Postdoctoral Fellow, HBS AI Institute - Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab in Cambridge, Massachusetts at Harvard University

The Harvard Business School AI Institute is accepting applications for postdoctoral fellows for academic year 2027-2028 to work on research activities at our research labs. The AI Institute conducts research at the intersection of academia and practice, and is looking for candidates with diverse backgrounds and/or new perspectives. There are no teaching requirements for these open positions.

The Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab at the HBS AI Institute, co-led by Professors George Serafeim, Michael Toffel, and Peter Tufano, is looking for a postdoctoral fellow with demonstrated research interests at the intersection of business and climate/sustainability. The mission of this Lab is to advance our understanding of how digital transformation and the use of artificial intelligence in management and governance practices deliver measurable financial, environmental, and social impacts. The Lab is especially interested in postdoc applicants interested in: (a) climate finance, including how climate-induced risks might be shared between insurers, governments, and households; how new products and structures might enable incremental funding and risk bearing; and how regulation, incentives and governance affect the provision of climate finance including insurance and funding for prevention activities; or (b) voluntary corporate climate targets, the voluntary carbon market, and/or corporate efforts to increase adaptation/resilience in their operations and supply chain.

The Postdoctoral Fellow reports directly to faculty in the Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab and an administrative manager in the Research Staff Services office.

Candidates should have some familiarity with some or all of the following:

PLEASE NOTE: If you have obtained your Ph.D. in the past 12 months you must be able to provide a certificate of completion from the degree-granting institution OR a letter from the institution’s Registrar stating all requirements for the degree have been successfully completed and should verify the date the degree has been conferred. No exceptions.

Application Details:
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please apply via the ARIeS system. Please do not contact lab faculty.

All applications should include the following:

Candidates may be asked to do an interview and present their research as part of the search process.

Additional Information:
This is a term position starting July 2027 and ending on June 30, 2028, with potential for re-appointment for a second year based on mutual interest, performance, and funding. Relocation funding will not be provided.

This role is offered as a hybrid (some combination of onsite and remote) where you are required to be onsite at our Boston, MA based campus. Specific days and schedule will be determined between you and the lab PIs.

Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field Road
Boston, MA 02163

$75,000 annually