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Provides administrative and operational support to academic departments, faculty, and department chairs. Responsibilities include office management, records maintenance, faculty leave coordination, personnel onboarding, event and meeting coordination, project leadership, communications, scheduling, expense processing, and confidential administrative work. Requires strong in-person presence and independent management of multiple priorities.

Leads financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, rate development, cost recovery, compliance, billing, and internal controls for Harvard FAS science service centers and recharge facilities. Partners with facility directors and leadership on financial strategy, develops models and dashboards, ensures federal and university policy compliance, improves financial processes, and may supervise staff.

Leads university-wide development strategy supporting principal gift fundraising, prospect pipelines, solicitation portfolios, presidential and provostial advancement activities, volunteer committees, events, and cross-functional planning. Oversees systems, processes, communications, data coordination, and high-priority initiatives; prepares analysis and materials for senior decision-making and committee review. Supervises an assistant director and collaborates with schools and advancement teams. Requires hybrid office presence, occasional evening or weekend work, and travel for donor and colleague meetings.

Supports and optimizes enterprise IT infrastructure across cloud platforms, VMware virtualization, and Windows Server environments. Responsibilities include managing ESXi hosts and vCenter, configuring virtual machines and clusters, administering Active Directory and Group Policy, applying patches and security configurations, automating tasks, troubleshooting complex issues, documenting infrastructure in ServiceNow, and collaborating on scalable system integrations. The role includes after-hours support and participation in an on-call rotation.

Coordinates a multidisciplinary research initiative focused on energy-efficient buildings and urban systems. Responsibilities include organizing cross-team meetings, tracking milestones and metrics, managing sponsor reporting, developing annual reports and white papers, coordinating funding proposals, and supporting relationships with industry partners. The role synthesizes research across multiple disciplines, facilitates collaboration among investigators, and helps translate research findings into scalable real-world applications.

Leads Harvard GSD’s Design Discovery, Design Discovery Youth, and undergraduate Architecture Studies programs. Advises students, oversees curriculum, teaching teams, faculty, and instructional fellows, manages student progress and program operations, and coordinates recruiting and outreach. Develops a modular design curriculum library and certification pathways in collaboration with faculty, media producers, and Harvard learning-platform teams. Supervises program staff and ensures successful delivery of virtual and in-person programs.

Supports hands-on engineering education across design, fabrication, and laboratory courses. Mentors multidisciplinary student teams on embedded systems, robotics, sensing, mechatronics, prototyping, product development, testing, and system integration. Leads workshops, technical reviews, and instructional activities; maintains fabrication spaces, develops SOPs, manages equipment usage, and enforces safety practices. The role requires on-site supervision, flexible scheduling, occasional weekend activities, and the ability to move equipment weighing up to 50 pounds.

Coordinates employer relationships, recruitment events, job postings, employer database management, communications, reporting, and process improvements. Serves as a primary contact for employers, manages event logistics and registration, supports outreach campaigns, and provides career advising to students and alumni. Collaborates with finance, faculty, university committees, and Career Services teams while maintaining high service standards and handling occasional evening or weekend programming.

Leads major-gift fundraising for Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences across a West Coast portfolio of 100+ alumni and parent households. Develops cultivation, solicitation, and stewardship strategies for six- and seven-figure gifts; manages prospect visits, gift closures, and annual revenue goals exceeding $5 million. Partners with academic leaders, volunteers, and development teams, prepares meeting strategies, maintains prospect records, and mentors other fundraisers. The role requires approximately 35% travel and hybrid work with two onsite days weekly in Cambridge.

Leads educational development and scholarship initiatives for graduate and postdoctoral programs. Oversees curriculum fellow and graduate certificate programs, mentors trainees, develops evidence-based teaching and instructional design programs, teaches courses and workshops, supports educational innovation including generative AI and inclusive teaching, collaborates with faculty and leadership, and evaluates program impact.