Research Associate
Harvard Center for Population & Dev Studies
Cambridge, MA · $80k–$90k a year · Posted November 5, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $85,000 a year. Across 93 open research associate listings that state pay, the middle half runs $60,000 to $95,000 and the median is $73,500. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 16% above the median.
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About the job
...The Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies is seeking a full-time Research Associate to support ongoing studies of cognitive aging and dementia in South Africa. Our work aims to understand how cognitive function in older age is shaped by biological aging...