Special Projects Associate
Epoch AIVisit Epoch AI website
Independent, data-first nonprofit research institute investigating AI progress, capabilities, infrastructure, and societal impacts.
San Francisco, United States
Funding history
About Epoch AI
Epoch AI publishes data, research, benchmarks, and interactive tools on the drivers, progress, and impacts of artificial intelligence; it also provides commissioned research, model evaluations, and consultations.
Skills
About the Role
Support research programs and new initiatives by managing complex logistics. Coordinate external experts and contractors, support data licensing and compliance, organize events, manage external communications, and handle operational details that help projects run smoothly.
Requirements
- Follow AI developments
- Break complex challenges into manageable steps and develop creative solutions
- Incorporate feedback and provide constructive feedback
- Have two or more years of experience in roles with many moving parts
- Demonstrate strong written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrate professional-level English proficiency
Responsibilities
- Coordinate external experts and contractors and ensure their contributions meet quality standards
- Support data projects by securing and licensing data and maintaining compliance
- Organize events and symposiums
- Manage external communications channels by responding to or triaging queries
- Provide operational support for new research initiatives and complex logistics
Benefits
- Flexible work hours
- Health insurance
- Supplemental country-specific benefits where available or mandated
- Life insurance
- Pension plan where applicable
- At least 30 protected PTO days per year
- Unlimited personal and sick leave
- Four months of paid parental leave for eligible permanent staff
- Flexible equipment and productivity-tool expense policy
- Access to the Berkeley office
- Paid meals and snacks
- Gym access