Employment
Full-time and part-time positions across research, technology, administration, archives, facilities, operations, and public engagement.
View future openings →Careers & Participation
Build meaningful work inside an institution built for the future.
The JR Institute will bring together researchers, engineers, operators, archivists, educators, policy specialists, technologists, and mission-driven professionals.
Work With Purpose
Join a team designed to connect ideas with action.
Opportunities may include employment, fellowships, internships, visiting appointments, volunteer work, and project-based collaboration.
Who We Are Building For
People who can think across boundaries and work with discipline.
The Institute is designed for people who are curious, practical, rigorous, collaborative, and comfortable working across traditional fields.
Some roles will be highly technical. Others will focus on administration, facilities, communications, archives, partnerships, finance, education, public policy, or operations. Every function contributes to the institution’s mission.
Ways to Participate
Multiple pathways into Institute work.
Research Fellowships
Time-limited appointments for researchers, practitioners, and experts pursuing defined Institute projects or programs.
Express fellowship interest →Internships
Structured opportunities for students and early-career participants to gain experience through meaningful institutional work.
Ask about internships →Visiting Researchers
Short-term or project-based appointments for scholars, engineers, policy experts, archivists, and institutional practitioners.
Propose a visiting appointment →Volunteers
Mission-aligned support for archives, events, research assistance, public education, historical preservation, and institutional projects.
Volunteer with the Institute →General Talent Submission
Share your background even when no matching role is posted. The Institute may retain strong profiles for future opportunities.
Introduce yourself →Working Culture
High standards without unnecessary barriers.
Work beyond job-title boundaries
Teams may combine technical, operational, policy, archival, design, and human-centered perspectives on the same problem.
Move ideas toward useful outcomes
Research, planning, and administration should contribute to systems, knowledge, or capabilities that can be used.
Protect trust, safety, and integrity
Staff should handle resources, information, people, and institutional responsibilities with care and accountability.
Improve continuously
The Institute should learn from evidence, feedback, changing conditions, and the practical experience of doing the work.
Selection Process
A clear path from application to appointment.
01
Apply
Submit a role-specific application or general expression of interest with relevant experience and materials.
02
Review
The Institute evaluates mission alignment, skills, judgment, experience, and the needs of the role or program.
03
Discuss
Selected applicants may participate in interviews, technical review, portfolio discussion, or role-specific evaluation.
04
Appoint
Final responsibilities, compensation, reporting structure, expectations, and start conditions are documented clearly.
Current Status
Formal recruitment will open as programs and operations are activated.
Until specific positions are approved and funded, this page should collect interest without implying that every future role is currently open.
- Publish only approved, funded openings
- Use Odoo Recruitment for applications
- Separate employee, fellow, intern, and volunteer pipelines
- Document role requirements and reporting lines
- Apply consistent evaluation and recordkeeping
- Protect applicant privacy and sensitive information
Introduce Yourself
Do you see a place for your work inside the Institute?
Share your background, interests, and the kind of contribution you believe you could make.