate (Summer 2026) - Economics
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 CullenRenata Ga
Reference
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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
Scientific Curator
Salary
Location
Cambridge, MA, United States
Union
00 - Non Union, Exempt or Temporary
Work Format
Hybrid
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Exempt
Location
Cambridge
Brand
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Salary Grade
056
Term Appointment
No
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary: The FlyBase project is an international collaboration of ~35 people distributed at several sites. This position is located at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. All FlyBase staff work as
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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 at Harvard University, we research and teach how the collective behavior of molecules and cells forms the basis of life. We are driven
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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 at Harvard University, we research and teach how the collective behavior of molecules and cells forms the basis of life. We are driven
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
Hybrid
Department
Molecular Metabolism
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Non-exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
052
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Department of Molecular Metabolism (MET) at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (SPH) conducts pioneering research into the causes of underlying complex human disorders. Our
Reference
4c507588-d729-4994-b6a4-d045f6bb7293
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
Microbiology
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 Weingarten lab in the Microbiology Department of Harvard Medical School is looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic research assistant I (RAI) to work in a virology research laboratory. The ab
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
Environmental Health
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 Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Department of Environmental Health is looking for a full-time Research Assistant II Non-Lab to join our team. Work conducted by our team is fo
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
Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Job Type
Full-time
FLSA Status
Non-exempt
Location
Boston
Brand
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Salary Grade
052
Term Appointment
Yes
Harvard Job Function
Research
Description
Job Summary:The Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases (IID) focuses on the biological, immunological, epidemiological and ecological aspects of viral, bacterial and protozoan diseases of an
Reference
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Expiry Date
01/01/0001
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