[Hiring] Special Advisor to the President for AI @Roosevelt Institute

Role Description

Roosevelt seeks an expert in how AI is changing work and society who is conversant in tech, policy, and industry conversations to help Roosevelt further develop our unique point of view on what an AI economy should look like and what policy interventions are necessary to get there.

This work will build on Roosevelt’s existing plans around AI’s potential effects on labor markets. The Special Advisor will work directly with the President and CEO and the Senior Vice President of the Think Tank to convene, explore, educate, and plan for Roosevelt’s interventions in this policy space.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Dive into Roosevelt’s mission, research, and policy work to determine what kinds of AI-related interventions (macroeconomic, corporate power, worker power, industrial policy, tax, etc.) make most sense for Roosevelt.
• On behalf of the President and CEO and the Senior Vice President of the Think Tank, set up consultations and private convenings of leading thinkers across finance/economics, policy, research, organizing, tech, and politics to pressure test what is needed from a progressive vision and what role Roosevelt should play.
• Cultivate a kitchen cabinet of advisors with varying perspectives to help mold the Rooseveltian worldview on AI as we develop out our work.
• Design programming for our Roosevelt Society community, exposing them to AI expertise and beginning to bridge the tech-to-progressive-policy divide.
• Coproduce with other Roosevelt staff a high-level thought piece laying out a first attempt at a Rooseveltian take on the future of AI.
• With direction from the President and CEO, the Senior Vice President of the Think Tank, and other leaders at Roosevelt, tee up options for what Roosevelt’s next steps in this arena should be.

Qualifications

• Steeped in AI technology and capable of thinking across policy, economics, and potentially foreign policy/national security.
• Experienced at managing laterally and up in order to guide and support smart policy development and interact at the highest levels with outside partners, including funders.
• An excellent project manager, able to quickly absorb the organization’s needs and gaps in foresight, develop a scope for the work plan for engaging outside stakeholders, and tee up thoughts, context, and choices to senior leadership.
• Entrepreneurial and a self-starter—willing to roll up their sleeves and do work ranging from administrative/scheduling to project management.
• Ideally, a digital native—someone who not only reads about but is curious and exploratory about and uses AI tools and has an intuitive feel for how AI is changing the way people will work.
• Capable of internalizing direction with minimal oversight and working effectively while being fairly autonomous.
• Highly emotionally intelligent and able to understand and be sensitive to internal organizational dynamics and competing perspectives.
• Fully aligned with Roosevelt’s worldview and excited about articulating a post-neoliberal vision for AI, and at the same time unconstrained by policy perspectives that are not yet updated for the ways in which the technology might be transformative.
• Drawing from 8-10+ years of relevant professional experience.

Requirements

• This is a remote position in CT, DC, GA, IL, LA, MA, MD, MI, NC, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, or VA.
• This is a 6-month temporary, part-time position at 20 hours a week at an hourly rate of $76.92.
• To apply, please upload your resume and respond to three application questions in lieu of a cover letter.
• Please reach out to [email protected] if you have any questions.

Benefits

• The Roosevelt Institute provides equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, alienage or citizenship status, marital status or domestic partner status, genetic information, genetic predisposition or carrier status, gender identity, HIV status, military status and any other category protected by law in all employment decisions.