Job

A broad, generic role at the Institute.

A job can have one position or multiple positions linked to it.

Job Title

Examples

Title (name) given to the generic job. The job title is the "official" title for Institute purposes. It is the default Position Title if no specific Position Title is given.

Administrative: Administrative Officer (AO)

SRS: SRS Program Staff

Job Description

A high level description of general responsibilities associated with a broad, generic job. It describes a collection of positions with common attributes and similar tasks.

A Job Description for an AO would include the broad responsibilities for which all AOs are responsible.

A Job Description for SRS Program Staff defines the role as one which is responsible for broad administrative research functions of one area.

Position

One specific role within the Institute. An individual employee assignment. Every Position is linked to a Job. One or more Positions may be linked to the same Job.

Position Title

The specific title (name) given to a specific role. This is the title commonly used within the department, sometimes it is a specific title used in community practice. People often use this title on business cards.

Examples:

Administrative: Biology AO

SRS: MIT-France Program Coordinator

Position
Description

A detailed description of the specific duties and responsibilities associated with a specific position; i.e., Position Descriptions clearly define the unique tasks, responsibilities, and activities of a role. Position Descriptions also includes the broader tasks defined in a Job Description.

A Position Description details the specifics of the role; e.g. in one area an AO position may have many financial responsibilities because there is no additional finance position but in another area an AO has minimal financial responsibility because there is a separate finance position.

Posting
Description

The "Posting" Description is used to recruit for a Position. Typically, this is a shortened version of the Position Description and what is used to advertise when filling a Position. It highlights the positions most important duties and responsibilities.