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Project Coordinator, IAIFI
  • Job Number: 25956
  • Functional Area: Administration
  • Department: Laboratory for Nuclear Science
  • School Area: Science
  • Pay Range Minimum: $63,200
  • Pay Range Maximum: $80,050
  • Employment Type: Full-Time
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:
  • Pay Grade: 6


Posting Description

PROJECT COORDINATOR, IAIFI, Laboratory for Nuclear Science - The NSF Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions (IAIFI), will have complex and diverse duties in supporting the IAIFI leadership to implement key projects across IAIFI, with a particular focus on broader impact objectives, such as public engagement, community building, and early career support; assist with communications, expense tracking, report preparation, and will work closely with the Managing Director on the implementation of projects within established timelines. The IAIFI is an NSF-funded Artificial Intelligence(AI) Institute involving researchers at MIT, Harvard, Northeastern, Tufts, and Boston University.

The full job description is available, here: https://web.mit.edu/lns/jobs/index.html

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience; a minimum of 2 years of administrative and/or program management experience; expertise relating effectively with a variety of stakeholders and managing relationships across groups and locations; strong time management skills; excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills, both verbal and written; technical skills in computer programs such as Google suite, Smartsheet, Overleaf, Adobe, and/or GitHub, etc; ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines; strong attention to detail; willingness to assume new responsibilities and learn new software as needed; ability to set priorities, work effectively under the pressure of deadlines and deal with frequent interruptions; and ability to work both independently and as part of a team. PREFERRED: Documented experience providing exemplary support in a service role (e,g. customer service, administrative support, etc); and database management experience.

Availability for evening and weekend for 4-5 events per year.

8/11/2026