Policy Researcher
Thinking Machines Lab · San Francisco
Frontier labonsite$240k–$360k
At a glance
Highlights
- Help create policy research agenda on open-weight models and human-AI collaboration.
- Turn promising ideas into concrete policy frameworks and experiments for industry.
- Design external research partnerships including commissioned research and convenings.
What they offer
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Unlimited PTO
- Paid parental leave
- Relocation support
Ideal candidate
Interdisciplinary researcher who thinks across technology, policy, economics and safety and thrives amid uncertainty to shape human-centered AI. You love translating technical insight into novel governance ideas.
Requirements
- Experience conducting original research on AI governance, technology policy, economics, political economy, emerging technology, or another field relevant to societal impacts of AI
- Ability to work with technical researchers and translate between technical details, societal impacts, and policy design
- A degree in history, politics, economics, international affairs, artificial intelligence, or a related discipline
- Clarity in communication, with an ability to explain complex governance topics to audiences with low context
- Comfort operating under uncertainty and developing views on questions where there may be little established literature or consensus
- visa sponsorship
- We sponsor visas.
Lab profile
About Thinking Machines Lab
Builds frontier AI that extends human will and judgment through customizable models and interfaces.
What they build
- Inkling frontier models
- Tinker model customization
- Human-AI communication interfaces
Known for
- Frontier model training
- Post-training and reinforcement learning
- Evaluation infrastructure
- GPU supercomputing and reliability
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