About the role#
The Everytown Labs Fellow will join our innovation hub to help research new technologies and build digital products. You will work across the full lifecycle of applied AI, from scoping products with users to building on frontier APIs. This is a 1-year, full-time, entry-level fellowship designed for a recent graduate. You will receive supervision from the Senior Director of Everytown Labs and interact with senior leadership across the organization.
What you'll do#
- Write code to upgrade features, fix bugs, and improve existing AI-powered products.
- Document technical specifications, repository READMEs, API specs, and setup guides.
- Automate manual processes and help vet gun violence data.
- Use AI to identify, summarize, and publish findings to the Everytown Labs Insights Center.
- Write blog posts and articles about the intersection of technology and gun safety.
- Collaborate with other teams on new AI initiatives and product builds.
- Lead the internal AI Roundtable working group by designing agendas, demoing tools, and discussing responsible AI guidelines.
- Partner with Engineering and Analytics teams to enforce repository standards, branching strategies, and pull request workflows.
- Standardize dependency management and configuration settings across projects.
What you'll need#
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline like computer science.
- Experience using AI coding tools and managing technical projects.
- A basic understanding of how to integrate data sources using API documentation.
- An interest in applying AI to mission-driven work.
- The ability to work independently with strong attention to detail.
- Communication skills that allow you to present technical work to non-technical audiences.
- A commitment to the Everytown mission to promote firearm safety and reduce gun violence.
Location & details#
- Location: New York, New York.
- Modality: Hybrid, with a requirement of 3 days per week in the office.
- Term: 12-month duration.
- Compensation: $85,000.
- Employment: Full-time.
About Everytown for Gun Safety
Everytown for Gun Safety is a nonprofit organization founded in 2014. It operates within the public safety sector. The group coordinates a network of individuals to advocate for policy changes aimed at reducing gun violence. The organization employs 317 people.
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