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                Researcher / Senior Researcher, Misuse Risks
                Researcher / Senior Researcher, Misuse Risks
                Safe AI Forum (SAIF)Bay Area, CA / New York, NY
                AI safety & policy
                International security & cooperation
                Full-time
                Yesterday
                Bay Area, CA / New York, NY
                Yesterday
                AI safety & policy
                International security & cooperation
                Full-time
                Deadline
                2026-10-18
                Salary
                US: $122,052 – $172,056 | UK: £81,462 – £120,579
                Routes to impact
                Direct high impact on an important cause
                Networking with peers around AI governance topics
                Description
                A senior researcher role focused on reducing extreme misuse risks from frontier AI through international coordination and technical governance.
                • Lead cross-border dialogues between Chinese and Western AI safety stakeholders
                • Turn discussions into shared frameworks, safeguards, and policy-relevant outputs
                • Shape strategy on bio, cyber, and misuse-risk coordination in a fast-moving field
                • Includes strong benefits, generous wellness support, and autonomy to build the area
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