Job Opportunity: Project Coordinator

This role will support a diverse portfolio of research activities and is an excellent opportunity for someone at the beginning of their research and project management career.

The Project Coordinator will perform diverse research and coordination activities associated with various projects. S/he will join the Berkman Klein Center’s world-class community of scholars and digital architects, and work in close collaboration with faculty, staff, and fellows to advance a range of interdisciplinary, cutting-edge research related to the study and development of Internet & society. Reporting to the Associate Director of the Berkman Klein Center, and working alongside Berkman’s growing team of project managers and project coordinators, the Coordinator will be tasked with: integrating the efforts of multiple team members, including editing written materials to establish common voice; coordinating research activities, communicating with external partners; monitoring overall timelines and outputs including project and grant deliverables, events, and grant reports; and doing research and writing, from blog posts to grant proposals to longer thought pieces. Additionally, the coordinator will interface with the administrative and communications teams on relevant aspects of the projects; help to manage events; maintain online project management tools such as mailing lists; and oversee projects’ web presences. The project coordinator will help to guide the work of interns and research assistants. Based on the fast-paced and changing needs of the Berkman Klein Center, the project coordinator may be called upon for other tasks at short notice.  Occasional evening and weekend work will be required.  Travel opportunities may arise. The right candidate will thrive in a committed, collaborative, and tight-knit community that encourages creativity, supports deep inquiry, values novel approaches to solving problems, strives for transparency, continually builds upon best-practices and lessons learned, and supports its community members’ independent and collective goals.

A full position description for the job can be found below and on the Harvard Human Resources website.

Basic Qualifications: Three years of related administrative work experience. Solid writing, editing and proofreading skills are required, along with strong written and oral communications skills. The flexibility to work independently and also within teams is critical. Knowledge of current Internet issues is essential. Additional Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree preferred. Experience doing substantive and organizational work for non-governmental or academic organizations strongly preferred. Knowledge of Internet issues is essential. Progressive research skills required, including proficient knowledge of research tools, both Internet- and non-Internet based. Candidate must pay great attention to detail and be highly organized. Ability to work under tight deadlines a must. Solid writing, editing and proofreading skills required. Fluency in Internet research and publishing tools are highly desirable. Candidate would thrive in dynamic, entrepreneurial, self-motivated environment.

About the Berkman Klein Center: The Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is dedicated to exploring, understanding, and shaping the development of the digitally-networked environment. A diverse, interdisciplinary community of scholars, practitioners, technologists, policy experts, and advocates, we seek to tackle the most important challenges of the digital age while keeping a focus on tangible real-world impact in the public interest. Our faculty, fellows, staff and affiliates conduct research, build tools and platforms, educate others, form bridges and facilitate dialogue across and among diverse communities. More information at www.cyber.harvard.edu.

Commitment to Diversity: The work and well-being of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University are strengthened profoundly by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, experience, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and much more. Our community actively seeks and welcomes people of color, women, the LGBTQIA community, and persons with disabilities, as well researchers and practitioners from across the spec