Careers & Fellowships
Join us in working toward more equal, inclusive, multiracial, and multiethnic democracy.
The Ash Center is a global and values-driven community that believes diverse perspectives are paramount to better understanding and addressing real-world problems. In fostering an environment of rigor, curiosity, and integrity, we value and respect different opinions, lived experiences, and diverse research and policy areas and approaches. We actively seek candidates who share our commitment and values.
Fellowship Opportunities
Allen Lab Fellowships
Research Fellowship: This fellowship is intended for emerging scholars, predoctoral students/ postdoctoral researchers within 5 years of degree conferred. Fellows will be in-person in Cambridge to work on a self-directed research project
Policy Fellowship: This fellowship is intended for faculty, mid-career practitioners, and policymakers with expertise and demonstrated interest in the research, development, and implementation of policy coinciding with the Lab’s research themes. Fellows will work on their own self-directed project. May be remote and part-time with expectation of several visits to campus per semester.
Reimagining Democracy Program Fellowships
Democracy Visiting Fellowship: The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation invites faculty, doctoral, and postdoctoral students to apply to its Democracy Visiting Fellowship Program and further their research on substantive democratic governance issues.
Staff Opportunities
There are no staff opportunities available at this time.
Student Opportunities
Summer Research Assistant on U.S. Protest Activity for Prof. Erica Chenoweth
The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation seeks returning HKS students for the following summer Research Assistant Position.
As part of the Crowd Counting Consortium, the Nonviolent Action Lab at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, in partnership with the University of Connecticut, maintains the most complete and detailed near-real-time dataset on political protest activity in the United States. Research assistants will create structured data on protest events from news stories and social media posts for this open-access dataset and will assist faculty PIs Prof. Erica Chenoweth (HKS) and Prof. Jeremy Pressman (UConn) and Research Project Manager Dr. Soha Hammam with related research tasks as required. Candidates must demonstrate deep knowledge of data collection and analysis, exceptional time management skills, and willingness to approach problems with creativity and collaboration. We value attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work. Students from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences are welcome to apply. The time commitment will be 20 hours per week.
Please send your resume and short statement of interest to soha_hammam@hks.harvard.edu.