THE ALLEN INSTITUTE FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Technical Governance Researcher
Berkeley, CA · Staff+
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$17,779 more — $137,779 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $137,779 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Computer and Information Research Scientists" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Computer and Information Research Scientists (15-1221) · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- In this role, you would have the chance to work on all of the above areas.
- The work will be a mixture of researching, writing (for internal and external use), and engaging with collaborators and policymakers.
- Most of the day-to-day work is a combination of reading, writing, and meetings.
Responsibilities
- We focus on researching and designing technical aspects of regulations and policy that could lead to safe AI.
- In the above work, maintain particular focus on what is needed for solutions to scale to smarter-than-human intelligence and conduct research on which new challenges may emerge at that stage
- You proactively keep teammates/manager in the loop about the status of projects you manage, when things are falling behind, when you need more information.
- Are broadly aligned with MIRI's values and willing to work toward MIRI's goals (i.e., the world needs to build an Off Switch for AI ), and the Technical Governance Team's research directions (e.g., those described in our research agenda )
- Are passionate about MIRI's mission and excited to support our work in reducing existential risks from AI.
Requirements
- Technical knowledge of AI hardware / chips manufacturing and related governance proposals.
Nice to have
- The role may involve creating or running model evaluations, benchmarking AI hardware, conducting scaling law experiments, and other empirical work.
Compensation
- Compensation – $120–200k.
Company info
- Inputs into regulations, requests for comments by policy bodies (e.g. NIST/US CAISI, EU, UN)
- Technical research to improve international coordination
- Limitations of current AI safety proposals and policies
- Communicating with and consulting for policymakers and governance organizations
- We are also excited about candidates who are particularly strong in the following areas:
- In addition, we are looking for candidates who:
- We are looking to build a dynamic and versatile team that can quickly produce a large range of research outputs for the technical governance space.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Visas – We can potentially sponsor visas for particularly promising candidates
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