Employment Opportunities

There are a variety of ways to get involved with the Berkman Center, including staff positions, fellowships, and internships.

In whatever way you chose to get involved, at the Berkman Center you'll work with a world-class group of academics and tinkerers, engaging issues we face today and projecting the questions we'll have tomorrow.  In our 23 Everett Street home you'll have the flexibility, freedom, and encouragement to make the job your own, while contributing to our current (wonderfully) challenging projects.  Get ready to think hard and dig deep!

Executive Director search:

The Berkman Center community is grateful -- immeasurably -- for the energy and thoughtfulness that John Palfrey has brought to Berkman as a leader, teacher, and researcher, and we’re overjoyed that he will remain a part of the Center’s leadership as a Faculty Co-Director. We are now seeking a new Executive Director to lead our incredible staff and to help us build on Berkman’s past, extending our success into the next decade.

Staff Positions:

Many of the jobs above contribute to our team of geeks.  Think you're up for joining them?  Jason Callina, Berkman’s longtime Senior Software Developer, gives his take on the experience:

“The Berkman Center for Internet & Society has been described as an entrepreneurial non-profit.  We behave like a start-up, but the goal of our employees is not to make gobs of money and smoke one hundred dollar bills on a bear rug in front of a roaring fire.  The common thread among the geeks and non-geeks at Berkman is that we are focused on making an impact with the work we do.  This may sound cliche, a bit of web 2.0 jargon, but the people here really believe it and they are actually doing it.

As a web developer, system administrator or technical support you will be working on projects that have bigger implications than your standard IT tasks.  Berkman projects give people voices, shine lights on injustice and help shape policy.  What we find and create is meant to be shared, and our tools and research work best when they are disseminated, remixed and reused for the public good.  At the end of the day we can stand back and be proud of what we have done.

To be a geek at the Berkman Center is to help create things. There are real world problems to solve and technology, specifically the internet, seems like a big enough tool to do the job.  We need people who know how to use those tools.  Some of the most visionary thinking about the net happens within these walls and there are opportunities for someone who can translate those ideas into practical solutions.  If you can do that, then this may be the right place for you.”

Fellowship Positions: 

Please click here to learn more about our fellowship program.

Intern and Research Assistant Program:

If you're interested in joining Berkman as an intern or research assistant, click here.

Last updated May 12, 2008