Joining the group

We are recruiting at every level — undergraduate researchers, graduate students, and postdocs. Applying to multiple programs in parallel is encouraged. Follow @boazbaraktcs for announcements of new openings.

Faculty advisors

Open to co-advising across departments and schools. List the names of faculty you'd want to work with on your application.

PhD applicants

Apply directly to Harvard graduate programs and mention the faculty you want to work with.

Mark both Machine Learning and Theory of Computation as areas of interest on your CS application, and list specific ML Foundations faculty you'd like to work with.

Graduate programs to apply through

Kempner Institute Graduate Fellowship

The Kempner Institute offers a graduate fellowship for students interested in foundations of machine learning. Details →

Postdoctoral fellows

Several fellowships and programs are open in parallel. Apply to anything that fits — they are not exclusive.

Kempner Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship

Three-year position in AI and machine learning research.

Harvard Data Science Initiative Postdoctoral Fellows

Open across data science research areas.

George F. Carrier Postdoctoral Fellowship

Applied mathematics.

Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS)

AI/ML with societal impact.

Undergraduates

Open to Harvard and MIT undergraduates (with preference to Harvard).

If you're a Harvard or MIT student interested in collaborating with us — informally or formally — please fill out our interest form.