Information for Applicants

For most positions, the number which follows the job number in the description section of the posting represents the position's grade, e.g., 17345-5 or 17124-10.

Administrative Staff and SRS Administrative Staff are paid semimonthly on a salary basis and Support Staff are paid weekly based on an hourly rate.

SRS Technical Staff Positions

While there is no formal pay structure for Sponsored Research Technical jobs, the FTE minimum salary as of January 2, 2024 for Sponsored Research Technical staff is $50,000. For more information about Sponsored Research appointments, see MIT Policies and Procedures Section 5.2.

Yes; if a job is listed on our web site, it is considered open and resumes are still being accepted. Please be aware some jobs take longer to fill than others and may remain open for longer periods of time. If a department has a specific close date in mind, it will be noted in the job description section of the posting.

If a job is not on the MIT Careers website, either new applications are no longer being accepted or the job has been filled.

The MIT Careers site lists staff positions only. The following positions are hired outside of the Human Resources department:

Faculty positions: Please contact the appropriate academic department directly.

Student employment: Opportunities for current MIT students and alumni are listed through the Student Employment Office and/or the Global Education and Career Development office. Employers who wish to share job openings with students and alumni should contact the Career Advising and Professional Development office.

Internships: Please contact the appropriate department directly.

Temporary staffing agency-advertised positions: See below.

MIT partners with two agencies: Hollister Associates (http://www.hollisterstaff.com/) and the Professional Staffing Group (http://www.psgstaffing.com/).

We only post MIT jobs on our Careers website. To share your job opening with MIT students and alumni, please contact the Career Advising and Professional Development office.

MIT is committed to providing a safe learning, working, and research environment for the MIT community and to protecting the Institute’s resources. In support of this commitment, MIT requires criminal background checks for all new new faculty and staff, as well as all postdoctoral scholars (associates and fellows) as a condition of hire or appointment. Rehires who have not been employed by MIT for more than one year must also complete a background check before rejoining the Institute. See the full policy in MIT's Employment Policy Manual Section 2.4.3.

MIT strongly recommends that all MIT faculty, staff, enrolled students, affiliates, and visitors follow CDC guidelines for Covid-19 vaccinations.

Individuals with permanent residence (green cards) are eligible to work. For more information about the hiring of non-US citizens, please visit the following web sites:

• MIT Policies & Procedures (Section 7.11 - Employment or Appointment of Foreign Nationals)

• MIT International Scholars Office

No. To be considered for a position at MIT, you must apply online for a specific job opening. Unsolicited resumes will not be reviewed. You can set up a Job Alert to have new job openings that match your search criteria automatically emailed to you.

No. As a federal contractor, we're required to collect certain information for all applicants. To be considered for a position at MIT, you must apply through the online system. If you experience difficulties applying, please see Technical Support below.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us at ats-help@mit.edu, and we'd be happy to assist you.

After applying, click on the My Account tab. Under Application Activity, click on View Application Status. If the job you applied for is listed there, your application was received.

When you apply online, you will see a confirmation message that your application materials have been received. We receive resumes from many qualified applicants and the hiring process may take several months. You can check the status of your application at any time by logging in and going to My Account.

Here are the different application statuses you may see:

• Application Received: your application is in the system and awaiting review

• Pending: your application is being considered

• Filled: the job has been filled

• Cancelled: the job opening no longer exists

• On Hold: resumes for the job are not actively being reviewed at this time. The two most common reasons for placing a job on hold are

  • because the department wants to review the resumes it has received up to that point, or
  • because they are making an offer, checking references, etc.

Due to MIT's decentralized hiring process and the number of applications, we are unable to provide additional details about your particular situation.

The hiring departments prefer you not contact them directly unless the hiring manager's contact information is included in the job posting. You are welcome to visit the web site(s) of the department(s) that interest you in order to find out more about the work being done there.

Cover letters are an important component of the application process at MIT. We encourage you to customize a cover letter for each position. However, it is not necessary to address a cover letter to a specific individual.

Yes. The application process gives you the opportunity to enter the name of an employee who is referring you as a candidate.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require an accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, please contact us at hr-dsmlo@mit.edu and we'd be happy to assist you.

Our system supports uploading PDF, MS Word (DOC/DOCX), Rich Text Format (RTF) and Text (TXT) files.

The hiring manager has the ability to download the original documentation keeping formatting intact, but will first see what you see when you preview your resume. Headers and footers and graphics or text boxes will not appear in the preview. The system converts your resume to HTML to support online viewing, which can cause the spacing and alignment differences you see in preview mode. All hiring managers are aware of this and can download your original resume if they need to.

You can reapply to the same job with the correct cover letter and resume. This will overwrite your original application with your new materials.

The most likely issue is the presence of text boxes or graphic objects in your document. The system cannot convert this information into searchable text, so you will have to reformat your document to exclude these objects and re-upload it.

You can create an account by clicking on My Account in the navigation box.  You will be given the option of creating a new account or signing into an existing account. You can also create an account when you apply for a position.  Once you’ve searched for and found a position you’d like to apply for, click on “apply now” and you will be brought to the same sign-in screen noted above.