Director of Legal Research - Emergency Preparedness & Civil Defense

Job Summary Lead legal research on possible U.S. federal and state-level policy interventions supporting public safety, security, and wellbeing for scenarios of highly multipolar AGI run amok. Research on underutilized authorities, opportunities for better communication and response, and for legal loopholes that may be filled by an action of an executive agency, all against the backdrop of the reality of the changing landscape in D.C. Work closely with the Public Security Policy program lead to craft creative holistic solutions to projected catastrophic issues regarding public health and safety, civil rights, human rights, national security, global security, emergency preparedness, emergency management, economic stability, infrastructure security, and novel threat profiles. Neither deep technical AI knowledge nor AI-specific policy experience is necessarily required, as the legal codes and policies in question are regarding the next lines of defense of society after AI governance would fail. CARMA's other teams in AI risk assessment, offense/defense, and geostrategic dynamics will happily assist in scenario analysis of the risks to mitigate. About the Organization The Center for AI Risk Management & Alignment (CARMA) aims to help society navigate the complex and problematic dynamics that arise from the advent of smarter-than-human AI. CARMA's mission is specifically to lower the risks to humanity and the biosphere from transformative AI. Via better grounding AI risk management, via policy research squarely addressing AGI, via showing a path to better tradeoffs in technical safety, and by fostering global perspectives on durable safety, CARMA aims to provide critical support to society for managing the outsized risks from advanced AI. CARMA is a fiscally-sponsored project of Social & Environmental Entrepreneurs, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation.

Responsibilities

• Identify underutilized or unused legal authorities for proactively dealing with the kinds of novel risks we expect from AGI
• Collaboratively identify differentially exploitable gaps in the letter and practice of law under specific assumptions to help prioritize defenses
• Research potential federal executive, legislative, and state-level policy interventions to address identified gaps vis-à-vis projected risks
• Analyze deficits in emergency preparedness and ideate structural solutions
• Help craft holistic solution recommendations for prevention, mitigation, and/or responses to a variety of projected novel crises
• Research realpolitik and judicial dynamics regarding prospective interventions

Requirements

• A J.D. plus 3+ years of relevant experience in law, policy research, bill craft, or engagement, or a masters' in a relevant field plus 5+ years legal research experience
• Proficient in recent advancements in legal research information technologies
• Experience in some mix of the following: Federal policymaking apparatuses, Judicial dynamics, Policy research, State-level policymaking apparatuses, Policy analysis, Policy strategy, Lobbying familiarity, Drafting EO or bill language
• Experience in some mix of the following: Security mindset, Catastrophic risk policy, Emergency preparedness, Crisis management, CBRN+C, Natsec complex familiarity, IC mindset on unknown unknowns, Strategic thinking, Multiphase multiprong strategies, Public safety, Public order, AI governance, AI safety strategy, Game theory, Criminology, Counter-terrorism, Futures studies, or Foresight methods
• Experience working on, tracking, and successfully completing multiple concurrent tasks to meet deadlines with little supervision

CARMA/SEE is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, sex, age, religion, gender reassignment, partnership status, maternity, or sexual orientation. We are, by policy and action, an inclusive organization and actively promote equal opportunities for all humans with the right mix of talent, knowledge, skills, attitude, and potential, so hiring is only based on individual merit for the job. This role is available as an employee position for candidates legally authorized to work in the U.S. Due to our fiscal sponsorship structure, candidates outside the U.S. would be engaged as independent contractors with project-based responsibilities. Note that we are unable to sponsor visas at this time. $140,000 - $180,000 a year Salary plus good benefits Apply tot his job Apply To this Job