NLSPAR Research Manager
KairosRemote
Why this is on the board
You guide mentors who each lead a research team in AI safety: research into how to stop powerful AI systems from causing serious harm. Many of these mentors are leading such a team for the first time. Help one mentor scope a project more sharply or repair a stalled collaboration, and it is not one person who works better but a whole team, across several teams at once.
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About the role
Support and develop mentors leading AI safety research teams in a large fellowship program. - Serve as primary contact for a portfolio of mentors, helping them scope projects, set expectations, and manage teams effectively. - Coach first-time research leads on running meetings, giving feedback, and managing mentees with varying experience levels. - Resolve team conflicts and mentee-mentor breakdowns by understanding root causes and facilitating constructive solutions. - Advise mentors on rese…
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.