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Postdoctoral Fellow with the LIFE Lab - Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University
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| Title | Postdoctoral Fellow with the LIFE Lab - Digital, Data, and Design Institute, Harvard University |
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| School | Harvard Business School |
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| Position Description | The Crafting Your Life (LIFE) Lab, led by Professor Leslie Perlow, is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow. The mission of the LIFE lab is to use technology to create a life-long learning community that benefits the community through life-long learning and provides academics the opportunity to study both the process of such community building and the content derived from community members’ sharing their life journeys. The lab seeks to explore how HBS alums (a case study of business graduates) craft their lives – exploring questions such as how do they spend their time and how that relates to what matters to them, how do life events influence what matters to them, and how do they make decisions both large and small in living out their life journeys. The LIFE Lab stems from a new second year MBA course created by Professor Perlow in collaboration with second year MBA students and alumni to help students better manage their careers, relationships, and lives after graduating from HBS. The course leverages HBS alumni to learn from their real-world experiences in the years following their own HBS graduation. The LIFE Lab seeks to use data analytics as a powerful enabler for further learning about the alumni’s journeys over the course of their lives, and importantly for fostering community among alumni. Professor Perlow and the LIFE Lab seek an experienced researcher to help make the most of this opportunity, especially the quantitative data they are collecting. They seek a candidate who has completed their pre-doctoral work, if not their dissertation, to partake in the design and management of multiple quantitative data collection efforts. The successful candidate will be eager to creatively design data collection efforts, analyze resulting data, and work with the team to write up the findings. The data collection will involve existing tools that have already been developed for this special project (e.g. LIFE simulation, reflection app, relationship mapping), as well as those that are in development (e.g., LIFE Matrix which explores how alumni spend their time and the value those time allocations bring to them as well as LIFE Connect built to match student and alum and alum with each other around topics of mutual interest). The ideal candidate has a background in organizational behavior and is naturally drawn to the areas of work-life, designing your work, careers, and happiness. |
| Basic Qualifications | Basic Qualifications
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| Additional Qualifications | Additional Qualifications Proven ability to work independently and creatively. This position requires an individual capable of consistent use of discretion, judgment, and initiative. The candidate must have extremely high standards in terms of quality of work, attention to detail, strong organization skills, and absolute commitment to task completion. Ability to balance multiple tasks and shifting priorities under tight deadlines at an accelerated pace when necessary. Diplomatic skills, comfort in interacting with prominent individuals, and grace under pressure are essential. It is helpful if the candidate is familiar with navigating a complex organization, such as Harvard Business School. |
| Special Instructions | Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please do not contact lab faculty; if you have any questions, please contact d3@harvard.edu . All applications should include the following:
Candidates may be asked to undergo an assessment as part of the interview process. Additional Information: This is a term appointment starting summer 2024 through June 30, 2025, with possibility of renewal based on funding and performance. Relocation funding is not provided. This role is offered as a hybrid (some combination of onsite and remote) where you are required to be onsite at our Boston, MA based campus. Specific days and schedule will be determined between you and your supervisors. Culture of Inclusion: The work and well-being of HBS is profoundly strengthened by the diversity of our network and our differences in background, culture, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, and life experiences. Explore HBS work culture at https://www.hbs.edu/employment/. Commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging Harvard University views equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging as the pathway to achieving inclusive excellence and fostering a campus culture where everyone can thrive. We strive to create a community that draws upon the widest possible pool of talent to unify excellence and diversity while fully embracing individuals from varied backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values. EEO Statement We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions, or any other characteristic protected by law. |
| Contact Information | Becky Wickel, Recruiting Manager, Research Staff Services Harvard Business School Soldiers Field Road Boston, MA 02163 |
| Contact Email | rwickel@hbs.edu |
| Equal Opportunity Employer | We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions or any other characteristic protected by law. |
| Minimum Number of References Required | 2 |
| Maximum Number of References Allowed | 4 |
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