Academic Year Positions

Throughout the year, the Berkman Center for Internet & Society welcomes people from all backgrounds to join us in our research as paid interns/research assistants.  Please note that these positions aren't intended to be full time jobs.

Current academic year positions

Research positions for the Fall 2008 semester are listed below.  The list of positions often changes - please periodically check back if you're interested, but don't see an opportunity for you below.  Please tell the contact noted on the application if you are applying for multiple Berkman Center positions.

• Citizen Media Law Project Legal Research
  
  
• Digital Natives Opportunities
  
  
• Freerice.org Seminar Research and Tech Opportunities
  
  
• Herdict Website Testing and Data Analysis
  
  
• Internet & Democracy Internships
  
  
• Reconstitute Jamaica with Charles Nesson and Kevin Wallen
  
  
• Research History of Jury in MA with Charles Nesson
  
  
• Media Cloud Opportunities
  


• ProjectVRM Opportunities
  
  
• Public Radio Exchange Coding Internship
  
  
• StopBadware.org Opportunities
  
  

Selected Friends of Berkman Positions:

• Open Access Fellowships

Academic Year Intern/Research Assistant Eligibility:
* Interns/RAs do not have to be students.
* Interns/RAs do not have to be affiliated with Harvard University, with the exception of people in the United States on Visas - we can only employ those whose Visas have been sponsored by Harvard, and unfortunately can not pay international students from other universities.
* Interns/RAs do not have to live in the Boston area, though remote participation is at the discretion of the project leader, and if working remotely one must come to Boston to sign paperwork at the Human Resources Office before starting to work. 

Summer Positions

The deadline for Summer 2009 internship applications is February 15, 2009.

Come open-window and sunshine filled summers, Berkman welcomes interns to work with us for 10 full-time weeks.  Open to both law students and students enrolled in programs across other disciplines, Berkman internships are traditionally project based and provide the opportunity for deep and substantive involvement in our efforts.

Positions are available with most Berkman projects, with job requirements, skills, and subject areas crossing the board.  While specific job descriptions will be in a full time capacity, and will vary come summer time, please check out the above listed current opportunities to see outlines the kinds of positions available.

The summer program runs for 10 weeks from June 1 to August 15.  While the positions are paid, please be forewarned that stipends may not be sufficient to cover living expenses in the Boston area. No other benefits are provided, therefore associates must make their own housing, insurance and transportation arrangements.

To apply for a summer internship position, please send:

• a letter of interest, describing your skills and interests, and indicating the area of research and the Berkman projects in which you have interest;
• a current version of your resume;
• the contact information for two references (professional or academic)
  

to Berkman's community coordinator, Becca Tabasky, at rtabasky[AT]cyber.law.harvard.edu.

If you have questions about either academic year or summer internships, please contact Becca at the email address above.