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Initial appointments will be for 12-18 months. We will consider an extension of the term-limited appointment up to a cumulative time of 24 months, if necessary to complete ongoing projects with the AI Institute and mutually agreed upon, at the discretion of the President of Schmidt Sciences.
Fellows will begin work in 2027, with flexibility around exact start and end dates to accommodate academic commitments and other needs.
Fellows will be based at our New York City office. Fellows will be permitted to spend a portion of their time at a university if they have an external affiliation.
Selection Criteria:
Fellows will be invited to interview with Schmidt Sciences on the basis of their academic accomplishments and publications, the relevance of their academic research to the AI Institute’s priorities, and the relevance and quality of their proposed research projects.
We expect applicants to demonstrate AI fluency in their daily workflows, i.e. comfort using AI products and tools (for example, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar) to improve the efficiency and quality of their work, along with genuine interest in staying current on how these tools evolve.
Independent Research:
Fellows will spend half their time continuing their own independent research. Fellows will be permitted to have unpaid, external academic appointments, as long as they do not conflict with either institution’s policies (e.g., conflict of interest policies). Past fellows have maintained affiliations with Stanford, MIT, and JHU, for example.
We expect independent research to be aligned with the applicant’s area of expertise. Publications by fellows will list their Schmidt Sciences affiliation and require a lightweight legal review by Schmidt Sciences staff.
Grantmaking Activities:
We expect the other half of fellows’ time to involve supporting grantmaking activities of the AI Institute. These may include:
Reading and assessing research proposals in multiple areas of AI, including safety, AI and science, AI and economics, etc.

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