AI Safety & Governance Full-time

Research Program, Information Controls

Open Technology Fund

Posted

Aug 28, 2026

Location

Remote

Type

Full-time

Compensation

Up to $84000

Deadline

⏰ Sep 07, 2026

Mission

What you will drive

  • In this role, you'll conduct applied research on internet censorship and surveillance in authoritarian environments, developing solutions to advance global internet freedom.
  • Work full-time with a host organisation investigating information controls and testing anti-censorship protocols and circumvention methods.
  • Produce original research with measurable objectives and technical outputs that benefit the internet freedom community.
  • Collaborate with the internet freedom community to improve tools and strategies for information-restricted environments.
  • Our take on this role: The research priority of "Studying the roles of machine learning and artificial intelligence in information control practices in repressive environments" could be particularly promising for work on extreme power concentration.

Profile

What makes you a great fit

  • In this role, you'll conduct applied research on internet censorship and surveillance in authoritarian environments, developing solutions to advance global internet freedom.
  • Work full-time with a host organisation investigating information controls and testing anti-censorship protocols and circumvention methods.
  • Produce original research with measurable objectives and technical outputs that benefit the internet freedom community.
  • Collaborate with the internet freedom community to improve tools and strategies for information-restricted environments.
  • Our take on this role: The research priority of "Studying the roles of machine learning and artificial intelligence in information control practices in repressive environments" could be particularly promising for work on extreme power concentration.

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The Open Technology Fund is a nonprofit that works to advance internet freedom.