Position posted: 2/17/2026

Reports to: Vice President and Program Director of the Public Understanding of Science and Technology program

Status: Full-time, exempt

Position Scope

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeks a highly motivated and well-organized individual with a minimum of 3-4 years of work experience to join its national grantmaking programs as a Program Associate for Science and the Arts, based in our offices at Rockefeller Center in New York City.

The Program Associate for Science and the Arts reports to the Vice President and Program Director of the Public Understanding of Science and Technology program. This position supports all aspects of the program and has significant responsibility in the development, analysis, and evaluation of proposals, grants, and activities. As a key part of a small, self-directed, and high-performing team that includes the Associate, VP, and a Program Coordinator, the Associate is the “right hand” of the VP and ensures that the program runs effectively and efficiently.

This role provides program management experience, access to prominent leaders and institutions, and exposure to new initiatives in science and the arts across diverse forms of media and technology.

This is a full-time, three-year staff position with the possibility of extension for an additional two years.

Employees of the Foundation are expected to work in the Sloan offices at Rockefeller Center in mid-town Manhattan during normal work hours from Tuesday to Thursday. Working remotely is an option on Mondays and Fridays except when job commitments require presence in the office.

Duties and Responsibilities:

This position has multiple areas of responsibility:

1. Proposal and Grants Management:
   • Collaborate closely with the VP to review all incoming letters of inquiry and proposals
   • Create timeline for each proposal cycle based on internal deadlines and keep all proposal processes on track to meet deadlines
   • Manage proposal review process, including selecting and reaching out to potential reviewers and providing guidance
   • Attend weekly staff meetings and follow up with VP on relevant action items
   • Draft staff and board memos for proposals
   • Review all grant reports and track grant payments
   • Communicate with grantees about reporting deadlines, upcoming events, grant progress, etc.
   • Collaborate with VP to create and track grants budget
   • Assist VP in managing correspondence, internal deadlines, preparing materials (memos, board materials, PowerPoint presentations, etc.)
   • Coordinate with the Program Coordinator and ensure the administrative aspects of the program are completed, such as travel logistics, scheduling meetings, and arranging on-site meetings
   • Collaborate with VP to prepare and track program and travel budgets 
   • Serve as a thought partner on new and evolving initiatives within the program 
2. Communications:
   • Manage all program-specific social media channels 
   • Review press releases and grantee marketing materials in collaboration with the VP
   • Monitor the web for grantee news
   • In close consultation with VP, prepare triannual program updates and email newsletter
   • Work with communications staff and VP to keep website pages up-to-date
   • Liaise with PR consultants
3. External Events and Travel:
   • Regularly attend Sloan-supported events outside of work hours, such as plays, readings, film screenings, panel discussions, and exhibitions (1-3 events per month)
   • Occasional travel to conferences and film festivals (2-3 trips per year)
   • Coordinate with grantee partners on all event logistics and planning
4. Other:
   • Track news and developments in relevant areas (e.g. updates on grantees in the news for upcoming films, podcasts, television, etc.) and keep VP apprised of updates and trends
   • Be a collegial and engaged member of the 35-person Sloan staff

Qualifications

• The successful candidate works well under deadlines and is an intelligent and disciplined self-starter with outstanding organizational skills and a detail orientation.
• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent in liberal arts, the sciences, or other related field, and 3-4 years of work experience is required.
• Experience in film, theater, the arts and/or the sciences preferred. A multidisciplinary background is helpful but not required.
• Rigorous thinking and an energetic, proactive approach are essential.
• Strong written and oral communication and interpersonal skills are necessary.
• Computer skills including proficiency in Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and Acrobat. Knowledge of MailChimp, Photoshop, and/or InDesign helpful.
• Facility with social media channels is required, including but not limited to Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook. Professional experience with these channels a plus.
• Experience or interest in science or other educational content on YouTube and/or TikTok a plus
• Ability to independently learn new applications, including the Salesforce grants management database. Experience with databases is a plus.
• Self-motivation and self-confidence to work on projects with minimal supervision
• Ability to work with colleagues and grantees of different backgrounds, ages, and experience
• Ability to thrive in a quiet, self-directed office environment 

The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $100,000.

How to Apply

Please submit a personalized cover letter and resume/CV via email to [email protected] with “LAST NAME – Program Associate, PUST” in the subject line.

Position posted: 12/1/2025

Reports to: Program Director, Economics

Status: Full-time, Exempt

Position Description

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeks to hire a Program Associate in Economics starting as soon as Spring 2026. This is a postdoctoral position that carries both administrative responsibilities as well as outstanding opportunities to shape, support, and sometimes conduct academic research.

This is a full-time, three-year staff position with the possibility of extension for an additional two years. Work like this in the philanthropic sector can prove valuable in any number of career trajectories. The Sloan Foundation offers competitive compensation and exceptional benefits. The normal salary range is $95,000 to $105,000.

Employees of the Foundation are expected to work in the Sloan offices at Rockefeller Center in mid-town Manhattan during normal work hours from Tuesday to Thursday. Working remotely is an option on Mondays and Fridays except when job commitments require presence in the office.

The Sloan Foundation

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is a not-for-profit grantmaking institution that supports high-quality and impartial research in science, technology, and economics; fosters a robust and diverse scientific workforce; strengthens public understanding and engagement with science; and promotes the vitality of the scientific enterprise.

As one of the largest private funders of economic research, the Foundation’s grantmaking has historically had significant impact on the rate and direction of academic activity. Current research priorities are economic measurement, the economics of caregiving, the economics of transportation and infrastructure, and the economics of science and technology, including work with implications for regulation, labor market, and innovation policy. Sloan also funds projects that supply data, methods, training, or other resources that strengthen the economics profession generally.

The Opportunity

The Program Associate has significant responsibilities for developing, evaluating, and managing grant proposals in economics. Excellent communication and organizational skills, along with scholarly judgement and curiosity, are essential. Applicants should have particularly strong experience with data, coding, and econometrics. The Program Associate works with the Program Director for Economics and with Directors of other programs across the Foundation to evaluate and improve the empirical methodologies proposed by prospective grantees. A notable feature of the position is exposure to a wide variety of early-stage, cutting-edge research projects that may cross the boundaries between disciplines or subfields. Envisioning and enabling collaborations is therefore part of the job.

Major Responsibilities and Skills

• The Program Associate participates in the development of grantmaking priorities and strategies generally and in the solicitation, screening, and processing of specific research proposals. They are expected to keep abreast of trends, challenges, and advances—both concerning topics of interest to Sloan and concerning economics broadly—by reading journals, attending conferences, and monitoring social media.
• In addition to working closely with the Program Director for Economics, currently a Vice President of the Foundation, the Associate also interacts with other Program Directors across the Foundation—both by attending senior staff meetings and by helping to suggest, evaluate, and improve empirical methodologies proposed by prospective grantees in various fields. Strong econometric, statistical, measurement, and data science skills are therefore required. Familiarity with R, Jupyter Notebooks, LaTex, and other open-source resources would be highly desirable, too.
• Together with a Program Assistant, the Program Associate has responsibility for budgets, timelines, drafts of reports, etc. This requires organizational, administrative, collaborative, and writing skills as well as careful attention to accuracy and detail.
• The Program Associate handles communication and coordination both within and outside the Foundation about inquiries, proposals, reviews, grants, and initiatives. This includes regular interaction with leading academics and research institutions, and so requires integrity, discretion, and judgment.
• The Program Associate is, after mastering the basic responsibilities of this position, expected to pursue his or her own research projects and career development. Subject to the Foundation’s scheduling constraints and requirements, this may include writing and publishing papers, taking classes, attending seminars, etc.

Education and Experience

This is a position for a recent Ph.D. in economics or a closely related field. Experience working in a firm, office, or a nonprofit organization would be helpful. The successful applicant will show evidence of thriving with both directed and self-directed tasks. They will also show interest in developing broad perspectives on economics as a field. Integrity, professionalism, and initiative are key personal qualifications.

No Visa sponsorship is provided for this position.

How to Apply

Please submit a personalized cover letter and resume/CV via email to [email protected] with “LAST NAME – Program Associate, Economics” in the subject line. Please also let us know if you plan to attend the ASSA meetings this January in Philadelphia.