Location: Remote (significant working-hour overlap with UTC-6/7 and UTC+1/2)

Type: Part-time contractor (20-30 hrs/week)

Compensation: 20-35 USD per hour, based on experience

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Applications for this position will close at 12:00pm UTC-6 on October 16, 2025

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We’re seeking a Research Project Manager to guide globally distributed AI safety research teams through our Studio and Fellowship programs targeting peer-reviewed publication. You’ll be the primary point-of-contact for these teams, providing direction, feedback, and accountability while ensuring projects stay on track.

This is a hands-on role combining direct team support with process management. You'll conduct kickoffs, review proposals and drafts, track compliance with deliverables, and connect researchers with the expertise they need. Beyond supporting individual teams, you'll refine our workflows and systems to help Apart scale effectively, balancing strong execution with strategic thinking to identify opportunities for improvement.

Core Responsibilities

• Serve as primary point-of-contact for research teams throughout their project lifecycle
• Conduct kickoff calls with new teams, explaining Apart processes and answering participant questions
• Provide feedback on research artifacts, such as experimental writeups, research drafts, and codebases
• Facilitate team connections with relevant subject matter experts
• Mentor researchers through the (ML) academic publishing process, including assistance on conference and workshop cycles, rebuttals, etc.
• Provide progress updates to leadership and cross-functional teams
• Support literature reviews, cross-team collaboration, and new methodology development as needed
• Track team compliance with, and review, weekly progress forms and deliverable deadlines
• Respond to inquiries from prospective participants
• Support impact tracking as research is published or receives recognition

Required Qualifications

• Project management experience with multiple concurrent projects and stakeholders