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Senior Technologist / Senior Policy Researcher, AI Governance Lab
Senior Technologist / Senior Policy Researcher, AI Governance Lab
AI safety & policy
Full-time
AI safety & policy
Full-time
Deadline
2026-11-23
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Lead original research and policy projects on AI governance, covering responsible design, testing, monitoring and regulation of AI systems.
  • Structure and lead projects on AI auditing ecosystems and transparency practices like system cards
  • Analyze general purpose and frontier AI policy proposals and evaluate foundation model risks
  • Write and speak publicly for technical, policy and general audiences
  • Represent the team with government officials, industry, coalition partners and the press
  • May manage junior staff, researchers or fellows; a term-limited fellowship is possible
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