• Senior AI Policy Associate

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA)


    Senior AI Policy Associate

     

    + Job Number: 24782

    + Functional Area: Research - Other

    + Department: Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab

    + School Area: Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences

    + Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)

    + Employment Category: Exempt

    + Visa Sponsorship Available: No

    + Schedule:

     

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    Posting Description

    SENIOR AI POLICY ASSOCIATE, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, will work on an initiative evaluating and scaling transformative applications of AI in development programs in a collaboration with the Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT to work on the intersection of Global Development and Artificial Intelligence. Will play a key role in facilitating AI-related research by J-PAL affiliates and transforming relevant research into actionable poverty alleviation policies around the world. Staff will connect the dots between economics, AI, and policy.

     

    Find the full job description here (https://drive.google.com/file/d/19TQXWlpgDrZlKzvePcrG\_2cVabSKwGrQ/view) .

    Job Requirements

    REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree with significant training in economics, including intermediate-level economics and econometrics, and a basic understanding of how Machine Learning works; a minimum four years of relevant full- or part-time work experience, full-time work experience includes a relevant job or a master’s degree and part-time experience includes related internships in research and/or policy work; and passionate about working with organizations to form partnerships for evidence-informed AI-based development policy. PREFERRED: Master’s degree. Job #24782

     

    The position will be based in Cambridge, MA, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

     

    Reopened 3/7/2025