Open Positions

Join SAIN

SAIN is a volunteer organisation. Our chapters in Amsterdam, Utrecht, and Groningen are powered by people who care about the development and integration of AI going well in the Netherlands and abroad. These are the roles we are currently hiring for.

Application deadline

15 June 2026, midnight (CET).

SAIN AmsterdamSAIN UtrechtSAIN GroningenHow to apply

How to apply

One application, any chapter, any role

All applications go through the same short form. You will pick the chapter and the role, attach your CV, and write a short motivation letter (one page is plenty). Your application is sent to the SAIN national inbox and the chapter you applied to.

  • Name and email
  • Chapter (Amsterdam, Utrecht, Groningen)
  • Role(s) you are applying for
  • CV (PDF)
  • Short motivation letter (PDF or text)
  • Optional: LinkedIn or portfolio link
Open application formOr get in touch first

Timeline

What happens next

Applications close on 15 June 2026, midnight (CET). For strong candidates, onboarding can start sooner.

  1. 1

    Applications open

    Submit your application any time before the deadline.

  2. 2

    Application deadline

    15 June 2026, midnight (CET). All applications must be submitted by this date.

  3. 3

    First-round response

    Within 2 to 3 weeks of applying. Strong candidates are invited to a short intro call with the chapter lead for that team.

  4. 4

    Trial conversation

    A 30 to 45 minute call to discuss the role, your motivation, and a small task or scenario relevant to the team.

  5. 5

    Onboarding

    If the previous steps go well, the standard onboarding cycle starts right after. Joining SAIN's team at other dates is possible.

Now recruiting

SAIN Amsterdam

SAIN Amsterdam is building its core team. Co-Directors Ana and Andreea are looking for team leads and team members across all teams. If you want to help shape a chapter from the ground up, this is the moment.

Apply for SAIN Amsterdaminfoams@safeainetherlands.org

Education

Education Lead

6 to 10 hours per week, with iteration peaks. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Run iterations of the AI Safety, Ethics and Society course in the chapter. Run discussion groups. Recruit, train, and support course facilitators and discussion leads. Maintain quality across cohorts and groups.

Key responsibilities
  • Plan and run course iterations (3-4 per year per chapter).
  • Plan and run the relevant discussion groups.
  • Recruit and onboard course facilitators and discussion leads while communicating closely with the facilitator mentor.
  • Manage course logistics: cohort design, room booking, curriculum updates, project phase, graduation.
  • Manage discussion logistics: group design, room booking.
  • Keep the chapter education inbox in check.
  • Coordinate with the Communications Lead on course and discussion group marketing.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Comfort with both technical and governance AI safety content essential.
Level
Master's preferred. Strong bachelor's with prior facilitation considered.
Experience
Facilitation, teaching, or course design experience preferred. Prior AI safety course participation strongly preferred (e.g. having completed a previous SAIN iteration).
Soft skills
Written communication, organisation, comfort facilitating discussion-based learning.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, facilitators, Communications Lead, Community Manager.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Education Discussion Lead

~3 hours per week during the running block (1-hour session plus ~2 hours of prep, curation, and chat moderation). Reports to Education Lead.

Run one Discussion Group on a specific theme (technical safety, AI governance, privacy, and so on). Maintain a high-quality, casual environment where 8 to 10 participants engage seriously with shared material and with each other.

Key responsibilities
  • Pick themes at least a week in advance and prepare questions aligned with the group's focus.
  • Brief the Communications Lead on promotional details: theme, time, location, description, RSVP mechanism.
  • Curate reading material before each session: papers, articles, recent cases.
  • Run the weekly 1-hour session in an informal setting (cafe, rented space, chapter office). Sessions may extend by 30 minutes if participants want to.
  • Frame the discussion at the start, moderate to keep it balanced, summarise insights at the end. Encourage less participatory members.
  • Document key points, arguments, disagreements, and open questions in the group's shared session document.
  • Manage the group's communication platform: keep it on-topic, send reminder posters 2 days before each session, nudge less active participants supportively.
  • At the start of each block, run the sign-up form, prune inactive members, and refresh the group with new participants.
  • Surface participants who want to go deeper to the Education Lead, the Research Hub, or Substack opportunities.
Preferred background
Field
Aligned with the group's theme. Technical groups benefit from a CS/ML background; governance and privacy groups benefit from policy, law, ethics, or social-science backgrounds.
Level
Bachelor's minimum, master's and above preferred.
Experience
Prior facilitation, prior reading-group participation, or substantive engagement with the theme. Familiarity with current AI safety discourse in the chosen area is strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Facilitation (drawing out quieter voices, gently containing dominators), genuine curiosity, comfort moderating without dominating, reliability week to week.
Key collaborations

Education Lead, fellow Discussion Leads, Communications Lead, National Research Lead and Research Operations.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Events

Events Lead

6 to 10 hours per week, peaks around events. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Plan and execute the chapter's events. Maintain the chapter's event presence, attract speakers, organise community life. Identify opportunities for SAIN exposure to reach new audiences, strengthen the community, and inspire people into AI safety careers.

Key responsibilities
  • Plan a balanced calendar of professional events, community socials, and hackathons. Communicate key dates to Communications Lead.
  • Identify exposure opportunities for SAIN board and community members.
  • Recruit and brief external speakers.
  • Manage event logistics: venue, catering, marketing handover to Communications.
  • Run the team meeting.
  • Triage the chapter events inbox.
  • Coordinate budget with the Chapter (Co-)Director.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Genuine interest in AI safety required.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Prior event organisation (student associations, conferences, hackathons) strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Project management, comfort cold-emailing speakers, calmness under deadline pressure, strong social skills.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, Communications Lead, Community Manager, external speakers, venue contacts.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Events Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Events Lead.

Work alongside the Events Lead to deliver events end-to-end.

Key responsibilities
  • Take ownership of specific events as delegated by the Events Lead.
  • Help with logistics: bookings, catering, on-site setup.
  • Attend the weekly team meeting.
  • Be present at events.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Strong passion for AI safety.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Not required; willingness to learn is enough. Previous experience organising events is a bonus.
Soft skills
Reliability, willingness to do hands-on work, social.
Key collaborations

Events Lead, fellow team members.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Communications

Communications Lead

6 to 10 hours per week. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Run the chapter's internal and external communication. Maintain the chapter's social media presence, coordinate with the national communications leads on shared communication goals, and uphold a consistent brand and tone. Ensure the chapter's events and outputs are optimised for awareness, action (applying to courses), conversion (career switching), or community strengthening.

Key responsibilities
  • Run the chapter's Instagram, LinkedIn and WhatsApp announcements in line with the brand kit (agreed templates with SAIN fonts and colours).
  • Align the content calendar at the beginning of each month with broader organisational goals and SAIN's content pillars.
  • Identify relevant content to reshare on socials to maintain and grow engagement (advisors, board members, partner organisations).
  • Propose designs for offline materials, e.g. roll-ups, mugs, T-shirts.
  • Research and share best practices with Communications Team members.
  • Delegate tasks with clear expectations and deadlines according to the content calendar.
  • Coordinate with the Events Lead on event marketing timelines. Drive event anticipation, registration, and post-event recaps.
  • Coordinate with the Education and Research Leads quarterly on whether any projects benefit from promotion.
  • Maintain and optimise the chapter portion of the website.
  • Sync at least quarterly with the other chapters' Communications Leads.
  • Triage the chapter PR inbox.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Communications, marketing, design, or journalism experience helpful but not required.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior social media management, content creation, or journalism. Familiarity with Canva, Figma, or equivalent.
Soft skills
Writing, visual sense, attention to brand consistency.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, Events Lead, Education Lead, Research Lead, Community Manager, other chapters' Communications Leads.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Strengthen the chapter's internal and external communication. Coordinate with the Communications Lead on shared goals and a consistent brand and tone across all channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Create posts per the chapter's posting calendar across Instagram, LinkedIn or WhatsApp. Create design content, photographs, and videos that can be cross-shared when relevant.
  • Observe what content performs well, replicate it, and share recommendations with team members.
  • Cover events live (real-time stories, photos, videos).
  • Work on local and national SAIN branding.
  • Attend the weekly team meeting.
  • Propose ideas based on observed engagement.
Preferred background
Field
Open.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation helpful.
Soft skills
Visual sense, writing, reliability.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Events Lead.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Web Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Keep the chapter's web presence polished, up to date, and consistent with SAIN's brand.

Key responsibilities
  • Build and maintain chapter web pages, ensuring content and design are current.
  • Implement updates requested by the Communications, Events, or Education Lead.
  • Optimise pages for readability, mobile responsiveness, and load performance.
  • Ensure visual consistency with SAIN's brand kit across all web-facing assets.
  • Propose and prototype improvements to page layout and user flow.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Design, computer science, or media studies are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
GitHub experience is a must as our website is developed accordingly. Prior web design or front-end development (portfolio preferred). Familiarity with tools such as Webflow, WordPress, or Figma.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to detail, ability to take and act on feedback.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Communications Team members.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Web Designer" in your motivation letter.

Content Creator

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Produce written and multimedia content that communicates SAIN's work, events, and mission to internal and external audiences.

Key responsibilities
  • Write copy for social media posts, newsletters, event announcements, and the website in line with SAIN's tone and brand.
  • Produce short-form video or photo content for Instagram and LinkedIn, including live event coverage (stories, reels, recap posts).
  • Adapt content to platform and audience: concise and visual for Instagram, professional and substantive for LinkedIn.
  • Follow the monthly content calendar set by the Communications Lead.
  • Monitor what content performs well and share observations with the team.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Journalism, communications, marketing, or media are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation, copywriting, blogging, or social media management helpful. Portfolio or examples of prior work are a strong plus.
Soft skills
Writing, storytelling, creativity, ability to meet deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Graphic Designer, Events Lead.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Content Creator" in your motivation letter.

Graphic Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Create visual assets that make SAIN's communications distinctive, on-brand, and compelling across digital and print channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Design social media visuals, event posters, flyers, and banner graphics in line with SAIN's brand kit.
  • Produce templates for recurring formats (event announcements, reminder posters, recap cards) for reuse by the Communications team.
  • Design offline materials such as roll-ups, merchandise, and printed handouts.
  • Ensure all visual outputs are consistent with SAIN's fonts, colours, and tone.
  • Incorporate feedback from the Communications Lead and iterate quickly.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Graphic design, visual communication, or media arts are helpful.
Level
Not relevant; portfolio carries more weight than credentials.
Experience
Prior graphic design work required. Proficiency in Canva, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or equivalent. Portfolio strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to brand consistency, receptiveness to feedback, ability to work to deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Content Creator, Events Lead, On-Campus Ambassador.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Graphic Designer" in your motivation letter.

Photographer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Capture, edit, and deliver high-quality visual imagery that documents SAIN's activities, humanises the organisation's mission, and enhances storytelling across all digital and print platforms.

Key responsibilities
  • Photograph live events, workshops, panels, and social gatherings hosted by the chapter.
  • Conduct planned photo shoots for team portraits, marketing campaigns, and promotional materials.
  • Edit and touch up raw imagery to maintain a professional, polished aesthetic aligned with SAIN's brand tone.
  • Organise and maintain a shared digital media library (e.g. Google Drive) with properly tagged, high-resolution assets for the Communications team.
  • Incorporate feedback from the Communications Lead regarding visual style and selection.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Photography, media production, or visual arts are helpful.
Level
Not relevant; portfolio and technical skill carry more weight than credentials.
Experience
Prior photography and editing experience required. Experience with Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop, or equivalent editing software. Access to professional or semi-professional camera equipment is helpful. A portfolio or gallery of past work is strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Keen eye for framing and lighting, ability to capture candid moments, reliability in meeting post-production deadlines, and a comfortable demeanour when interacting with event attendees.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Content Creator, Events Lead (for event materials).

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Photographer" in your motivation letter.

Community

Community Manager

4 to 6 hours per week. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Welcome people into the chapter community and funnel them into deeper involvement. Be the friendly face and first point of contact.

Key responsibilities
  • Identify and welcome new community members (chapter WhatsApp, after course iterations, after events).
  • Maintain the community relationship management database: track first contact, study, year, level of involvement (GDPR-compliant).
  • Be present at chapter events; approach new people there.
  • Funnel interested community members towards open positions, course iterations, and events. Forward opportunities from announcement channels to specific high-potential members.
  • Triage the chapter community manager inbox.
  • Attend Team Lead Meetings; flag community insights and pain points.
Preferred background
Field
Open.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Prior community management, student association leadership, or similar helpful.
Soft skills
Warmth, social fluency, reliability, comfort with light data work.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, all team leads, course graduates, community members.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Research

Research Operations

2 hours per week in quiet times to 8 hours per week when many supervisors and researchers are onboarded. Reports to National Research Lead.

Make the Research Hub run smoothly day-to-day. Handle operational logistics, onboard new researchers and supervisors, and shape the research direction with the Research Lead.

Key responsibilities
  • Decide the strategic direction of the Research Hub together with the Lead.
  • Track applicants and ongoing projects (the Research Hub interest tracker).
  • Send check-in forms and follow up on open ones.
  • Maintain Discord channels and the GitHub organisation.
  • Keep the website's research section updated.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Technical background helpful (familiar with GitHub, basic ML literacy).
Level
Bachelor's minimum, master's preferred.
Experience
Prior research support, lab management, or operational role helpful but not required.
Soft skills
Reliability, attention to detail, comfort with admin work.
Key collaborations

National Research Lead, supervisors, researchers.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Other

Open application

Don't see a role that fits? Apply anyway.

Interested in AI safety and excited about joining SAIN Amsterdam, but none of the roles above quite suit you? We highly recommend applying regardless. Tell us about yourself and what draws you to SAIN in your motivation letter, and we'll figure out together what works well for you.

Apply

Now recruiting

SAIN Utrecht

SAIN Utrecht is building its core team. Director Riccardo and the current team leads are looking for hands-on contributors who want to grow the chapter.

Apply for SAIN Utrechtinfoutr@safeainetherlands.org

Education

Education Discussion Lead

~3 hours per week during the running block (1-hour session plus ~2 hours of prep, curation, and chat moderation). Reports to Education Lead.

Run one Discussion Group on a specific theme (technical safety, AI governance, privacy, and so on). Maintain a high-quality, casual environment where 8 to 10 participants engage seriously with shared material and with each other.

Key responsibilities
  • Pick themes at least a week in advance and prepare questions aligned with the group's focus.
  • Brief the Communications Lead on promotional details: theme, time, location, description, RSVP mechanism.
  • Curate reading material before each session: papers, articles, recent cases.
  • Run the weekly 1-hour session in an informal setting (cafe, rented space, chapter office). Sessions may extend by 30 minutes if participants want to.
  • Frame the discussion at the start, moderate to keep it balanced, summarise insights at the end. Encourage less participatory members.
  • Document key points, arguments, disagreements, and open questions in the group's shared session document.
  • Manage the group's communication platform: keep it on-topic, send reminder posters 2 days before each session, nudge less active participants supportively.
  • At the start of each block, run the sign-up form, prune inactive members, and refresh the group with new participants.
  • Surface participants who want to go deeper to the Education Lead, the Research Hub, or Substack opportunities.
Preferred background
Field
Aligned with the group's theme. Technical groups benefit from a CS/ML background; governance and privacy groups benefit from policy, law, ethics, or social-science backgrounds.
Level
Bachelor's minimum, master's and above preferred.
Experience
Prior facilitation, prior reading-group participation, or substantive engagement with the theme. Familiarity with current AI safety discourse in the chosen area is strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Facilitation (drawing out quieter voices, gently containing dominators), genuine curiosity, comfort moderating without dominating, reliability week to week.
Key collaborations

Education Lead, fellow Discussion Leads, Communications Lead, National Research Lead and Research Operations.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Events

Events Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Events Lead.

Work alongside the Events Lead to deliver events end-to-end.

Key responsibilities
  • Take ownership of specific events as delegated by the Events Lead.
  • Help with logistics: bookings, catering, on-site setup.
  • Attend the weekly team meeting.
  • Be present at events.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Strong passion for AI safety.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Not required; willingness to learn is enough. Previous experience organising events is a bonus.
Soft skills
Reliability, willingness to do hands-on work, social.
Key collaborations

Events Lead, fellow team members.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Communications

Communications Lead

6 to 10 hours per week. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Run the chapter's internal and external communication. Maintain the chapter's social media presence, coordinate with the national communications leads on shared communication goals, and uphold a consistent brand and tone. Ensure the chapter's events and outputs are optimised for awareness, action (applying to courses), conversion (career switching), or community strengthening.

Key responsibilities
  • Run the chapter's Instagram, LinkedIn and WhatsApp announcements in line with the brand kit (agreed templates with SAIN fonts and colours).
  • Align the content calendar at the beginning of each month with broader organisational goals and SAIN's content pillars.
  • Identify relevant content to reshare on socials to maintain and grow engagement (advisors, board members, partner organisations).
  • Propose designs for offline materials, e.g. roll-ups, mugs, T-shirts.
  • Research and share best practices with Communications Team members.
  • Delegate tasks with clear expectations and deadlines according to the content calendar.
  • Coordinate with the Events Lead on event marketing timelines. Drive event anticipation, registration, and post-event recaps.
  • Coordinate with the Education and Research Leads quarterly on whether any projects benefit from promotion.
  • Maintain and optimise the chapter portion of the website.
  • Sync at least quarterly with the other chapters' Communications Leads.
  • Triage the chapter PR inbox.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Communications, marketing, design, or journalism experience helpful but not required.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior social media management, content creation, or journalism. Familiarity with Canva, Figma, or equivalent.
Soft skills
Writing, visual sense, attention to brand consistency.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, Events Lead, Education Lead, Research Lead, Community Manager, other chapters' Communications Leads.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Strengthen the chapter's internal and external communication. Coordinate with the Communications Lead on shared goals and a consistent brand and tone across all channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Create posts per the chapter's posting calendar across Instagram, LinkedIn or WhatsApp. Create design content, photographs, and videos that can be cross-shared when relevant.
  • Observe what content performs well, replicate it, and share recommendations with team members.
  • Cover events live (real-time stories, photos, videos).
  • Work on local and national SAIN branding.
  • Attend the weekly team meeting.
  • Propose ideas based on observed engagement.
Preferred background
Field
Open.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation helpful.
Soft skills
Visual sense, writing, reliability.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Events Lead.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Web Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Keep the chapter's web presence polished, up to date, and consistent with SAIN's brand.

Key responsibilities
  • Build and maintain chapter web pages, ensuring content and design are current.
  • Implement updates requested by the Communications, Events, or Education Lead.
  • Optimise pages for readability, mobile responsiveness, and load performance.
  • Ensure visual consistency with SAIN's brand kit across all web-facing assets.
  • Propose and prototype improvements to page layout and user flow.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Design, computer science, or media studies are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
GitHub experience is a must as our website is developed accordingly. Prior web design or front-end development (portfolio preferred). Familiarity with tools such as Webflow, WordPress, or Figma.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to detail, ability to take and act on feedback.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Communications Team members.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Web Designer" in your motivation letter.

Content Creator

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Produce written and multimedia content that communicates SAIN's work, events, and mission to internal and external audiences.

Key responsibilities
  • Write copy for social media posts, newsletters, event announcements, and the website in line with SAIN's tone and brand.
  • Produce short-form video or photo content for Instagram and LinkedIn, including live event coverage (stories, reels, recap posts).
  • Adapt content to platform and audience: concise and visual for Instagram, professional and substantive for LinkedIn.
  • Follow the monthly content calendar set by the Communications Lead.
  • Monitor what content performs well and share observations with the team.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Journalism, communications, marketing, or media are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation, copywriting, blogging, or social media management helpful. Portfolio or examples of prior work are a strong plus.
Soft skills
Writing, storytelling, creativity, ability to meet deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Graphic Designer, Events Lead.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Content Creator" in your motivation letter.

Graphic Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Create visual assets that make SAIN's communications distinctive, on-brand, and compelling across digital and print channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Design social media visuals, event posters, flyers, and banner graphics in line with SAIN's brand kit.
  • Produce templates for recurring formats (event announcements, reminder posters, recap cards) for reuse by the Communications team.
  • Design offline materials such as roll-ups, merchandise, and printed handouts.
  • Ensure all visual outputs are consistent with SAIN's fonts, colours, and tone.
  • Incorporate feedback from the Communications Lead and iterate quickly.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Graphic design, visual communication, or media arts are helpful.
Level
Not relevant; portfolio carries more weight than credentials.
Experience
Prior graphic design work required. Proficiency in Canva, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or equivalent. Portfolio strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to brand consistency, receptiveness to feedback, ability to work to deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Content Creator, Events Lead, On-Campus Ambassador.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Graphic Designer" in your motivation letter.

Community

Community Manager

4 to 6 hours per week. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Welcome people into the chapter community and funnel them into deeper involvement. Be the friendly face and first point of contact.

Key responsibilities
  • Identify and welcome new community members (chapter WhatsApp, after course iterations, after events).
  • Maintain the community relationship management database: track first contact, study, year, level of involvement (GDPR-compliant).
  • Be present at chapter events; approach new people there.
  • Funnel interested community members towards open positions, course iterations, and events. Forward opportunities from announcement channels to specific high-potential members.
  • Triage the chapter community manager inbox.
  • Attend Team Lead Meetings; flag community insights and pain points.
Preferred background
Field
Open.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Prior community management, student association leadership, or similar helpful.
Soft skills
Warmth, social fluency, reliability, comfort with light data work.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, all team leads, course graduates, community members.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Outreach

On-Campus Ambassador

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Events Lead.

Be SAIN's face on campus. Drive awareness and foot traffic to SAIN events by reaching students where they are: at notice boards, tabling spots, and in passing.

Key responsibilities
  • Table at university common areas to introduce SAIN to students and invite them to upcoming events.
  • Distribute flyers and printed materials across campus ahead of events and course iterations.
  • Post and maintain advertisements on university notice boards and approved campus display areas.
  • Engage passersby in friendly, informed conversation about SAIN's activities and mission.
  • Coordinate with the Events Lead on upcoming dates, materials needed, and target locations.
  • Report back on campus reception, questions asked, and any leads to pass to the Community Manager.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Genuine interest in AI safety required.
Level
Not relevant.
Experience
Not required. Prior brand ambassador, student rep, or outreach experience is a bonus.
Soft skills
Outgoing, approachable, reliable, comfortable initiating conversations with strangers.
Key collaborations

Events Lead, Communications Lead, Community Manager.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Research

Research Operations

2 hours per week in quiet times to 8 hours per week when many supervisors and researchers are onboarded. Reports to National Research Lead.

Make the Research Hub run smoothly day-to-day. Handle operational logistics, onboard new researchers and supervisors, and shape the research direction with the Research Lead.

Key responsibilities
  • Decide the strategic direction of the Research Hub together with the Lead.
  • Track applicants and ongoing projects (the Research Hub interest tracker).
  • Send check-in forms and follow up on open ones.
  • Maintain Discord channels and the GitHub organisation.
  • Keep the website's research section updated.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Technical background helpful (familiar with GitHub, basic ML literacy).
Level
Bachelor's minimum, master's preferred.
Experience
Prior research support, lab management, or operational role helpful but not required.
Soft skills
Reliability, attention to detail, comfort with admin work.
Key collaborations

National Research Lead, supervisors, researchers.

Apply for this roleOpens the application form, pre-filled with this role.

Other

Open application

Don't see a role that fits? Apply anyway.

Interested in AI safety and excited about joining SAIN Utrecht, but none of the roles above quite suit you? We highly recommend applying regardless. Tell us about yourself and what draws you to SAIN in your motivation letter, and we'll figure out together what works well for you.

Apply

Now recruiting

SAIN Groningen

A few targeted openings in Groningen for people who want to plug into an established, ambitious chapter. We are selectively hiring to strengthen Communications and to support the national Research Hub.

Apply for SAIN Groningeninfogro@safeainetherlands.org

Communications

Communications Lead

6 to 10 hours per week. Reports to Chapter (Co-)Director.

Run the chapter's internal and external communication. Maintain the chapter's social media presence, coordinate with the national communications leads on shared communication goals, and uphold a consistent brand and tone. Ensure the chapter's events and outputs are optimised for awareness, action (applying to courses), conversion (career switching), or community strengthening.

Key responsibilities
  • Run the chapter's Instagram, LinkedIn and WhatsApp announcements in line with the brand kit (agreed templates with SAIN fonts and colours).
  • Align the content calendar at the beginning of each month with broader organisational goals and SAIN's content pillars.
  • Identify relevant content to reshare on socials to maintain and grow engagement (advisors, board members, partner organisations).
  • Propose designs for offline materials, e.g. roll-ups, mugs, T-shirts.
  • Research and share best practices with Communications Team members.
  • Delegate tasks with clear expectations and deadlines according to the content calendar.
  • Coordinate with the Events Lead on event marketing timelines. Drive event anticipation, registration, and post-event recaps.
  • Coordinate with the Education and Research Leads quarterly on whether any projects benefit from promotion.
  • Maintain and optimise the chapter portion of the website.
  • Sync at least quarterly with the other chapters' Communications Leads.
  • Triage the chapter PR inbox.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Communications, marketing, design, or journalism experience helpful but not required.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior social media management, content creation, or journalism. Familiarity with Canva, Figma, or equivalent.
Soft skills
Writing, visual sense, attention to brand consistency.
Key collaborations

Chapter (Co-)Director, Events Lead, Education Lead, Research Lead, Community Manager, other chapters' Communications Leads.

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Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Strengthen the chapter's internal and external communication. Coordinate with the Communications Lead on shared goals and a consistent brand and tone across all channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Create posts per the chapter's posting calendar across Instagram, LinkedIn or WhatsApp. Create design content, photographs, and videos that can be cross-shared when relevant.
  • Observe what content performs well, replicate it, and share recommendations with team members.
  • Cover events live (real-time stories, photos, videos).
  • Work on local and national SAIN branding.
  • Attend the weekly team meeting.
  • Propose ideas based on observed engagement.
Preferred background
Field
Open.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation helpful.
Soft skills
Visual sense, writing, reliability.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Events Lead.

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Web Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Keep the chapter's web presence polished, up to date, and consistent with SAIN's brand.

Key responsibilities
  • Build and maintain chapter web pages, ensuring content and design are current.
  • Implement updates requested by the Communications, Events, or Education Lead.
  • Optimise pages for readability, mobile responsiveness, and load performance.
  • Ensure visual consistency with SAIN's brand kit across all web-facing assets.
  • Propose and prototype improvements to page layout and user flow.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Design, computer science, or media studies are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
GitHub experience is a must as our website is developed accordingly. Prior web design or front-end development (portfolio preferred). Familiarity with tools such as Webflow, WordPress, or Figma.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to detail, ability to take and act on feedback.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Communications Team members.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Web Designer" in your motivation letter.

Content Creator

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Produce written and multimedia content that communicates SAIN's work, events, and mission to internal and external audiences.

Key responsibilities
  • Write copy for social media posts, newsletters, event announcements, and the website in line with SAIN's tone and brand.
  • Produce short-form video or photo content for Instagram and LinkedIn, including live event coverage (stories, reels, recap posts).
  • Adapt content to platform and audience: concise and visual for Instagram, professional and substantive for LinkedIn.
  • Follow the monthly content calendar set by the Communications Lead.
  • Monitor what content performs well and share observations with the team.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Journalism, communications, marketing, or media are helpful.
Level
Bachelor's minimum.
Experience
Prior content creation, copywriting, blogging, or social media management helpful. Portfolio or examples of prior work are a strong plus.
Soft skills
Writing, storytelling, creativity, ability to meet deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Graphic Designer, Events Lead.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Content Creator" in your motivation letter.

Graphic Designer

Specialisation of Communications Team Member

3 to 5 hours per week. Reports to Communications Lead.

Create visual assets that make SAIN's communications distinctive, on-brand, and compelling across digital and print channels.

Key responsibilities
  • Design social media visuals, event posters, flyers, and banner graphics in line with SAIN's brand kit.
  • Produce templates for recurring formats (event announcements, reminder posters, recap cards) for reuse by the Communications team.
  • Design offline materials such as roll-ups, merchandise, and printed handouts.
  • Ensure all visual outputs are consistent with SAIN's fonts, colours, and tone.
  • Incorporate feedback from the Communications Lead and iterate quickly.
  • Attend the weekly Communications team meeting.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Graphic design, visual communication, or media arts are helpful.
Level
Not relevant; portfolio carries more weight than credentials.
Experience
Prior graphic design work required. Proficiency in Canva, Figma, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, or equivalent. Portfolio strongly preferred.
Soft skills
Visual sense, attention to brand consistency, receptiveness to feedback, ability to work to deadlines.
Key collaborations

Communications Lead, Content Creator, Events Lead, On-Campus Ambassador.

Apply for this rolePre-fills the form's "Communications Team Member" option. Mention "Graphic Designer" in your motivation letter.

Research

Research Operations

2 hours per week in quiet times to 8 hours per week when many supervisors and researchers are onboarded. Reports to National Research Lead.

Make the Research Hub run smoothly day-to-day. Handle operational logistics, onboard new researchers and supervisors, and shape the research direction with the Research Lead.

Key responsibilities
  • Decide the strategic direction of the Research Hub together with the Lead.
  • Track applicants and ongoing projects (the Research Hub interest tracker).
  • Send check-in forms and follow up on open ones.
  • Maintain Discord channels and the GitHub organisation.
  • Keep the website's research section updated.
Preferred background
Field
Open. Technical background helpful (familiar with GitHub, basic ML literacy).
Level
Bachelor's minimum, master's preferred.
Experience
Prior research support, lab management, or operational role helpful but not required.
Soft skills
Reliability, attention to detail, comfort with admin work.
Key collaborations

National Research Lead, supervisors, researchers.

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