Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute

Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Institute

Manager (Technical Governance Team)

Berkeley, CA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$230kDetected 312 days ago
RESTProject ManagementStakeholder ManagementLogisticsPerformance ManagementResearchLeadershipCommunicationPublic Speaking

About the role

  • This role could involve the following, but we are open to candidates who want to focus on a subset of these responsibilities.
  • They are listed in approximate descending order of our need for them:
  • Project management, e.g., track existing projects, motivate good work toward deadlines, identify blockers and help team members get unstuck on projects, provide judgment on how projects are going and whether they should continue

Responsibilities

  • External stakeholder management, e.g., build and maintain relationships with policy makers and AI company employees (the target audience for much of our work)
  • 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.
  • You pay attention to details and are organized, and able to manage lots of small tasks and projects.
  • You feel comfortable working on underspecified tasks where part of your job is to further develop the research questions appropriately.
  • You can produce concise, clear, and compelling writing, and deliver presentations on the team's research and ideas.

Nice to have

  • Compute governance.
  • Technical knowledge of AI hardware / chips manufacturing and related governance proposals.
  • Policy (including AI policy).
  • Experience here could involve writing legislation or white papers, engaging with policy makers or other research in AI policy and governance
  • Strong AI Safety generalist.
  • Agency - You get things done without someone constantly looking over your shoulder.
  • You notice problems and are motivated to fix them.
  • You focus on solving the problem, not waiting to be told what to do.

Compensation

  • Compensation – $120–230k.

Benefits

  • Comfort learning on the job - You enjoy and are able to quickly acquire new skills and knowledge as needed.
  • In this role, you would manage a team working on the above areas, and have the opportunity to work on these areas directly.

Company info

  • Designing plans for international coordination on AI development
  • Making such coordination more viable, e.g., by identifying and building verification mechanisms
  • Communicating with and consulting for policymakers and governance organizations
  • Inputs into regulations, requests for comments by policy bodies (e.g. NIST/US CAISI, EU, UN)
  • We are also excited about candidates who are particularly strong in the following areas:

Visa & Work Authorization

  • Visas – We can potentially sponsor visas for particularly promising candidates
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