NLFacilitator, Research Fellowship
MercialRemote
Why this is on the board
Anyone starting out in AI safety research, meaning research into how to keep powerful AI systems safe, rarely gets good feedback on a first piece of work, even though that feedback often decides whether they carry on. With one to two hours a week, you help several beginners at once choose a problem worth working on and sharpen their reasoning. Whether they stay in the field afterwards depends mainly on them.
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About the role
Guide fellows through a month-long AI safety research fellowship, providing accountability and feedback on their written work. - Check in weekly with fellows to provide accountability, guidance, and feedback on research direction and project progress. - Fellows choose research problems from your suggestions or a provided list; you sanity-check their work without day-to-day supervision. - Requires one to two hours per week commitment; remote role with flexible location. - Requires demonstrated…
Want to understand this first?
Start with our free course: about 100 minutes in six short units, at your own pace, with no sign-up. To go further, apply for the EA Fellowship: five weeks of reading and discussion in a small group. Also free, but selective.