AI Safety Mentor Selection Lead

MATS Program; Berkeley (CA); Híbrido; USD 110.000 - 140.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Catered lunches and dinners

In-office staff retreats

Professional development support

Annual paid time off

Hybrid work flexibility

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with Roth and traditional

Descripción de la vacante

MATS Program in Berkeley, California is seeking a Program Manager for Mentor Selection. You will own the end-to-end process of sourcing, evaluating, and allocating mentors across research agendas, working with leadership to ensure impact and alignment with the program’s mission.

You will engage with top AI safety researchers and organizations, manage cross-functional processes, and contribute to talent-allocation strategy while operating in a hybrid in-person/remote setting.

Formación

• Deep familiarity with AI safety landscape and researchers.
• Excellent judgment about research quality and potential.
• Strong network in AI safety or ability to build one quickly.
• Clear, warm, proactive communication with senior stakeholders.
• Ability to weigh qualitative and quantitative inputs into defensible decisions.

Responsabilidades

• Own the mentor selection process end-to-end for each cohort.
• Headhunt and outreach to prospective mentors using your network.
• Design and run information collection with the Mentor Selection Committee.
• Evaluate returning mentors using data from past cohorts.
• Propose fellow allocations balancing mentor strength and portfolio strategy.
• Manage mentor relationships through the cycle with capacity planning.
• Engage with AI safety directions and represent MATS at conferences.

Conocimientos

AI safety context

Research judgment

Strong network

Stakeholder comms

Decision making

Descripción del empleo

MATS Program in Berkeley, California is seeking a Program Manager for Mentor Selection. You will own the end-to-end process of sourcing, evaluating, and allocating mentors across research agendas, working with leadership to ensure impact and alignment with the program’s mission.

You will engage with top AI safety researchers and organizations, manage cross-functional processes, and contribute to talent-allocation strategy while operating in a hybrid in-person/remote setting.