Help shape the future of AI safety research in Cambridge
Application Deadline: 1st August, 2025
We're looking for a Technical AI Safety Programme Manager to join our team at Cambridge AI Safety Hub (housed under Meridian Cambridge) — a small, ambitious organisation building a community of researchers focused on AI safety and the long-term future of humanity.
This role will help develop and run our AI safety education and research programmes. You'll work with University of Cambridge students, researchers, and industry people, to create talent pipelines in AI Safety.
You'll design programs, coordinate with researchers, and build the systems that move people from "interested in AI safety" to "working on AI safety problems." The goal is creating a reliable pipeline from education to real jobs.
What you'll do
Run research programmes: You'll help manage the research and operations of MARS and our Visiting Researchers Programme.
Workshop design & delivery: You'll design and facilitate AI safety workshops, fellowship, and lectures for Cambridge students and professionals, both technical and non-technical alike.
Host events: Help organise and run workshops, speaker events, lab meetings, journal clubs, and other community events.
Build relationships: Stay in close contact with students, fellows, collaborators, and senior researchers, strengthening our local and global research networks, and attract Cambridge talent to AI safety careers.
Field-building strategy: As Meridian grows, you'll help expand our AI safety offerings and help inform and direct where talent, money, and time are dedicated.
What we're looking for
AI safety knowledge: You understand AI safety research — the key problems, current methods, and ongoing debates. You can explain these concepts clearly to people who aren't researchers.
Programme experience: You've planned events, facilitated workshops, or run educational/research programmes before.
Strategic thinking: You can see how individual programs fit into bigger talent development goals.
People skills: You can work with researchers, academics, and industry folks to create partnerships that benefit everyone.
Helpful But Not Required
- 2+ years in AI safety, research coordination, or technical education programs
- Experience with academic partnerships or university programmes
- Background in computer science, AI/ML, or mathematics
- Familiarity with Cambridge or UK academic environments
Position Details
- Location: Cambridge, UK (in-person role)
- Visa sponsorship: Available
- Contract Type: Full time (40 hours/week)
- Salary: £50,000-56,000 pro rata (negotiable)
- Start Date: August 2025 (flexible)
- Contract Duration: 6-12 months, with strong intention to renew conditional on performance
What You Get
You'll work from our hub in central Cambridge with 100+ researchers, technologists and founders working on AI safety, biosecurity, and related problems. Direct access to leading researchers and resources to build programmes that matter.
- 4% employer pension contribution
- Lunches and snacks provided
- Annual travel and professional development budget
How to Apply
Submit an application through our online form. Successful applicants will be invited to interview with the team and complete a work test.
Initial applications close 1st August, 2025.
If you're excited by this role but unsure whether you're a perfect fit, we encourage you to apply anyway — we'd love to hear from you.
If you have additional questions about the role, email sambhav@meridiancambridge.org