Curriculum Development Lead

Iliad; Berkeley, San Francisco (CA, CA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off: 25 days paid vacation

Flexible Working Hours

Team Retreats

Job summary

Iliad is seeking a Curriculum Development Lead to own the Iliad Intensive curriculum, delivering foundational AI alignment content to 40+ researchers each month in-person or remotely. Role involves shaping modules, narratives, and outcomes, and writing and teaching materials.

You will work with rotating writers and teachers, the Teaching Lead, and the Education Platform Lead to ensure cohesive, impactful learning. Strong mathematical and teaching experience is valued.

Qualifications

• Strong mathematical maturity with a degree in mathematics, physics, or theoretical computer science.
• Broad knowledge of the AI alignment field across Iliad Intensive modules.
• Ability to judge which ideas are foundational and worth teaching with good content taste.
• Experience designing courses or curricula.
• Research experience in AI alignment or related fields.
• Demonstrated writing and teaching ability.

Responsibilities

• Continuously observe AI alignment to source material and decide curriculum entries.
• Ensure cohesiveness across modules with consistent notation and built-on structure.
• Develop and maintain the curriculum narrative and learning outcomes.
• Collaborate with writers, teachers, Teaching Lead, and Education Platform Lead.
• Incorporate participant feedback and observations to improve curriculum.
• Write and teach materials yourself.

Skills

Mathematical maturity

Broad AI alignment knowledge

Curriculum design & pedagogy

Writing & teaching ability

Curriculum coordination

Adaptability in fast-moving env

Education

Mathematics/Physics/Theoretical CS degree

PhD is a plus

Job description

Curriculum Development Lead

Develop the curriculum for the Iliad Intensive, a monthly full-time course on foundational AI Alignment research delivered in the Bay area and London to over 40 promising researchers.

In person (Berkeley/SF, CA or London, UK) or remote

Full-time

$100,000–$130,000 depending on experience and location

November 15, 2026

Director of Education, Leon Lang

About Iliad

Iliad is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing foundational AI alignment research. We run the Iliad Intensive, the Iliad Fellowship, and a range of conferences that bring together researchers working on the hardest problems in AI safety. We also incubate research organizations and an academic journal, and have an internal research team. We're a small and quickly growing team.

About the Role

As the Curriculum Development Lead, you will own the content of the Iliad Intensive as a whole: a course delivered to more than 40 promising students per monthly in-person iteration, covering the foundations of AI alignment research across a wide range of technical modules. Your responsibilities will include:

• Continuously observe the AI alignment field to source new materials, topics, and research directions worth teaching, and decide what enters, changes, or leaves the curriculum
• Ensure cohesiveness across modules: consistent notation, modules that build on each other, and no unintended gaps or redundancies
• Develop and maintain the overall "curriculum story": a clear narrative of why we teach what we teach, in this order, toward which learning outcomes
• Work closely with our rotating group of writers and teachers, the Teaching Lead, and the upcoming Education Platform Lead to ensure content decisions are enacted in materials and classrooms
• Engage with participant feedback and teaching observations to identify where the curriculum falls short
• Write and teach materials yourself

As Iliad is quickly growing, your role may adapt to changing needs of our program and Iliad as a whole.

What We’re Looking For

At a minimum, we are looking for someone with:

• Strong mathematical maturity; for example, a university degree in a theoretical subject like mathematics, physics, or theoretical computer science. A PhD is a plus but not required.
• Broad knowledge of the AI alignment field, at or beyond the level of the Iliad Intensive across most of its modules
• Excellent taste in technical content: an ability to judge which ideas are foundational and worth teaching
• Deep care for the effective learning of our participants
• Ability to effectively coordinate with writers, teachers, and other staff to reach our goals

Our ideal candidate also comes with:

• Experience designing courses, curricula, or other substantial educational programs
• Research experience in AI alignment or an adjacent technical field
• Demonstrated writing and teaching ability

AI is a fast-moving field that changes the nature of our work constantly, and we ultimately care about impact rather than any particular project or approach. As such, we also value:

• A broadly general skillset that can be applied to many tasks
• Comfort working in a fast-moving organization where priorities and roles will change
• Curiosity and ability to use AI to augment, improve, and automate various aspects of your own work

We encourage you to apply even if you do not hit every criterion!

Benefits

Our benefits include:

• Time Off: 25 days paid vacation annually
• Flexible Working Hours
• Team Retreats: We have occasional in-person team retreats