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      Meaningful Work Supporting Harvard College Students - Development Assistant Harvard University Employee Review

      4.0
      Jan 5, 2026
      Development assistant
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      Pros

      This role supports frontline fundraisers in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences with a focus on Harvard College students. The mission, colleagueship, and the university president’s efforts are overall highly valued. Colleagues can be described as skilled, supportive, and approachable. The position also benefits from being part of a union.

      Cons

      It’s a fast‑paced environment, and things can become hectic when negative media headlines spark sudden surges in workload. Opportunities for Development Assistants to advance internally are limited. Most move into a coordinator position or shift over to Operations. Earning an Assistant Director role or higher is difficult, even with long tenure.

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      5.0
      Jun 9, 2026
      Graduate teaching fellow
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      Pros

      Working at Harvard as a teaching fellow is Intellectually stimulating.

      Cons

      Working as a Teaching Fellow is not financially rewarding.

      5.0
      Jun 3, 2026
      Ml research intern
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      Pros

      You work with experts from every field possible in science from Mechanobiology to Metallurgy and working as a ML intern along with scientists from different fields gave me a lot of exposure and how to work in a research department.

      Cons

      One challenge encountered was maintaining a clear focus on training objectives, as the evolving parameters required continuous reassessment of the model's learning priorities. Additionally, the absence of established ground truth for the domain presented a limitation in validating and guiding the approach effectively.

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