Research & operations-linked roles & projects

January 2026: We are not currently hiring for these positions. The role descriptions below are preserved as examples of positions we may hire for in the future. See the main jobs page for how to express interest.

The potential roles discussed below combine research-linked work with operations and administrative responsibilities. Overall, this may include some combination of:

• Assisting and guiding the process of identifying strong and potentially impactful work in key areas, explaining its relevance, its strengths, and areas warranting particular evaluation and scrutiny
• Interacting with authors, recruiting, and overseeing evaluators
• Synthesizing and disseminating the results of evaluations and ratings
• Aggregating and benchmarking these results
• Helping build and improve our tools, incentives, and processes
• Curating outputs relevant to other researchers and policymakers
• Doing "meta-science" work

See also our field specialist team pool and evaluator pool. Most of these roles involve compensation/honorariums. See Advisory/team roles (research, management)

Possible role: Research and Evaluation Specialist (RES)

Possible role details

Potential focus areas include global health; development economics; markets for products with large externalities (particularly animal agriculture); attitudes and behaviors (altruism, moral circles, animal consumption, effectiveness, political attitudes, etc.); economic and quantitative analysis of catastrophic risks; the economics of AI safety and governance; aggregation of expert forecasts and opinion; international conflict, cooperation, and governance; etc.

Work (likely to include a combination of):

• Identify and characterize research (in the area of focus) that is most relevant for The Unjournal to evaluate
• Summarize the importance of this work, its relevance to global priorities and connections to other research, and its potential limitations (needing evaluation)
• Help build and organize the pool of evaluators in this area
• Assist evaluation managers or serve as evaluation manager (with additional compensation) for relevant papers and projects
• Synthesize and communicate the progress of research in this area and insights coming from Unjournal evaluations and author responses; for technical, academic, policy, and intelligent lay audiences
• Participate in Unjournal meetings and help inform strategic direction
• Liaise and communicate with relevant researchers and policymakers
• Help identify and evaluate prize winners
• Meta-research and direct quantitative meta-analysis (see "Project" below)

Desirable skills and experience:

Note: No single skill or experience is necessary independently. If in doubt, we encourage you to express your interest or apply.

• Understanding of the relevant literature and methodology (to an upper-postgraduate level) in this field or a related field and technical areas, i.e., knowledge of the literature, methodology, and policy implications
• Research and policy background and experience
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to work independently, as well as to build coalitions and cooperation
• Statistics, data science and "aggregation of expert beliefs"

Proposed terms:

• 300 hours (flexible, extendable) at $25–$55/hour USD (TBD, depending on experience and skills)
• This is a contract role, open to remote and international applicants. However, the ability to attend approximately weekly meetings and check-ins at times compatible with the New York timezone is essential.

Length and timing:

• Flexible; to be specified and agreed with the contractor.
• Extensions, growth, and promotions are possible, depending on performance, fit, and our future funding.

Express your interest here.