EA - Announcing the ERA Cambridge Summer Research Fellowship by Nandini Shiralkar

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Announcing the ERA Cambridge Summer Research Fellowship, published by Nandini Shiralkar on March 16, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.The Existential Risk Alliance (ERA) has opened applications for an in-person, paid, 8-week Summer Research Fellowship focused on existential risk mitigation, taking place from July 3rd to August 25th 2023 in Cambridge, UK, and aimed at all aspiring researchers, including undergraduates.To apply and find out more, please visit the ERA website.If you are interested in mentoring fellows on this programme, please submit your name, email and research area here, and we will get in touch with you in due course.If you know other people who would be a good fit, please encourage them to apply (people are more likely to apply if you recommend they do, even if they have already heard of the opportunity!) If you are a leader or organiser of relevant community spaces, we encourage you to post an announcement with a link to this post, or alternatively a printable poster is here.Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted, and we encourage early applications, as offers will be sent out as soon as suitable candidates are found. We will accept applications until April 5, 2023 (23:59 in US Eastern Daylight Time).The ERA Cambridge Fellowship (previously known as the CERI Fellowship) is a fantastic opportunity to:Build your portfolio by researching a topic relevant to understanding and mitigating existential risks to human civilisation.Receive guidance and develop your research skills, via weekly mentorship from a researcher in the field.Form lasting connections with other fellows who care about mitigating existential risks, while also engaging with local events including discussions and Q&As with experts.Why we are running this programmeOur mission as an organisation is to reduce the probability of an existential catastrophe. We believe that one of the key ways to reduce existential risk lies in fostering a community of dedicated and knowledgeable x-risk researchers. Through our summer research fellowship programme, we aim to identify and support aspiring researchers in this field, providing them with the resources and the mentorship needed to succeed.What we provideA salary equivalent to £31,200 per year, which will be prorated to the duration of the summer programme.Mentorship from a researcher working in a related field.Complimentary accommodation, meal provisions during working hours, and travel expense coverageDedicated desk space at our office in central Cambridge.Opportunity to work either on a group research project with other fellows or individually.Networking and learning opportunities through various events, including trips to Oxford and London.What we are looking forWe are excited to support a wide range of research, from the purely technical to the philosophical, as long as there is direct relevance to mitigating existential risk. This could also include social science or policy projects focusing on implementing existential risk mitigation strategies.Incredibly successful projects would slightly reduce the likelihood that human civilisation will permanently collapse, that humans will go extinct, or that the future potential of humanity will be permanently reduced. A secondary goal of this project is for fellows to learn more about working on existential risk mitigation, develop relevant skills, and test their fit for further research or work in this field.Who we are looking forAnyone can apply to the fellowship, though we expect it to be most useful to students (from undergraduates to postgraduates) and early-career individuals looking to test their fit for existential risk research. We particularly encourage undergraduates to apply, to develop their research experience.We are looking to support proactive i...