Apollo Research
(Senior) AI Governance Researcher
London & San Francisco · Senior · Full-time
H1B sponsorship available$150k-$225kDetected 54 days ago
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About the role
- The Governance team conducts research and provides advice on the institutional, legal and strategic implications of AI scheming and loss of control threats, working closely alongside our Science of Scheming, Evaluations, and Monitoring teams.
- We are routinely requested to brief members of governments on both sides of the Atlantic, including members of Congressional committees, the intelligence community and offices of Members of Congress.
Responsibilities
- Design and drive innovative AI governance research, targeting critical areas for AI safety and security, where mission success is not negotiable, such as AI R&D pipelines within frontier AI companies and national security.
- Lead research across formats appropriate to the questions, including peer-reviewed papers, in-depth reports, technical memos, and legal analyses.
- Engage with and contribute to shaping relevant legal, policy and governance frameworks alongside partners in companies and governments.
- Contribute to and support existing research streams, led by colleagues.
- We do fundamental research, test their models before deployment, and collaborate with them on scheming mitigations.
Requirements
- A minimum of 6 years work experience, coming from academia, industry, and/or private practice.
- A track record of substantive research outputs that shifted thinking in their field, for example, peer-reviewed publications, high-impact reports, a relevant PhD thesis, or comparable work.
- Excellent written communication, including the ability to write for both technical experts and decision-maker audiences.
- Ability to leverage a network and set of expertise that would complement Apollo Research's existing network and expertise.
Skills
- A portion of our work is non-public, written for decision makers across key nodes.
Compensation
- Lunch, dinner, and snacks are provided for all employees on workdays
- Paid work trips, including staff retreats, business trips, and relevant conferences
- A yearly $1,000 (USD) professional development budget
- Start date: We aim to finalize a hire as soon as possible.
- We will review submissions on a rolling basis and reach out when a strong fit emerges.
- Time Allocation: Full-time
- Salary: 150-225k USD
Benefits
- This role offers market competitive salary, equity, and competitive benefits.
- Flexible work hours and schedule
- Unlimited vacation
- Unlimited sick leave
- Up to 6 months of paid parental leave
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- Retirement savings with competitive employer matching (e.g. 401(k) for US employees)
Company info
- Apollo Research is a mission-driven startup committed to reducing the threats from scheming frontier AI systems.
Equal opportunity
- Apollo Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- We value diversity and are committed to providing equal opportunities to all, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
- Equal Opportunity Employer.
Visa & Work Authorization
- We sponsor visas in the UK and US.
- Sponsorship isn't guaranteed for every role or candidate, but if we make you an offer, we'll work with you to find the right visa route.
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