External Opportunities

Various private, international, governmental, and non-governmental organizations have open vacancies for professionals with profound knowledge relating to innovation, technological change, and economic and financial integration. Fletcher students and alumni interested in pursuing jobs, internships, grants, scholarships, fellowships, professional training, and further graduate studies are encouraged to research the following links.

Jobs

  • PEW Research Center
    • Associate I, State Science and Technology Policy Fellowship Initiative – Click here to access the application| Deadline: 23:59 GMT Sunday 4 January, 2026.
  • GovAI
    • Head of Community and Partnerships – Click here to access the application | Deadline: 23:59 GMT Sunday 4 January, 2026.
  • Meta
    • Director, AI Policy – Click here to access the application | Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • North Wind Services
    • Compliance Analyst – AI Performance Analyst – Click here to access the application | Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Amazon
    • Senior Ad Policy Manager, Advertising Trust Policy – Click here to access the application | Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis

Fellowships

  • GovAI
    • Summer Fellowship 2026, Research Track – GovAI was founded to help humanity navigate the transition to a world with advanced AI. The Research Fellow role is designed for researchers who want to shape the future of AI governance by conducting independent, impactful research. Fellows are expected to help drive forward GovAI’s core research priorities while supervising junior researchers. Click here to access the application | The deadline for applications is 23:59 GMT Sunday 4 January, 2026.
  • The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG)
    • Internet and Society Fellowship 2026 – The HIIG fellowship programme offers a unique opportunity for innovative researchers to exchange ideas, advance projects and explore new initiatives at the intersection of society, technology, and democratic governance. Click here to access the application |The deadline for applications is 31 January, 2026.
  • Heron
    • The Heron AI Security Fellowship – Heron is a not-for-profit initiative that offers a part-time research program where experienced cybersecurity professionals collaborate with AI security field leaders to advance concrete projects that secure transformative AI systems. Click here to access the application |The deadline for applications is 27 December, 2025.
  • RAND Global and Emerging Risks
    • Center on AI, Security, and Technology (CAST) Fellowship – RAND Global and Emerging Risks delivers rigorous and objective public policy research on the most consequential challenges to civilization and global security. The Fellows perform research relating to one or more of RAND CAST’s research areas and receive mentorship from RAND policy experts. Click here to access the application |Selection decisions are made on a rolling basis.
  • Computing Research Association
    • The CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship -The CRA Trustworthy AI Research Fellowship for Early Career Scholars, funded by Microsoft, supports innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI).  Click here to access the application | Fellows will open in early 2026
  • NobleReach Foundation
    • NobleReach Scholars – NobleReach offers 1-2 year full-time technology policy fellowship in government or mission-driven private companies for early-career technologists focusing on AI, biotech, computing & cybersecurity, or other areas. Click here to access the application | The deadline for applications is 23 Jan 2026 11:59 PM (EST)
  • Silverado Policy Accelerator
    • Catherine Hinman Memorial Fellowship – a summer program for US graduate students pursuing public policy careers. Cybersecurity is among the program policy areas of focus. Click here to access the application | The deadline for applications is 9 January 2026
  • Center for Information Technology Policy (CITP)
    • CITP Emerging Scholars – CITP is an interdisciplinary center at Princeton University, with a particular focus on AI, Data Science and Society, Privacy and Security, and Digital Infrastructure and Platforms. Click here to access the application | The deadline for applications is 9 January 2026

Internships

  • The Future of Privacy Forum
    • U.S. Policy US Policy Internship – Summer 2026 – Click here to access the application| Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • Epiroc
    • Intern – AI & Legal Compliance -Summer 2026 – Click here to access the application| Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis
  • IBM
    • IBM Research US Government Intern – Click here to access the application| Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis