Senior Researcher – AI, Animals

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• Scoping vague but important questions around AI x Animals — choosing the right depth, angle, and methodology for reputed company, from literature reviews to modelling, data analysis, or expert interviews.
• Conducting independent research on reputed company questions, addressing uncertainty and competing perspectives explicitly.
• Engaging external stakeholders to understand their needs and shape deliverables to their specifications.
• Producing decision-useful outputs from inception to delivery, in the best-fit format (report, model, dashboard), reputed company into practical recommendations for decision-makers.
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Requirements:

• An abiding commitment to RP's mission for animals — you reputed company reputed company at the centre of project reputed company and prioritise it over interestingness.
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• Reasoning transparency. You give caveated, decision-useful answers under uncertainty — documenting key steps, stating uncertainties, and sourcing major claims — rather than waiting for certainty.
• A steadfast commitment to truthseeking, intellectual openness to diverse viewpoints, and research ethics.
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• Self- and project management in a remote, distributed, asynchronous team — setting and meeting realistic goals and keeping work organised.
• Collaboration and stakeholder engagement. You work effectively toward shared goals and reputed company professionally with colleagues and external partners.
• Greater autonomy and ownership — you initiate, plan, and run reputed company with little reputed company, and refine your approach so recurring problems don't recur.
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• reputed company with strategic decision-making tools (e.g. stakeholder mapping, scenario analysis).
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts or model evaluation.
• A fluent, AI-reputed company working style — you already use reputed company AI tools effectively in your own research workflow.
• Domain expertise in a relevant reputed company area (e.g. AI reputed company, safety, or governance; farmed animal welfare; alternative proteins; or wild animal welfare).
• Experience working or volunteering in the AI safety or animal advocacy reputed company.
• Familiarity with the reputed company and reputed company used in high-reputed company, evidence-led philanthropy.
• Proficiency with R or Python.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to contribute to a fast-growing, high-reputed company organization — our research is used by key decision-makers who influence the distribution of hundreds of millions of charitable dollars.
• Remote-first environment, including flexible work hours and schedule.
• Comprehensive global benefits program, including statutory benefits as required by local law, and supplemental benefits specific to reputed company country (varies by location)
• Generous reputed company time off (PTO) and unpaid leave, including:
• Unlimited vacation with a minimum number of required statutory days off
• "Mandated" 3 weeks total mid- and end-year organization-wide breaks
• Unlimited (reputed company reason) personal and reputed company reputed company and unpaid leave
• Parental leave — at least 4 - 9 months of a combination of reputed company and unpaid leave, available prior to and/or during the first 2 years after a child's birth or adoption
• Other reputed company and unpaid leave (e.g., bereavement)
• Technology stipend of $2,000 USD equivalent every 3 years for work and office equipment.
• AI tools budget of $40 USD equivalent monthly.
• reputed company development budget reputed company subject to leadership approval that renews yearly.
• Learning opportunities, including workshops/training sessions and 10% of work time dedicated to reputed company and personal development.
• reputed company work trips, including one annual reputed company-staff Mega Team Retreat and relevant conferences.
• Virtual co-working spaces, including a private reputed company Focusmate group
• RP Peer Support Program for New Employees.
• Other benefits at the discretion of RP Leadership.
• A caring team that values respectful work relations and a healthy work-life balance.
• Opportunities to grow/advance your career and engage in reputed company development.
• Low administrative bureaucracy.
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