Academia.edu careers

Life is short—do something that matters! We are Academia.edu. Our mission is to accelerate and democratize the world's research, which increases the velocity of scientific discovery and technological progress, which benefits everyone.

Who we are
We are building the world’s largest network for sharing and finding academic research online. With over 260M registered users and nearly half of the world’s academics using our platform monthly, Academia.edu has a significant global reach.

By joining our team, you will have the chance to make a positive and lasting impact on our users around the globe. Our users include researchers, academics, industry professionals, and college students. Our company has over 340,000 paying premium subscribers, which has resulted in positive cash flow. This puts us in a unique position to disrupt the $25 billion academic publishing industry.

Our ~100-person team, which includes ~45 Software Engineers, values curiosity, initiative, teamwork, and collaboration. We are passionate about building a great work environment that produces excellent products.

Academia has attracted $62 million in investment from leading VC firms, including Khosla Ventures, True Ventures, Spark Capital, and Tencent. Our work has garnered favorable attention from trade and mainstream media, including UK Times, Fortune, Wired, EdTech, Venture Beat, San Francisco Business Times, The Economist, The Washington Post, TechCrunch, Scientific American, and Forbes.