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We are seeking a part-time Project Manager for our AI for Animals Coalition Group!

We will start the hiring round in June after our AI, Animals, and Digital Minds Conference/Retreat, which we encourage interested candidates to attend.

Please fill out this form to be notified when the application is open in mid-late June 2024.


About the Role:

  • Part-time role with a compensation of $1,000 USD per month

  • Potential of transitioning to a full-time position by 2025

About the AI Coalition:

  • Meets for 1.5 hours every month to share updates and strategize with action items out of each meeting

  • Currently volunteer run

  • Private channel on the Impactful Animal Advocacy (IAA) Slack with 80+ members 

  • Consists of individuals and groups who are highly motivated and well-positioned to to leverage AI to improve the lives of animals

  • Outputs of members have included research papers, lectures, workshops, nonprofits, news articles, websites, and an upcoming conference/retreat.

Responsibilities:

  • Create and send out a monthly AI and Animals newsletter

  • Facilitate monthly online meetings for members to share knowledge and strategize on positively influencing the AI domain for animals

  • Create meeting summaries

  • Create and maintain a tracking system for projects in the AI Coalition 

  • Check in with members to monitor progress, address blockers, and optimize workflows

  • Make strategic introduction when it is noticed that members are doing similar or complementary work

  • Weekly check-ins with a manager

Qualifications:

  • High conscientiousness - able to anticipate contingencies and work independently with minimal management

  • Baseline knowledge of AI systems (nontechnical)

  • Excellent project management, people skills, and ability to create tracking systems

  • Fluent in English with clear written communication

  • Well-connected or aspiring to be well-networked in the animal advocacy movement

  • Proficiency with using Slack, Google Workspace, Google Groups, Asana, Airtable, and Luma

Why This Matters:

AI is set to transform the world, poised to be a defining technology, but is currently being shaped with minimal consideration for its impact on animal well-being. The foundations established in AI today could have profound implications for animals going forward. There is no other coalition that currently exists to represent the interests of animals when it comes to AI safety and ethics. 

Recommended Reading:

Max Taylor: What AI could mean for animals and Bringing about animal-inclusive AI

Peter Singer and Yip Fai Tse: AI Ethics: The Case for Including Animals (video)

Constance Li and Nicholas Kees Dupuis: Animal Advocacy in the Age of AI