Careers
At ERA, you will help operate one of the world’s largest, longest-running AI safety and governance talent programmes.
Last year, we ran a Summer Research Fellowship, hosted 30+ speakers & workshops, ran a Technical AI Governance Forum, and co-organised the 2025 Vegas AI Security Forum. This year, we have already run two fellowships, the AIxBiosecurity Fellowship and the ERA:AI Fellowship, each featuring a tailored speaker series. Through our flagship ERA:AI fellowships and the TechGov Forum, we are uniquely positioned at the intersection of technical and governance research for mitigating risks from frontier AI.
We will run the ERA:AI Fellowship again this Summer, with strong ties to the University of Cambridge, alongside other programmes such as an AIxBiosecurity Research Fellowship. Over the past 5 years, we have supported over 160 early-career researchers from 10+ countries through our research fellowship and conferences, leading to high counterfactual impact on their careers. We provide our fellows with mentorship from organisations such as UK AISI, CAISI, RAND, GovAI, Google Deepmind etc., and our alumni have gone on to lead work at impactful institutions in this space.
Please contact hello@erafellowship.org if you have any questions. If you might be interested in joining our team in the future, we'd love to hear from you through our General Expression of Interest Form.
Life at ERA
We are a tight-knit team who all deeply care about our mission of mitigating catastrophic risks from frontier AI. ERA has been thinking about AI Safety & Governance since before the launch of ChatGPT, and this makes ERA one of the world’s largest, longest-running AI Safety & Governance talent programmes. You could help us 10x what we are doing, and we are really excited about bringing top talent onto all our teams.
ERA’s Culture & operating values centre around 3 core pillars:
Integrity: Doing the right thing, especially when no one is watching.
Intimacy: Building genuine, psychologically safe relationships so we can tackle the hard problems together.
Intensity: Operating with focused urgency: because the stakes are high and the time is limited.
Harrison Gietz, Programme Director at ERA:
“To me, ERA strikes a perfect balance between professionalism and entrepreneurial culture. It's incredibly empowering to work with such a high-velocity, motivated team; I have an exceptional degree of autonomy and ownership, but coupled with reliable, thorough support from the rest of the team. I've been consistently impressed with the quality and pace of work from this organisation.”
Genevieve Gaul, Programme Associate at ERA:
"There is a genuine interest in my own personal development, and in making sure that I can try new responsibilities, explore different skillsets, and have agency within the team. ERA has an environment which balances genuine challenge with rest and growth. Being a part of ERA, and learning about the way it operates, is definitely a valuable experience in itself.”
Marta Strzyga, Operations Manager at ERA:
Working here has been an incredible opportunity to grow and develop my skills in operations. ERA moves fast and doesn't break things, which creates a great combination of agility and excellent governance. Every person on the team gets to contribute and influence the shape of the work we do: there is a strong sense of trust and mutual support. It's a pleasure to create the operational backbone for ERA's impact.”
Cameron Tice, Technical AI Governance Research Manager at ERA:
“Research managing for ERA allowed me to move from targeting fellowships to full-time roles within AI Safety. I learned how to unblock a variety of projects across the field of AI Safety, and was able to do this with some of the most incredible talent I've had the pleasure of working with.”