Job Opportunitites

Join our Boston-based research team! We are hiring for several roles. Job descriptions will be updated and posted here when available.

Are you a doctoral-trained social science researcher with at least two years of field experience directly involved with health system-level policy and reform in India? Join our team as a Research Associate, a senior-level researcher who will contribute substantially to research and reform related to India’s current health system-level performance challenges. Content may include urban health, non-communicable diseases, citizen satisfaction, provider quality of care, financial barriers to access, and prescription behaviors of health providers. There is a special focus on the interactions between public and private parts of the health system, including the mix of providers as well as the source of financing. The Research Associate may also contribute to capacity building and training activities in areas of expertise. Familiarity with the “Control Knob” (Roberts et al.) framework for health system assessment and reform is preferred.
The level and title of the position will depend on the candidate’s degree earned and years of research experience, such as Research Assistant (master’s), Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (doctorate), or Research Associate (doctorate plus more than two years’ research experience).
For more information and to apply, please follow instructions here.

Do you have training in public health or social science fields such as economics, sociology, or political economy? Do you have 2+ years of work experience analyzing health system performance or implementing health policy reform projects including policies around access, quality, and costs of health care at state or national levels?
Join our team as a Research Assistant, who will develop cases and other research products related to current health system-level performance challenges in India. Examples may include urban health, non-communicable diseases, citizen satisfaction, provider quality of care, financial barriers to access, and prescription behaviors of health providers. There is a special focus on the interactions between public and private sectors of the health system, including the mix of providers as well as the source of financing.
For more information and to apply to this full-time position, please see Requisition #63771BR at Harvard Careers. All applications must be submitted through Harvard Careers.

For current students or recent graduates of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, a part-time role is possible as a Student Research Assistant. For further background, please see the job description for the full-time version of this role (Requisition #63771BR at Harvard Careers).
To apply for the full-time staff Research Assistant role, please follow the instructions on Harvard Careers.
To apply for the part-time Student Research Assistant role, please send an email message to Anuska Kalita (akalita@hsph.harvard.edu) with the following:

1. resume;
2. list of classes taken related to Health Systems, such as GHP 200, 202, 203, 212, or 292;
3. brief mention of relevant work experience according to the qualifications that are listed in the full-time equivalent of this role (see Requisition #63771BR at Harvard Careers);
4. clarification of employment eligibility, noting that most international students are allowed to work on campus; and
5. brief explanation of availability and logistics considerations for working during this academic year.

The Student Research Assistant role is a paid opportunity open to current students, including international students. Hourly compensation follows the guidelines of the Department of Global Health and Population.