Future of Life Organizations - Director of Legal Research - Emergency Preparedness & Civil Defense
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
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 • $140,000 - $180,000 a year
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