Jobs at Heterodox Academy
Heterodox Academy is a New York City-based non-partisan, non-profit membership organization made up of thousands of faculty, administrators, staff, and students.
Our vibrant team is dedicated to advancing open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to improve higher education and academic research. We are committed to constructive engagement across lines of difference and creating an organization that improves culture across the academy.
We welcome colleagues with a positive outlook who contribute their talents and energy to our critical mission. Join us to create a world where diverse people with diverse perspectives engage one another with intellectual humility and curiosity.
We invite you to apply for the open positions below.
Operations Intern
HxA seeks an organized, energetic, versatile, and welcoming Operations Intern to provide in-person support to colleagues and guests at our office in midtown Manhattan, New York City; to coordinate services, payments, and shipments in support of in-person colleagues and members around the world; and to assist with executive scheduling and administrative tasks. Reporting to the Operations Manager and collaborating with leaders and staff across the organization, this role is central to the success of a fast-growing organization and has the potential for career growth.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Center for Academic Pluralism
Thanks to the generous support of the Templeton Religion Trust and other donors, in 2023 HxA launched the Center for Academic Pluralism (CAP), an arm of HxA whose mission is to explore the theoretical and empirical foundations for pluralism in higher institutions of research and education, and share our findings with scholars, opinion leaders, and lay public around the world.
The scope of questions to address concerning pluralism in academia is vast. At the center of CAP’s activities is the work of its Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows. We are excited to recruit a new cohort of Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Faculty Research Fellowship at the Center for Academic Pluralism
Thanks to the generous support of the Templeton Religion Trust and other donors, in 2023 HxA launched the Center for Academic Pluralism (CAP), an arm of HxA whose mission is to explore the theoretical and empirical foundations for pluralism in higher institutions of research and education, and share our findings with scholars, opinion leaders, and lay public around the world.
The scope of questions to address concerning pluralism in academia is vast. At the center of CAP’s activities is the work of its Faculty and Postdoctoral Fellows. We are excited to recruit a cohort of Fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.
Open inquiry is the ability to ask questions, share ideas, and challenge existing orthodoxy without risk of censure. In an environment that is sufficiently open, people can explore facts, opinions, and beliefs; discover and create important innovations; solve problems; and flourish intellectually.
Viewpoint diversity is when members of a group or community approach problems or questions from a range of perspectives, backgrounds, and personal experiences. When a community is marked by intellectual humility, empathy, trust, and curiosity, viewpoint diversity gives rise to engaged and respectful debate, constructive disagreement, and shared progress toward truth.
Constructive disagreement occurs when people who have different perspectives on an idea or issue are committed to collaboratively exploring and learning from one another. Rigorous, open, and responsible engagement across lines of difference is the foundation of healthy academic practice and is essential to make good ideas better.
Our research and work across the academy focuses on 12 issues that are central to advancing the principles of open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement to improve higher education and academic research. Discover what we’re working on today.