Research Fellow, Technical Governance Team
MIRI’s Technical Governance Team plans to run a small research fellowship program in early 2026. The program will run for 8 weeks, and include a $1200/week stipend. Fellows are expected to work on their projects 40 hours per week. The program is remote-by-default, with an in-person kickoff week in Berkeley, CA (flights and housing provided). Participants who already live in or near Berkeley are free to use our office for the duration of the program.
Communications & Mobilization Lead
We are looking for a passionate and strategic Comms and Mobilization Lead to join our team. In this role, you will drive high-impact communication and public mobilization efforts that influence policies of global corporations and financial institutions and promote meaningful improvements in animal welfare and sustainability practices.
Facilitator
Excellent facilitators are critical for us to deliver a high-quality experience to course participants, and ultimately get more top talent working on the world's most pressing issues.
Mentor
Excellent mentors are key to accelerating people into high-impact AI safety work. With the pace of AI development, we want to help people gain the skills and expertise they need as quickly as possible. As a mentor, you'll be shaping the public artefacts participants use to launch their careers. This requires deep expertise, effective coaching, and commitment to the mission.
Research Scientist – CBRN Risk Modeling
SaferAI is seeking a Research Scientist with a strong ability to perform technical research on risk modeling in AI and CBRN. Ideal candidates will have experience conducting research on AI models and ideally with CBRN risk assessment.
AI Governance Senior Associate / Program Officer
The Effective Institutions Project (EIP) is recruiting an AI Governance Senior Associate or Program Officer who will drive forward tens of millions of dollars in grantmaking across AI safety and AGI and democracy, with the possibility to influence more. We’re looking for someone to support our Senior Program Officer with evaluating individual opportunities, writing clearly for a donor audience, and big-picture thinking about new large-scale initiatives.
Data Scientist
Epoch AI is seeking part-time data scientists to assist with our AI research efforts. This role involves reviewing technical literature, tracking benchmark data, compiling technical infrastructure details, and analyzing various sources to build comprehensive insights about AI technologies and companies.
Design Lead
We The Free is looking for a Design Lead to guide the visual direction of our global activist network. The Design Lead is responsible for the overall visual identity of We The Free. You’ll craft and maintain the templates, systems, and design standards that help our campaigns, teams, and local organizers look cohesive and powerful across the world.
Project Development Lead
Take high-level goals and move them towards and through concrete plans. FLF’s mission is to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from extreme large-scale risks. FLF researches which organizations, projects, or fields would be most useful in steering technology towards benefiting humanity, and then works to help establish those structures.
AI Governance Fund Lead
We are seeking an exceptional leader to join Astralis Foundation, to take our Shared Horizons fund - a philanthropic initiative focused on International AI Governance - from the piloting stage to the scaling stage.
Field Strategist
Atlas Computing is looking for a cohort of Field Strategists to join us in scoping and building new organizations to secure society against the most severe risks it may face as AI becomes more capable.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.