Our Mission
We work to understand and reduce global catastrophic risks, especially those from advanced AI and biotechnology, to make progress safe for everyone.
Our Work
We identify and enable talent to reduce global catastrophic risk.
Our 9-week, in-person research fellowship in London pairs fellows with mentors to produce research at the forefront of AI safety, AIxBio, and AI governance.
We’ll announce new programmes as they launch.
Team
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Morgan Simpson
Research Manager – AI Governance
morgan@pivotal-research.org
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Euan McLean
Research Manager – Technical AI Safety
euan@pivotal-research.org
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Jasvin Kaur
Operations & Community Manager
jasvin@pivotal-research.org
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Tilman Räuker
Co-Director
tilman@pivotal-research.org
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Tobias Häberli
Co-Director
tobias@pivotal-research.org
Advisors
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Naomi Nederlof
Founder & Advisor
Community Building Grants Manager at CEA
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Ryan Kidd
Advisor
Co-Director at MATS & Board Member of LISA
Selected Alumni
Our alumni’s paths after the fellowship
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Nicholas Marsh ('25)
AI Futures Project
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Philipp Alexander Kreer ('25)
Timaeus
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Sarah Hastings-Woodhouse ('25)
UK AISI
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Elsie Jang ('25)
Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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Theodore Ehrenborg ('25)
Beneficial AI Foundation
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Aidan Homewood ('24)
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Kristina Fort ('24)
LawAI, Google DeepMind
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Jakub Kryś ('24)
SaferAI
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Natasha Karner ('24)
Alan Turing Institute
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Michel Justen ('24)
Tarbell
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Lennart Finke ('24)
ETH Tramèr Lab
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Monika Jotautaitė ('24)
AI Safety Engineering Taskforce
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Tomás Aguirre ('23)
Centre for the Governance of AI
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Ben Bucknall ('22)
Centre for the Governance of AI, Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative
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Kay Kozaronek ('22)
Prism Eval
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Pierre Peigné ('22)
Prism Eval
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Tao Burga ('22)
Institute for Progress
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Chiara Gerosa ('21)
Talos Network
Work With Us
Open Roles
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Work closely with fellows and mentors, scope projects, track and coordinate progress, and play an important part in publishing impactful research.
Location: Remote/London (≥80% during cohorts)
Contract: 30–40h/week, fixed-term
Salary: ~£60–70k FTE
Start: Flexible (ideally Oct. ’25)
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Build the operations for a fellowship program training the next generation of AI safety researchers. Take ownership of systems and logistics that create the conditions for fellows and mentors to do their best work.
Location: Remote/London (≥80% during cohorts)
Contract: 20–40h/week, fixed-term
Salary: £50–60k (pro rated)
Start: Flexible (ideally Nov. ’25)
Become a Fellow
Join our future fellowship programs and contribute to impactful research.
Be a Mentor
Guide the next generation of researchers by mentoring a fellow.
Join Our Team
Work directly with us to shape the future of Pivotal Research.