Opportunity type
Advising
Internship
Cause areas
AI safety & policy
Institutional decision-making
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Learning about important cause areas
Direct high impact on an important cause
Relevant aptitudes
Conceptual & empirical research
Academia
Deadline
2025-08-15
Location
Remote
Description
The Rational Altruism Lab at UCLA offers a remote, unpaid thesis opportunity for undergraduate or master’s students interested in empirical or computational research on decision-making, AI, and moral learning.
- Conduct a major research project with the potential for publication, supported by weekly guidance from Dr. Lieder and the lab.
- Choose from multidisciplinary topics such as computational models of moral decision-making, moral learning, digital interventions for prosocial behavior, and the impact of AI on moral advice.
- Open to students from all universities and academic backgrounds; projects can fulfill thesis or dissertation requirements if permitted by your program.
- Expect to work at least 20 hours per week for 6+ months, take ownership of milestones, and write up results for conferences or journals.
Apply by August 15 using the application form provided on the lab’s website. No information about visa requirements is specified.
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