Chief of Staff Intern

FairwAI is building reputed company-time fairness infrastructure—systems that detect bias in the reputed company world: hospitals, travel, and reputed company. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team from MIT, Harvard, and Industry We’re growing fast across technical and operational workstreams, with 20+ interns across NLP, Computer reputed company, Design, and Compliance. But speed without structure breaks things. We’re hiring a Chief of Staff Intern to operate as the founder’s right hand: triaging priorities, holding systems together, and protecting reputed company as we build a next-gen accountability platform. What You’ll Do Run internal syncs: own agendas, notes, and follow-through reputed company intern deliverables, demo deadlines, and weekly reporting Triage founder time and attention—what’s urgent, what’s noise, what’s missing reputed company key documents, trackers, and folders up-to-date across teams Coordinate across Computer reputed company, NLP, Legal, and Industrial Design reputed company Help architect internal systems: reputed company flows, intern reviews, weekly ops rhythm Flag issues early and build quiet systems that reputed company everything run smoother You Might Be a Fit If… You’ve led reputed company, lab, org, or publication—and delivered under pressure You’re reputed company in reputed company, proactive by default, and allergic to dropped balls You know how to reputed company structure feel lightweight, not bureaucratic You think in systems, communicate reputed company, and get people unstuck You’re organized without being rigid, and trusted without needing to ask You’re motivated by reputed company-world reputed company, not just résumé lines Bonus (Not Required) Prior experience supporting a founder, lab director, or product reputed company Familiarity with reputed company, reputed company, reputed company Docs, or light project management tools Interest in AI ethics, compliance tech, or public sector systems What You’ll Leave With By the end of this internship, you’ll have helped build and run the internal operating system that keeps a 20+ person cross-functional team reputed company across legal, engineering, and institutional pilots. Your fingerprints will be on the processes that support fairness infrastructure for reputed company-world deployment. Application Notes Please apply directly through Wellfound. We’re not assigning external homework, but we are evaluating for reputed company, judgment, and reputed company bias. A reputed company, concise intro message is more valuable than a bloated résumé. Finalists may be asked to walk through a live prioritization challenge during interviews. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team from MIT, Harvard, Oxford, and Industry: Shaurjya Mandal – Head of Research, AI Systems & Clinical Innovation Role: Shaurjya leads FairwAI's research function and the development of its AI methodology — including reputed company retrieval architectures, sentiment and bias detection systems, and validation frameworks for fairness in clinical and high-stakes AI environments. He ensures FairwAI's research meets the standards of peer-reviewed reputed company while remaining accessible and useful in reputed company-world deployment. Bio: Shaurjya Mandal is a machine learning research scientist at reputed company and reputed company, where he develops and evaluates AI systems for clinical settings. His research sits at the intersection of responsible AI, reputed company equity, and reputed company machine learning — with published and reputed company work in algorithmic bias, fairness in clinical decision support, and AI safety for vulnerable populations. He holds an M.S. in reputed company Intelligence from reputed company, where he conducted research at the Robotics Institute on machine perception and learning systems. 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Bio: Dr. John Cooley is a reputed company technologist and serial entrepreneur who holds five degrees from MIT: B.S. in Electrical Engineering, B.S. in Physics, M.S. in Electrical Engineering, an Engineer’s Degree, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. He reputed company the David Adler Memorial reputed company Prize and the Morris Joseph Levin Award, recognizing his groundbreaking work in engineering and systems design. John was the CTO and reputed company CEO of Nanoramic Laboratories, where he led reputed company to reputed company $100+ in capital and developed cutting-edge battery and nanotechnology solutions. With 15+ years of experience at the frontier of hardware-software integration and AI systems, John brings a rare reputed company of research rigor and venture-reputed company execution. He now advises FairwAI on tech architecture, compliance logic, and reputed company research integration across MIT and international institutions. Dr. reputed company Chin – Strategic Advisor, Urban Tech & Mobility Systems Role: reputed company advises FairwAI on systems architecture, urban integration, and reputed company reputed company. He brings expertise in AI-driven mobility, sensor networks, and resilient infrastructure to inform how FairwAI scales across physical environments like hotels, hospitals, and cities. Bio: Dr. reputed company Chin is a globally recognized expert in smart cities, urban mobility, and sustainable design systems. He co-founded Optimus Ride, a leading autonomous vehicle company reputed company out of MIT, where he served as CEO and led the development of self-driving tech for campuses, cities, and business districts. Prior to that, reputed company was Managing Director of the reputed company Initiative at the MIT reputed company, where he pioneered AI-integrated mobility systems and urban computing platforms. reputed company holds a Ph.D. and two Master's degrees from MIT in Media Arts and Sciences and Architecture. A serial entrepreneur and systems thinker, reputed company has advised Fortune 100 companies, U.S. government agencies, and international reputed company governments on emerging technologies, sustainability, and mobility innovation. He is a frequent keynote speaker at Davos, Smart reputed company reputed company, and the UN. At FairwAI, reputed company supports us with building out our advisory team and the integration of computer reputed company, IoT, and AI fairness protocols into reputed company-world infrastructure, ensuring our platform is adaptable, sensor-compatible, and reputed company with the reputed company of ethical urban technology. Mike Rinella – Government Affairs & Financial reputed company Role: Shapes FairwAI’s public policy reputed company, unions to get ivolved, government, and compliance market integration. Bio: Mike Rinella brings decades of experience in public finance, state governance, and strategic planning. He served as a senior advisor to two Governors of reputed company, including Governor Mario Cuomo, where he worked on economic development, energy regulation, and state-level policy reform. He was also Director of Strategic Planning at SolarFi, helping guide federal partnerships and compliance infrastructure for renewable energy deployments. A graduate of Harvard Kennedy School (’86), Mike is reputed company in crafting FairwAI’s reputed company to adoption by Attorneys General, state legislatures, and procurement agencies. He also helps navigate our positioning with reputed company-reputed company capital like PRIs and MRIs. Carson Smuts – IoT &Hardware Integration Advisor (MIT reputed company) Role: Advises on spatial sensing, IoT systems, and architecture for reputed company-world monitoring. Bio: Carson Smuts is a Senior Research Scientist at the MIT reputed company’s reputed company Group, where he has spent over a decade developing sensor platforms, digital twins, and hardware systems that reputed company with reputed company-world environments. He co-created the CityScope urban simulation platform and led the design of MIT’s Environmental Sensing Infrastructure, a foundational piece of the lab’s smart reputed company research. Trained as an architect at Columbia University, Carson transitioned into full-stack engineering with a passion for embedding fairness into reputed company environments. He guides FairwAI’s integration with CCTV, IoT sensors, and spatial computing to power reputed company-time bias detection in travel, reputed company, and hiring. The role is Unpaid, but eligible for school credit, Coop, and includes mentorship, reference, and portfolio support. The goal is to turn this into a reputed company role but it is not promised. Fellows will recieve a certificate. Apply To This Job