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Supply Chain Analyst, HSS
PATH is seeking a Supply Chain Analyst position for implementation and roll out of the supply chain strengthening project under TIS vertical. This position will work with the national and state teams to provide technical assistance and hand-holding support for strengthening and digitizing supply chain across intervention geographies.
Societal Defense Researcher
CARMA's Public Security Policy (PSP) Program is seeking a Policy Researcher to advance our work on AI governance, risk mitigation, and emergency response frameworks. This role will focus on disaster preparedness planning for AI-related crises across multiple jurisdictional levels (national, state/provincial, multinational, and alliance-based), vulnerability assessments of critical societal systems, and development of robust governance approaches.
Executive Assistant
The Executive Assistant will provide high-level administrative and research support to ensure efficient operations and informed decision-making. This role combines traditional administrative duties with a strong emphasis on research, analysis, and email management. The ideal candidate is proactive, detail-oriented, and able to translate complex information into actionable insights while managing a fast-paced workload
Partnerships Officer/Senior Officer
Prevail partners with ambitious organizations in Africa and South Asia to help them scale solutions that transform millions of lives. As a Partnerships Officer/Senior Officer, you’ll work closely with 2-5 organizations to identify barriers to scale and unlock growth opportunities. You’ll connect them to technical support, funding, and a global network of experts, ensuring they have what they need to deliver impact at scale.
Co-Founder in Residence, Turning Plastic Waste into Circular Olefins
We're on the lookout for entrepreneurial individuals with technical and commercial domain expertise with keen interest in founding, and building a global scale, impact driven, high growth company from ground up.We are seeking applications from experienced industry, startup and/or new science or engineering based technology development professionals from anywhere in the world to work with us on the next generation of plastics recycling.
Founder in Residence, Non-Transferable Pest Control
Join us to build a new venture eliminating toxicity from agrochemicals by scaling non-transferable pest control. We’re seeking an entrepreneurial technical leader to found and spin out a company with us focused on species-targeted, durable pest control without off-target ecological or human health impacts.
Expressions of Interest
If you’re interested in joining the Precision Development team but don’t see a role that aligns with your career goals, we encourage you to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).
General Application
QRI employees/interns/volunteers all work in some capacity to further the mission statement. As long as you're aligned with that, the best way right now to apply would be to fill out this general application. Familiarity with the QRI memeplex is highly encouraged!
Associate or Principal DOE
We are looking to hire either an Associate or Principal for our AI fund, which will be determined by the experience level of our preferred candidate. In this role, you will serve a critical role on the investment team working alongside our partners. It’s a high-impact role with significant autonomy and responsibility across all aspects of the investment process.
Senior Adviser, Transparency
This role will be a member of the Development Data and Systems Team (DDS) working on Reporting and Transparency. The team’s primary function is to manage and continuously improve data, systems and reporting that relate to the New Zealand International Development Cooperation (IDC) Programme (formerly the New Zealand Aid Programme).
Programme Manager
Lead planning and performance of humanitarian programme, ensuring delivery against strategic goals and quality standards. The Programme Manager is part of the humanitarian team in the Partnerships Humanitarian and Multilateral Division. The team manages a circa $290m programme of humanitarian preparedness and response activities.
Managing Editor
We’re hiring a Managing Editor. That, at least, is the job title, but this is a unique role, at a unique magazine, with the opportunity to heavily shape the feel and direction of Asterisk moving forward, working side-by-side with our Editor in Chief, Clara Collier.
Video & Multimedia Producer
You'll transform our investigative findings into compelling visual stories that help people understand our work. As our first video producer, you'll build the infrastructure and strategy for our multimedia presence.
Program Manager
You'll be a versatile team member doing whatever needs doing at a watchdog organization in growth mode. If you're comfortable switching between different roles to help build something from the ground up, this is the right fit.
Communications Lead
You'll be our primary voice translating investigations and watchdog work into narratives that resonate with journalists, policymakers, and the public. You'll manage most external communications — from report launches to social media — ensuring our evidence-based work cuts through the noise.
Research Specialist
You'll conduct the investigations that form the backbone of our watchdog work—uncovering conflicts of interest, documenting corporate governance failures, tracking policy changes, and building comprehensive public records of AI company behavior. You'll combine deep research skills with strategic thinking to ensure our work is rigorous, defensible, and impactful.
Literature Review Contractor
Do you have a passion for making the world a safer place from biological risks, and experience with technological and scientific literature reviews? The Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR) is seeking a contractor to support a research project conducted by the Biosecurity Policy Unit in advancing the UK’s microbial forensics capabilities.
Operations Manager
As our Operations Manager, you will oversee the internal systems, processes, and structures that enable the Windfall Trust to deliver on its mission. You will play a central role in setting up and managing the organization’s core functions—ranging from legal structures and compliance to finance, HR, and day-to-day operations.
Lab Operations Coordinator
We're seeking a Lab Operations Coordinator to ensure Apart Lab runs smoothly and is able to continue to scale efficiently. You'll manage the operational details that enable our research teams to focus on their work, from onboarding new participants and tracking compliance to coordinating funding and conference logistics.
Research Project Manager
We’re seeking a Research Project Manager to guide globally distributed AI safety research teams through our Studio and Fellowship programs targeting peer-reviewed publication. You’ll be the primary point-of-contact for these teams, providing direction, feedback, and accountability while ensuring projects stay on track.