Career Opportunities

We welcome your interest in the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. We have automated our job application system so that we may better process your job applications. Our new online process is designed to accept information from individual candidates and should not be used by recruiting agencies or those who wish to recommend others for a position at the Foundation.

Our open positions are listed below. We encourage applicants to apply for positions linked to specific job openings, but will accept unsolicited applications by mail for possible future openings. (Unsolicited applications will be retained by the Foundation for one year.) Due to the number of applications received, we are unable to respond to phone inquiries regarding the status of our recruiting. We reserve the right at any time to close the job postings and/or terminate job searches.

To apply for a specific position, please click on the Job Title, review the position announcement and qualifications, and submit your application as indicated. Upon completing the application process, an applicant will receive an electronic confirmation from us indicating that we have successfully received the application. If you receive this confirmation from us, we request that you do not forward paper copies of your submission to us. We will consider all applications meeting the minimum requirements of the position and will contact applicants whose job qualifications most closely fit the requirements of the job. Our employment decisions are made solely on the basis of an applicant’s qualifications to perform the work for which s/he is applying. Qualifications include education, work experience, training, and other factors relevant in determining job performance. We may, at a later date, do a background check to verify relevant factors, but only after receiving your permission.

Information submitted by the applicant will be kept by the Foundation in confidence and shall not be shared with any person outside the Foundation unless authorized by the applicant in writing or pursuant to applicable law.

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Decisions to hire and promote are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation or preference, age, marital or veteran status, medical condition, disability, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local law. We seek to reach a broad and diverse candidate pool in filling our positions.

If you have already applied for a job with the Foundation, please login to your profile first. You can edit your profile and/or resume or re-submit your existing profile for this new position from here.

Job Announcements

Title	Location	Post Date	Application Deadline	Apply Now
Program Officer, Juvenile Justice	Chicago, IL	5/19/2008	June 30, 2008

The Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and benefits from the various perspectives and talents of a racially and culturally diverse staff.