Founder in Residence
Oxford-based nonprofit research organization studying how society can navigate rapid progress toward superintelligent AI.
Funding history
About Forethought Research
Forethought Research is a nonprofit company researching the transition to superintelligent AI systems, including AI-driven technological progress, governance and power-concentration risks, beneficial AI applications, and better long-term futures.
Skills
About the Role
You will spend an initial three-month contract developing a proof of concept and implementation plan for a solution to an important problem. You will explore and refine project ideas, develop strategy, test key assumptions, build a prototype or initial research output, and prepare plans to develop the work into a new organisation, initiative, or role within an existing organisation. You will participate in regular calls and milestone check-ins, seek feedback, and may work with mentors and researchers on strategy, fundraising, operations, and organisational setup.
Requirements
- Demonstrate strong strategic judgement and the ability to scope under-defined problems
- Be motivated to work on high-impact problems
- Have experience founding, running, or scaling an organisation; a strong track record in a fast-moving mission-driven organisation; or exceptional early-career initiative, judgement, and commitment
- Be willing to develop and shape a project rather than pursue an already fully scoped project
- Prefer building solutions over primarily conducting research
Responsibilities
- Develop a proof of concept for a solution to an important problem
- Identify, evaluate, and refine potential project ideas
- Draft a strategy and implementation plan
- Test key assumptions and incorporate feedback
- Produce a prototype, research draft, or foundational organisational structures
- Participate in regular calls and milestone check-ins
- Build networks and explore cofounder opportunities
Benefits
- Two-month exit grant after the initial contract
- Potential seed grant of up to $2 million
- Potential contract extensions up to a total of 12 months in exceptional cases
- 33 days of annual leave including public holidays
- £5,000 annual professional development budget
- Mental health and wellbeing support
- US platinum health insurance with dental and vision coverage
Hiring Process
Rolling expression of interest; leadership-team call; review of a short written project description; possible short work test; reference checks.