Join the PKG team!
Thank you for your interest in joining the PKG Center! The PKG Center’s mission is to tap and expand MIT students’ unique skills and interests to prepare them to explore and address complex social and environmental challenges. We educate students to collaborate ethically and effectively with community partners to engage in meaningful public service, today and in their lives beyond MIT. Learn more about our history, mission, and values.
We have a small, tight-knit, lively, and welcoming office. New hires will join our team of 8 full-time staff members and a cohort of 10-12 Graduate Assistants from local universities. (Meet the team!)
Current openings include:
- 0 full-time positions
- 0 graduate assistant positions
Full-time staff positions:
We do not currently have any openings for full-time positions.
Graduate Assistant positions:
Graduate assistants (“GAs”) are graduate students enrolled in full-time master’s or PhD programs who work part-time at the PKG Center and play a vital role in maintaining the Center’s operations and outreach.
Salary for each position is $18/hour, along with a free MBTA CharlieCard and earned sick time in compliance with Massachusetts law. Graduate assistants are expected to work 15-19 hours per week with an in-person component at our office in Cambridge.
We do not currently have any openings for graduate assistant positions during the 2024-2025 academic year.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in education and employment. More information on MIT’s nondiscrimination policy can be found at Policies & Procedures Section 9.2. See also Section 9.7 for the Institute’s policy against retaliation.
While MIT will not sponsor a visa, applicants who have “nonimmigrant status” (such as F-1 students on approved OPT with written permission from their sponsoring institution/program with an approved I-765 Work Authorization) may be considered.