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Harvard Kennedy School · 4 days ago

Senior Research Associate, Bloomberg Center for Cities

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

Harvard Kennedy School is a vibrant community dedicated to advancing knowledge and collaboration. The Senior Research Associate will lead research efforts aimed at improving city leadership and governance through effective public management, generating actionable insights and high-impact publications.

Education

Comp. & Benefits

No H1B

Hiring Manager

Erin Sharicz

Responsibilities

Co-lead research within a collaborative team: shape questions, design studies, and plan analytic strategies

Implement research, including – where necessary – instrument design, power analysis, pre-registration, and programming and execution of online surveys and experiments

Manage additional research activities, including recruitment and supervision of student research assistants

Develop and maintain research administration and compliance documentation, including IRB protocols, data-use agreements, and data security procedures

Support data cleaning and conduct statistical and econometric analyses

Manage relations with research-relevant external stakeholders, including survey vendors and partner cities

Draft, revise, and prepare academic manuscripts for publication

Travel, as needed, for data collection and presentation of work and findings (at conferences, workshops, etc.)

Qualification

Ph.D. in relevant fieldEmpirical research methodsQuantitative analysisRStata proficiencyIRB/ethics experienceSupervision of research assistantsMulti-stakeholder project coordinationWriting skills

Required

Ph.D. (or expected completion by start date) in relevant discipline(s) or field(s), including public management, business administration, organizational theory, social psychology, organizational behavior, implementation science, public administration, political science, economics, and urban studies

Evidence of scholarly engagement in developing and testing theories of organizational strategies to create social impact, with emphasis on how public organizations build capacity, improve performance, implement policy, and innovate in service delivery

Demonstrated ability to conduct original empirical research using quantitative and qualitative methods, including experimental methods such as survey experiments and/or field randomized controlled trials

Experience supervising research assistants and coordinating multi-stakeholder projects

Proficiency in R or Stata (Python a plus)

Experience with IRB/ethics and preregistration/pre-analysis plans

Excellent writing skills and evidence of publication pipeline

Benefits

Generous paid time off including parental leave

Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one

Retirement plans with university contributions

Wellbeing and mental health resources

Support for families and caregivers

Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement

Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks

Company

Harvard Kennedy School

Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school. It is a sub-organization of Harvard University.

Founded in 1936