About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Biosecurity & AI Safety Fellowship based in the United States.
Responsibilities
- Review and label biological and biotechnology-related content according to established safety policies, guidelines, and review frameworks.
- Assess technically complex or ambiguous biological exchanges and make consistent, well-reasoned determinations about potential risks.
- Distinguish legitimate scientific, educational, and research applications from information that could create biological misuse or dual-use concerns.
- Apply subject-matter expertise across areas such as pathogen research, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, cancer biology, synthetic biology, biotechnology, genomics, and related disciplines.
- Identify difficult or ambiguous cases and clearly document the scientific reasoning supporting review decisions.
- Contribute to improving the consistency, accuracy, and quality of biological safety review processes.
- Support the development and refinement of approaches used by automated monitoring systems and human reviewers to identify potentially harmful biological content.
- Apply strong analytical judgment and attention to scientific nuance when evaluating emerging biological technologies and research concepts.
Requirements
- Strong academic or professional background in biology, microbiology, virology, molecular biology, cancer biology, biotechnology, synthetic biology, genomics, or a closely related scientific discipline.
- Ability to understand technical biological research, terminology, methodologies, experimental concepts, and scientific literature.
- Strong analytical reasoning and attention to detail, particularly when evaluating ambiguous or technically complex scenarios.
- Ability to consistently interpret and apply written policies and guidelines to scientific situations that may not have straightforward answers.
- Interest or professional experience in biosecurity, biosafety, biorisk, biodefense, dual-use biotechnology, biological threat assessment, or related areas.
- Strong written communication skills and the ability to clearly explain scientific reasoning and risk determinations.
- Relevant experience may come from government, national security, biodefense, academic research, or industry settings.
- Particularly relevant scientific backgrounds include pathogen and infectious disease research, microbiology, virology, cancer biology, molecular biology, genomics, synthetic biology, and emerging biotechnology.
- A PhD is not required; master's-level scientific training combined with relevant professional experience can also be highly valuable.
- Ability to commit to approximately 20–40 hours per week during the project period, with a minimum expected commitment of approximately 25 hours per week.
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
Conditions
- Compensation: $80–$120 per hour, depending on experience.
- Duration: Approximately 4–8 weeks.
- Commitment: 20–40 hours per week.
- Location: Remote within the United States.
- Employment type: Short-term contract.
- Opportunity to apply specialized biological expertise to emerging challenges in AI safety, biotechnology, and biosecurity.
- Exposure to frontier AI capabilities and potential risks related to biology.
- Opportunity to collaborate with and learn from leading researchers and experts working at the intersection of science, technology, and safety.
- Opportunity to contribute to the development of approaches that help identify and mitigate biological safety risks while preserving legitimate scientific use cases.