Research Analyst and Senior Research Analyst
A Delaware-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute advancing forecasting science for high-stakes decisions, including AI, biosecurity, and geopolitics.
Funding history
Investors
About Forecasting Research Institute
Forecasting Research Institute (FRI) runs large-scale forecasting studies, develops forecasting methods and tools, and communicates findings to policymakers, researchers, and the public. Its active AI-focused projects include AIRO, LEAP, and ForecastBench.
Skills
About the Role
You will support research projects across project and survey design, background research, question writing, and research communication. You will help conduct studies, turn complex topics into forecastable questions or explainers, integrate qualitative and quantitative analysis, and write findings in papers, reports, blog posts, and policy briefs. Senior analysts also lead small-scale projects with supervision.
Requirements
- Generalist research skills
- Written communication
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment
Responsibilities
- Assist with designing and conducting studies
- Distill complex topics into forecastable questions or explainers
- Integrate qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Identify key study findings
- Write academic papers, reports, blog posts, and policy briefs
- Lead small-scale projects at the senior level
Benefits
- Entirely remote work
- Flexible daily working hours
- 80% contribution toward health insurance
- 30 days of paid time off including public holidays
- Up to 10 days of paid sick leave
- Regular team retreats
- Virtual collaboration sessions
Hiring Process
Initial application including a 1-hour work test; paid 10-hour work test; three to four 45-minute interviews.