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Contractor, Horizon Scanner, Coordinated Research Programs
Contractor, Horizon Scanner, Coordinated Research Programs
AI safety & policy
Fellowship
AI safety & policy
Fellowship
Deadline
2026-12-04
Routes to impact
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Map an interdisciplinary AI safety research area, identify external expert communities, and produce a technical roadmap for a new coordinated research program.
  • Conduct sensemaking, gap mapping, and literature review on one program area
  • Identify relevant researchers, groups, and adjacent fields for collaboration and recruitment
  • Translate alignment problems for other disciplines and help shape proposals or roadmaps
  • Run at least one convening or horizon-scanning event and assess people and groups worth funding
  • ~Four (4)-month contractor engagement, with potential extension and promotion to Technical Director
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