Hiring

For all requests, please submit the CSAIL HR Intake Form to csail-hr@mit.edu 

Graduate Students, UROPs, Visiting Students, and MITemps

Grad Students

• RA Appointments
• Deadlines
• Graduate Programs in EECS

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

• For more information, please visit the UROP website.
• For upcoming deadlines, please visit the dates & deadlines section of the UROP website.

Visiting Students

• Visiting Student Overview PDF
• To Request a Visiting Student, please send a completed copy of the three documents provided below as well as a copy of the student's CV to csail-hr@mit.edu.
  
  • Visiting Student Request Form
  • Student Mentoring Form
  • English Proficiency Form
• All four documents need to be submitted for the request to be sent for internal approval; cc your PI/supervisor and an Administrative Assistant assigned to your group.
• Only 1 visitor per researcher is allowed at a time.
• FAQs for Visiting Students

MITemps

• Please fill out this form and return it to csail-hr@mit.edu.
• For more information on MITemps, please visit the website.

For any student related inquiries and building access, please contact one of our HR Assistants.

HR Assistants support student-related tasks such as UROPs, visiting students, acting as liaison with International Student Office (ISO) as well as getting access to and within the Stata building.

Postdoc Fellows and Associates, Research Affiliates, and Visiting Scientists and Scholars

Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates

• Postdoctoral Fellows and Associates Appointment Process
• Postdoc appointments are on a limited term and scholars are required to have recently received their doctorate.
• Provide the following information to csail-hr@mit.edu:
  • Postdoc Contact Information: full name, email, phone, country/state of residence
  • CV
  • Tentative Start and End Dates - ASK HR ABOUT TIMELINE
  • Office Space Allocation is required prior to submission of forms!
  • Starting Salary - minimum of $71,000
    • Changing to $73,308 as of July 1st, 2026
• Detailed Onboarding Checklist
• Process for an Extension for a Postdoctoral Fellow

Research Affiliates

• Research Affiliates Process
• Provide the following information to csail-hr@mit.edu, including the number of visitors under the Host/Manager:
  
  • Research Affiliate Contact information: full name, email, phone, country/state of residence
  • CV
  • Appointment Request Form (Completed by Host/Manager)
  • Research Affiliate Intake Form
• Detailed Onboarding Checklist

Visiting Scientists/Scholars

• Visiting Scientists Process
• Each lab is limited to one visitor at a time.
• Provide the following information to csail-hr@mit.edu including the number of visitors under the Host/Manager:
  • Visiting Scholar Contact Information: full name, email, phone, country/state of residence
  • CV
  • Appointment Request Form (Completed by Host/Manager)
  • Visiting Scientist/Scholar Intake Form
• Detailed Onboarding Checklist

HR Coordinators can assist with any non-student related inquiries such as postdocs, research scholars, visiting scholars, visa-related matters, staff and faculty appointments, and act as liaison between PIs and International Scholars Office (ISchO) as well as other matters.