Jobs & Fellowships

The American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Arts and Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ 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 Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾. 

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.

Research Assistant for Humanities, Arts, & Culture

The American Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾ of Arts and Sciences seek a detail-oriented undergraduate history student to support award-winning historian Jacqueline Jones with research for a 250th anniversary history of the Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾. The research assistant will support the historian with literature reviews, archival research, and other research tasks as needed.

Archival materials are in the Boston area, and the research assistant will have access to space in the Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ’s Cambridge headquarters as needed. To ensure data security and system compatibility, the assistant will use an Â鶹´«Ã½ÍøÕ¾-provided laptop (PC) and MS Office suite to perform duties.

Cambridge, MA

Program Officer for American Institutions, Society, and the Public Good

The Program Officer is responsible for research and writing, project management, policy development and analysis, and other administrative tasks related to the Â鶹´«Ã½Íøվ’s work in the program area of American Institutions, Society and the Public Good. Building on the work of the Our Common Purpose project and the Commission on Reimagining the Economy, the Program Officer will play a key role in developing new, non-partisan, cross-ideological project(s) focused on the American economy and democracy, and in supporting new work exploring local solutions to national problems. 

Cambridge, MA or Washington D.C