Fellow-in-Residence

Harvard University Position Details Title Fellow-in-Residence School Faculty of Arts and Sciences Department/Area Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics Position Description The Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard University invites applications from a broad range of researchers and practitioners who will work over the course of the year on pressing issues in ethics. Faculty in arts and sciences and professional schools, postdoctoral scholars, practitioners, and researchers from industry, government, and NGOs are eligible to apply.

The call for applications for the 2027-28 academic year is completely open: we will consider any topic pertaining to the serious ethical questions of our time. Our Center will also be continuing the work of our interdisciplinary research network exploring the ethical and political dimensions of disagreement, in both its productive and unproductive varieties. Philosophers, humanists, social psychologists, and any researchers from relevant domains are invited to indicate whether their project falls into this research orbit.

All eligible applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given careful consideration. As always, our goal will be to craft a cohort in which all Fellows will find valuable intellectual partnerships to support and spur their work. The ideal candidates are those who are willing to invest time and energy into building community with the other Fellows in their cohort. Fellows-in-Residence will be expected to devote the majority of their time to their individual projects and to participate in regular work-in-progress seminars.

In addition, Fellows are strongly encouraged to participate in—and contribute to—the Center’s programming, which includes public lectures, themed seminars and reading groups, conferences, workshops, and lunch discussions. Fellows may be invited to teach a Harvard class during the course of their appointment. This Fellowship is residential. With the exception of travel to conferences and meetings, Fellows are expected to be in residence in the Boston area at least four working days per week during the term, and working from the Center’s office space at least three days per week.

For the last few years, the Center has offered the possibility of joint fellowship opportunities with several other Centers at Harvard. We continue to offer that possibility, with specific potential affiliations to be worked out on a case-by-case basis: Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights at the Harvard Kennedy School Center for Bioethics at the Harvard Medical School Hutchins Center for African & African American Research at Harvard University Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology and Bioethics at the Harvard Law School Applicants will be invited to indicate on the application form whether they wish to be considered for a joint fellowship position with one of these Centers.

If selected, the joint fellowship will offer access to development opportunities and programming at the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics and the partnering center, as well as responsibilities to both centers. STIPEND Faculty : We offer a stipend of one-half of your base academic year salary up to $80,000 and a research allowance of up to $3,000 for approved expenses directly related to your work, such as travel, books, and research assistance.

Post-Doc: The stipend for post-doctoral fellows will be $7,000/month for the 2027-28 academic year, which runs from the start of September to the end of June. We also provide a research allowance of up to $3,000 per academic year for approved expenses directly related to your work, such as travel, books, and research assistance. Practitioner : Practitioner stipends are determined on a case-by-case basis, commensurate with experience, up to a maximum of $80,000.

We also provide a research allowance of up to $3,000 for approved expenses directly related to your work, such as trav