About GovAI

  • Research impression: Publications in prime venues corresponding to Science and Nature.
  • Collaborations: Close work with authorities, business, and civil society leaders.
  • Alumni success: Former fellows now maintain influential roles in:
    • Governments (US, UK, EU)
    • Leading AI corporations (DeepMind, OpenAI, Anthropic)
    • Think tanks (CSET, RAND)
    • Universities (Oxford, Cambridge)
  • Risk administration and menace modelling
  • Frontier AI regulation and technical governance
  • Agent governance and AI economics
  • International cooperation and US–China relations
  • AI forecasting

About the Fellowship

Fellowship Structure

  • Supervisor pairing: Each fellow is matched with a GovAI supervisor or affiliate.
  • Exploration section: First two weeks devoted to surveying the AI governance panorama.
  • Research proposal: Fellows develop a proposal with supervisor enter.
  • Outputs: Possible codecs embody:
    • Reports
    • White papers
    • Journal articles
    • Op-eds
    • Blog posts

Support and Activities

  • Weekly conferences with supervisors
  • Guidance from Research Managers
  • Professional growth alternatives, together with:
    • Q&A periods with AI governance consultants
    • Seminars and workshops
    • Peer-to-peer suggestions conferences
    • Social occasions

Qualifications and Selection Criteria

Key Strengths Sought

  • Quality of labor: Ability to supply clear, insightful, and balanced analysis.
  • Relevant experience: Knowledge or abilities helpful for AI governance (e.g., public coverage, political science, pc science, economics, biosecurity, cybersecurity, China research, threat administration).
  • Judgement: Strong prioritization abilities and lifelike intuitions about analysis feasibility.
  • Team match:
    • Openness to suggestions
    • Intellectual honesty and rigor
    • Comfort with uncertainty
    • Commitment to contributing to AI governance

Salary, Duration, and Location

  • Dates: 8 June – 28 August 2026
  • Location: GovAI workplace, London, UK
  • Stipend: £12,000
  • Additional assist:
    • Travel help to London
    • Lunch supplied on weekdays
    • Desk house within the workplace

Senior Candidates

  • Interested candidates ought to e mail [email protected] with:
    • Subject line: “senior candidate summer fellowship 2026”
    • CV
    • Brief rationalization of required changes

Application Process

  1. Written submission (first spherical).
  2. Automated evaluation (~20 minutes).
  3. Paid distant work check (second spherical).
  4. Remote interview (ultimate spherical).

Timeline

  • Automated assessments: Shortly after submission
  • Paid work exams: January 2026
  • Interviews: February 2026
  • Final choices: March 2026

Encouragement to Apply

  • Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome.
  • Perfect alignment with listed {qualifications} is just not required.
  • Unique combos of expertise and motivation could also be precisely what GovAI seeks.

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