Governance & Policy Fellow

Governance & Policy Fellow

Transluce is an independent nonprofit AI research lab. Our mission is to advance an industry standard for AI oversight and to develop the technology that enables it. We believe that thoroughly understanding AI systems, at scale, is essential to ensuring they serve the public interest.

We're looking for a Governance & Policy Fellow to support and extend Transluce's growing work at the intersection of AI evaluation, policy, and governance. This is a unique opportunity to work directly with researchers at the cutting edge of AI, interact with top labs and government stakeholders, and help shape the direction of a growing team. This role is ideal for someone with a hybrid technical and policy background interested in working on problems that require bothhelping to define how independent AI evaluation should work in practice. Our governance team is new, the mandate is broad, and the right person will be deeply involved in defining priorities and strategy.

Core Responsibilities:

• Define standards and best practices for independent AI oversight.
• Develop partnerships enabling impactful, interdisciplinary AI evaluations.
• Engage with government and policy stakeholders.
• Make technical research accessible.

Qualities of a strong candidate:

• Technical fluency in AI evaluation issues.
• Hands-on policy or legal experience related to AI.
• Experience with academic research.
• Exceptional communication and relationship skills.

Additional pluses:

• Background or prior experience in particular domain(s) related to mental health, child safety, fraud, political persuasion, or consumer protection.
• Experience with government contracting or grant writing.
• Relationships with relevant government offices, civil society organizations, funders.
• Familiarity with the AI evaluation landscape and its major players.

We hire exceptional people from all backgrounds. If this role excites you, we encourage you to applyeven if you don't meet every qualification listed. We are located in San Francisco and enthusiastic to work together in-person. We are open to sponsoring international visas. Req ID: R13