Compensation and Benefits

J-PAL North America's compensation and benefit practices are based on MIT policy, which can be found in full at https://policies.mit.edu/. 

MIT's compensation and benefits policies distinguish different employment classifications. At J-PAL North America, staff generally fall under the following classifications:

• Sponsored Research Technical Staff  - Staff holding technical positions within the Policy and Research vertical (e.g. Policy Associate, Research Manager, etc.)

• Sponsored Research Administrative Staff - Staff holding exempt (salaried) positions in administrative functions (e.g. finance, development, HR, IT, etc.)

• Sponsored Research Support Staff - Staff holding non-exempt (hourly) positions

If you are unclear about which classification applies to your role, please check with Isaak Kifle or Liz Zuckerberg.

Please note that most policies described here are applicable to individuals employed through MIT. They do not apply to independent contractors - who are funded through a separate process with MIT Finance - or to interns and other temporary employees - who are employed through nextSource, Inc.