Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
Harvard University • Cambridge, MA • Posted June 09, 2026
About the Role
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Title Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area Institute for Quantitative Social Science
Position Description
The Program on Higher Education Research ( PHER ) announces a one-year research fellowship. PHER is a new initiative within the Institute for Quantitative Social Science ( IQSS ) focused on applying the full social-science toolkit to study and improve higher education.
Rather than rely on anecdotes or partisan narratives, this Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow will help the program generate rigorous data and translate them into concrete, testable policy reforms that can be adopted to improve various aspects of higher education. Research products include policy white papers, studies, and articles.
Research activities include:
+ Writing, fielding, and analyzing survey data.
+ Organizing and conducting interviews of stakeholders.
+ Managin...
Title Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow
School Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Department/Area Institute for Quantitative Social Science
Position Description
The Program on Higher Education Research ( PHER ) announces a one-year research fellowship. PHER is a new initiative within the Institute for Quantitative Social Science ( IQSS ) focused on applying the full social-science toolkit to study and improve higher education.
Rather than rely on anecdotes or partisan narratives, this Pre-Doctoral Research Fellow will help the program generate rigorous data and translate them into concrete, testable policy reforms that can be adopted to improve various aspects of higher education. Research products include policy white papers, studies, and articles.
Research activities include:
+ Writing, fielding, and analyzing survey data.
+ Organizing and conducting interviews of stakeholders.
+ Managin...