We are a team of social scientists and policy professionals who are committed to rigorously answering questions that the public sector has asked. You’re the kind of person we’re looking for if: you’re torn between a career in research and a career in social impact; you are committed to systemic change through government; you thrive working with a team on multiple projects at once; and you have lived or professional experience related to the topics we work on.
Current and forthcoming openings are below.
If you are interested in working with the People Lab in another capacity or have any questions we would love to hear from you. Please send an email to peoplelab@hks.harvard.edu.
This position is ideal for someone with 2+ years of full-time experience and/or a graduate degree who is interested in getting more in-depth experience in applied research. Under the guidance of a Research Manager and/or a Research Director, Research Associates will work on many projects simultaneously at a fast pace and will be involved in supporting all stages of projects. Responsibilities may include data cleaning and analysis, literature reviews, and supporting manuscript preparation, as well as direct interaction with government partners to co-design and evaluate interventions using a randomized controlled trial (RCT).
This position may be fully remote if all work is performed within a state in which Harvard is registered to conduct business (CA, CT, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, and WA).
This position is ideal for MPP and PhD students who are interested in spending the fall semester getting training in applied research. Research fellows will work closely with our research director to support our design and implementation of rigorous research studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Responsibilities may include data cleaning and analysis, drafting and editing papers, policy reports, and presentations, and assisting in researching and completing grant proposals. Research fellows are expected to work 10-15 hours/week over the course of the fall semester.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to peoplelab@hks.harvard.edu and use the subject line “Fall 2023 Graduate Student Research Fellow”.
This position is ideal for undergraduate students who are interested in spending the fall semester getting training in applied research. Research fellows will work closely with our research director to support our design and implementation of rigorous research studies, including randomized controlled trials (RCTs). Responsibilities may include data entry, cleaning, and analysis, drafting and editing papers, policy reports, and presentations, and completion of literature reviews. Research fellows are expected to work 10-15 hours/week over the course of the fall semester.
To apply, please send your resume and cover letter to peoplelab@hks.harvard.edu and use the subject line “Fall 2023 Undergraduate Student Research Fellow”.