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About the role

We are looking for an Open Source Research Resident to use online information to investigate and monitor emerging threats at the intersection of AI, biosecurity, and national security. You will build and maintain a picture of the actors, capabilities, and trends that matter most, and turn open-source signals into intelligence that drives concrete action. Depending on your background and interests, your work could span areas such as: Day to day, you will run investigations across a wide range of open and commercial sources, track technical and scientific developments, map organizations and talent networks, and produce clear, decision-ready assessments for both internal teams and external government and industry partners. RAND is hiring for multiple Open Source Research Residents across three possible internal job families; those being the Technical Resident, Biosecurity Resident, and AI Policy Resident profiles. This position is a 3-year term appointment with a possibility of renewal, alongside options for longer term employment.

What you'll bring

• All research positions at RAND require excellent analytic skills
• the ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• the ability to work effectively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• and a strong commitment to RAND's core values of quality and objectivity.
• This is a hands-on role, and we are looking for someone with an operator's mindset who is comfortable owning investigations end-to-end and following a thread wherever it leads.
• You might be especially well suited to the role if you are strongly motivated by mission-driven work, have a track record of rigorous open-source analysis in a fast-paced environment, and bring experience spanning national security, technology, and foreign-actor tracking.
• Strong candidates will combine sharp analytic tradecraft with sound judgment about source reliability and significance, and be comfortable working across ambiguity on novel questions.
• We expect strong candidates to have around 5 years or more of relevant experience, although we are open to excellent candidates with less experience if they have a track record of high-quality open-source investigation and the ability to adapt quickly to new questions and challenges.
• RAND is hiring for multiple Open Source Research Residents across three possible internal job families
• those being the Technical Resident, Biosecurity Resident, and AI Policy Resident profiles.
• For each profile, we’re open to candidates at the Associate, Specialist, or Expert levels of experience.
• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required.

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