POSITION DESCRIPTION

Reporting to the Director of Liberal Arts Graduate Degree Programs at Harvard Extension School, the Research Advisor in Psychology advises master’s candidates in the field of psychology, primarily, as well as in other social science fields, secondarily, on all aspects of the preparation and presentation of the master’s thesis from identifying a suitable thesis topic, completing an acceptable thesis research proposal, and submitting final thesis projects in the required Harvard format.

• This position meets with students individually.
• Keeps office hours, and handles administrative details related to students’ thesis projects, including transparent and detailed notetaking about students’ academic progress.
• Runs semester-long, credit-bearing Crafting the Thesis Proposal (CTP) tutorials.
• Approves students CTP applications and critiques and approves thesis proposals during the CTP tutorial assigning a satisfactory or unsatisfactory grade.
• Recruits FAS faculty to serve as thesis directors.
• The Research Advisor is a member of the Thesis Task Force.
• This position will handle related projects and duties as needed.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• Minimum of 7 years’ relevant work experience

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

• PhD strongly preferred and experience advising students on independent research.
• Keep abreast of current issues in psychology along with related research methods and have a genuine enthusiasm for exploring a variety of thesis topics with students.
• Ability to work with graduate students in a broad age range with tact and diplomacy, while supporting academic standards of the program.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, organizational ability, and attention to detail.
• Ability to work collegially with ALM staff.
• Familiarity with Harvard strongly preferred.

ABOUT US

The Division of Continuing Education (DCE) includes four academic units serving about 30,000 domestic and international students annually, which allow Harvard to meet the learning needs of intellectually curious and highly motivated students from high school through retirement. Established in 1910, the Harvard Extension School (HES) offers access to Harvard faculty for a diverse community of adult learners, enrolling about 15,000 students. HES offers over 1,000 open enrollment courses — 85 percent of which are accessible online — and provides flexibility through noncredit, undergraduate, and graduate courses, including degrees, certificates, and a premedical program. The Harvard Summer School, founded in 1871, offers around 450 credit and noncredit courses both on the Harvard Campus and online, catering to 10,000 high school, college, and adult learners. Additionally, it offers more than 15 international study abroad programs, hosting up to 300 students each summer. Harvard DCE Professional & Executive Development delivers over 140 noncredit programs annually, reaching more than 3,600 participants through online platforms and its executive development center in Cambridge. The Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement offers about 140 peer-taught courses to approximately 550 active members.

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