Generalist (Groups)

The role

You will support AI safety university groups through the Pathfinder Fellowship and organize in-person events. You will also seed new groups at universities and help organizers transition into full-time AI safety work.

What you will do

• Help run the Pathfinder Fellowship by onboarding groups and coordinating mentorship
• Handle communications with organizers and mentors and process grants
• Support planning and logistics for OASIS and other in-person events
• Find and support founders at universities without AI safety groups
• Support strong organizers in moving into full-time AI safety work
• Improve Pathfinder Fellowship infrastructure and automate work
• Pitch in on active programs like SPAR, Generator, and the Global Challenges Project

Required qualifications

• Past university AI safety group organizer
• Mission-aligned with context on AI safety
• High agency and able to figure things out
• People-oriented
• Organized and on top of things
• Strong writer and communicator

Nice to have

• Familiarity with Kairos’s university groups programs
• Experience with event planning or community building
• A track record of starting and shipping things independently

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive health insurance
• Dental and vision coverage
• Generous vacation policy
• Professional development budget
• All-team retreats three times a year
• Work-related travel and expenses covered
• Food, lunches, and office expenses if working from an AI safety office in specific cities
• Home office expenses if working from home

Before you apply

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
• AI tools help review applications
• Process includes an application form, paid take-home assignment, interview, reference checks, and a paid 3-day work trial
• Kairos is happy to sponsor visas to the US (typically H-1Bs or O-1As) and likely UK visas

About the company

Kairos is a nonprofit accelerating talent into AI safety and policy. They manage a portfolio of impactful projects including SPAR, Generator Residency, Global Challenges Project, and Pathfinder Fellowship.