Research Manager

You will manage and develop technical and policy-oriented AI research projects, coordinating timelines, deliverables, collaborators, and stakeholders. You will conduct research on AI systems and related law and policy; maintain reproducible technical workflows; and develop research papers, policy briefs, essays, and other publications. You will supervise junior researchers, support grant proposals and post-award activities, and organize workshops, roundtables, seminars, and convenings with external partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage the quality and development of technical and policy-oriented AI research.
• Track research timelines and deliverables and coordinate with collaborators and stakeholders.
• Conduct academic research on AI systems and policy topics including liability, copyright, and accountability.
• Implement and maintain reproducible technical research workflows across models and compute environments.
• Produce policy briefs, research papers, essays, op-eds, and other scholarly outputs.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage junior researchers, research assistants, and interns.
• Develop grant proposals and manage post-award deliverables and reporting.
• Design and manage workshops, roundtables, seminars, convenings, and other events.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5 or more years of experience in research, analysis, or a related field.
• Proficiency with Python, R, or SQL.
• Experience conducting research and analysis on technology or AI law and policy.
• Track record of published research; peer-reviewed publications preferred.
• Experience drafting and editing policy-relevant materials.
• Project management and organizational skills.
• Experience running compute-intensive machine learning experiments on high-performance or GPU computing clusters.
• Familiarity with AI tools and workflows, including large language models and Claude Code.
• Experience in trust and safety, prompt engineering, and AI red teaming.
• Supervisory experience.
• Willingness to travel as needed.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, including parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance from day one
• Retirement plans with university contributions
• Wellbeing and mental health resources
• Support for families and caregivers
• Tuition assistance and reimbursement
• Commuter benefits, discounts, and campus perks