Senior Postdoctoral Researcher in AI Verification (Political)

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative (AIGI Oxford) as a Senior Postdoctoral Researcher in AI Verification (Political).

The Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative (AIGI Oxford) seeks to improve the effect of AI on global societal outcomes through impactful research that is rigorously grounded in the social and computational sciences, decision-maker education campaigns, and training the next generations of technology governance leaders. It is one of the few organisations in the world to focus on the governance of AI from both technical and policy perspectives.

The successful candidate will play a leading role in a grant-funded research project focused on technical and political pathways for verifying that computational rules are being followed in AI data centres. The project aims to provide states with viable, privacy-preserving and attack-resistant verification options for future international AI agreements.

The postholder will pursue an independent research agenda and produce agenda-setting academic publications and policy reports. They will help set the strategic direction of the project, sustain its research agenda, provide day-to-day supervision of research assistants, and build partnerships across academia, civil society, government and industry.

The post is a full-time fixed-term appointment for two years.