Location: | Cambridge |
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Salary: | £32,546 to £35,116 |
Hours: | Part Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 23rd May 2025 |
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Closes: | 6th July 2025 |
Job Ref: | GO46048 |
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) within the Cambridge Institute for Technology and Humanity (ITH) invites applications for a part-time Research Assistant (0.6 FTE, equivalent to 22.2 hours per week) to work closely with the Centre Director S.M. Amadae (https://www.cser.ac.uk/team/s-m-amadae/), delivering briefings, reviewing papers, and supporting research projects and proposals. This is a 12-month appointment in the first instance starting mid-August 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter.
The Research Assistant will cover topics such as AI's impact on human abilities to govern catastrophic risk, and nuclear war and security. They will have the opportunity to sharpen skills across a range of activities, including academic writing, presenting to senior stakeholders, and grant-writing.
Applicants should have:
CSER has developed a community working together on the complex challenges of managing extreme risks and we are looking for candidates who will contribute to this community and work as part of a team, both within CSER and with our many research partners.
In order for your application to be considered, please upload the following:
Informal enquiries about the role are welcomed and should be directed to: recruitment@cser.cam.ac.uk.
For questions about the application process, please contact the Schools HR Team on sahhr@admin.cam.ac.uk.
The closing date is midnight (BST) on Sunday 6 July 2025. Interviews are expected to be conducted online in mid-late July 2025, subject to change.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the ‘Apply’ button above.
Please quote reference GO46048 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
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