Generalist (SPAR)

The role

You will help run the SPAR AI safety research fellowship by managing operations and supporting mentees. This includes handling scheduling, communications, and helping mentees build AI safety context.

What you will do

• Handle scheduling, reminders, and communications with mentors and mentees
• Track deadlines and moving parts in each round
• Answer mentee questions in Slack and email
• Run office hours and 1:1 chats
• Follow up when midterm feedback flags issues
• Help mentees build AI safety context
• Identify which mentees are doing well or need support
• Plan and deliver workshops and events
• Help run end-of-round Demo Day
• Evaluate compute requests, community grants, or assist with recruiting and matching

Required qualifications

• Highly organized
• Responsive and reliable
• High agency
• Mission-aligned

Nice to have

• Context on AI safety and the broader ecosystem
• Energy for lots of 1:1 conversations
• Experience supporting people in a mentoring, advising, or community-building role
• Comfort with technical tools, such as using Claude Code or similar AI tools

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 covered if working from an AI safety office
• Home office expenses covered if working from home

Before you apply

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

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.