Research Associates
As a Research Associate you’ll have the unmatched opportunity to work closely with world-renowned faculty on the research, case studies, and coursework that shape the world’s leaders.
On any given day, you might analyze data; delve into the resources of our world-class library; or write the story that brings a business situation to life.
You may travel across town— or around the world— to conduct field interviews with senior-level executives or spend time on the factory floor. Investigation, discovery, and analysis make for a rich and rewarding experience that supports the Harvard Business School (HBS) mission to educate leaders who make a difference in the world.
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As a Research Associate, you’ll find yourself meeting people and exploring issues and topics that open up new worlds, both professionally and personally. Research Associates have the time and resources to dig deep into research, with the guidance of faculty who are thought leaders in fields ranging from entrepreneurship to finance to organizational behavior.
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As a Research Associate at HBS you'll have the unmatched opportunity to work closely with world-renowned faculty on the research, case studies, and coursework that shape the world’s leaders.
Predoctoral Research
An opportunity to expand your research resume before pursuing doctoral studies.
Many RA opportunities are ideal for Pre-Doctoral candidates as these positions represent a powerful opportunity for qualified candidates to expand their research resume before pursuing doctoral studies.
Career Advancement
As a Research Associate, you'll find yourself meeting people and exploring issues and topics that open up new worlds, both professionally and personally.
Benefits & Compensation
RAs enjoy an extremely competitive salary for the field, substantial benefits package, and other benefits. HBS is home to a community of enthusiastic, motivated individuals who believe in what they do.
Why become a Research Associate?
“This is a job for people who like to go after detail, who like to go after specifics, who like to think and research broadly but then be able to extract very specific, very clear recommendations, information, trends out of very broad, diverse literature.”
- Manjari Raman
There is no typical Research Associate
"A broad range of people make up the RA community. Some of us are just out of college, but there are also people who have law degrees, some who have Ph.D.s, and others who have taught in the past or worked in consulting. It’s a very interesting, diverse group.”
- Nicole Bennett
