Jobs & Fellowships

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Academy is committed to the diversity of its staff and membership.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. 

All open job and fellowship positions are listed below. For a complete description and the link to apply, please click on the position title.

As a scholarly organization and research center, the Academy recognizes that diversity of thought, class, experience, sex, gender, race, physical or mental ability, age, religion, national origin, and sexual orientation is a value to uphold and is central to the mission and work of the organization. A more pluralistic staff embracing diversity of thought, approach and life experience fosters a more nuanced understanding of contemporary issues facing the nation and the world. Working together in a climate of respect and openness models the civil discourse that is fundamental to the work of the Academy. 

More information about our guiding values can be found here. 

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Susan Chudd, Director of HR & Organizational Development: 617-576-5092 or schudd@amacad.org.

Raymond Frankel Nuclear Security Policy Fellow

As part of the Academy’s Global Security and International Affairs (GSIA) program area, The Raymond Frankel Nuclear Security Policy Fellowship provides an opportunity for an early-career professional with training in security studies or nuclear policy to learn about a career in public policy and administration. 

Reporting to the Chief Program Officer, the Fellow will assume primary responsibility for one or more workstreams within the Academy’s nuclear and global security portfolio. They will work in close coordination with Academy staff, the Academy’s Committee on International Security Studies (CISS), and project chairs to steward and advance the work of this program area. Some of the duties may include: organizing Track-2 dialogues between nuclear experts and former officials from the United States, China, Russia, and other regions to identify critical goals in maintaining nuclear security; coordinating publications focused on critical debates within nuclear security and arms control; arranging educational briefings and events with scholars, policymakers, and other audiences to deepen knowledge on key issues and challenges facing the United States in arms control and international security; and assisting with other areas of the GSIA portfolio including project development, administration, outreach, and reporting.

The Academy is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion and looks to all its staff members to foster and promote these values.

The Fellowship is supported through an endowment fund provided by the Raymond Frankel Foundation of Chicago, IL.

Cambridge, MA

Research Assistant for Academy History Project (Part Time)

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences seeks a detail-oriented history graduate student to assist award-winning historian Jacqueline Jones with research for a 250th anniversary history of the Academy. The research assistant will support the historian with literature reviews, archival research, writing short biographical sketches, and other research tasks as needed.

Most archival materials are in the Boston area. The research assistant will have access to an office in the Academy’s Cambridge headquarters as needed. To ensure data security and system compatibility, the assistant will use an Academy-provided laptop (PC) and MS Office suite to perform duties.

 

Project completion anticipated in 2027.

Cambridge, MA

Hellman and Simons Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy

The Hellman and Simons Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy provides an early-career professional with training in science or engineering the opportunity to learn about a career in science policy and non-profit administration. While in residence, Hellman Fellows work with senior scientists, policy experts, and industry leaders on critical national and international policy issues related to science, engineering, and technology.

The Hellman and Simons Fellow serves as a full-time member of the program area staff and contributes to new and ongoing projects within the “Science, Engineering, and Technology” (SET) program area. Over the two-year tenure, the Fellow will play a key role in helping design and launch new project ideas into Academy's initiatives around artificial intelligence, mental health, and trust in science and data. 

The Hellman and Simons Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy is funded through a generous partnership between the Hellman Foundation of San Francisco, CA and the Simons Foundation of New York, NY.

Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is both an honorary society that recognizes and celebrates the excellence of its members and an independent research center convening leaders from across disciplines, professions, and perspectives to address significant challenges. Academy projects bring together elected members and subject matter experts in cross-disciplinary efforts to produce independent and pragmatic studies that inform public policy and advance the public good. The Academy is committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion and looks to all its staff members to foster and promote its values.

 

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