Announcements

• We’re making a public list of EA DC members who donate to effective charities and we would be really excited for you to add your name!
• Join the EA DC Intros.AI group to be matched with another EA DC member — great way to meet others in the community!

EA DC Events:

For more detail check our website events page!

• June 5th | 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM: Virtual Coworking 
• June 11th | 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM: Global Health & Development Group Meet-up
• June 14th | 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM: Biosecurity Group Virtual Meetup
• June 15th | 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Speed Friending on the Mall
• June 21th | 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM: Virtual Discussion: How we as individuals can promote effective giving
• The AI cause area group will announce their meeting day and time soon; to receive emails for the AI group (or for any other cause area groups) please register using this form.
• The Reasons and Persons meeting group will meet for the final section of the book in July! You can review the reading: 1, 2, and 3. Contact Andy at Andy@EffectiveAltruismDC.org with any questions.

Other EA-aligned Events:

• June 2: Can Large Language Models actually kill us? – Talk by Claire Boine from Successif (Online)
• June 11: – Finance For Good: Session #1 Money Psychology For Do Gooders (Online)
• June 14 | 5:30PM: a cocktail reception at Schmidt Futures addressing the global public health crisis of lead poisoning, with experts and leaders discussing cost-effective solutions. RSVP here.
• Apply by June 25th: EA and Judaism Intro Fellowship Application  
• Apply by June 18th:  Virtual EA Programs 
• Apply by July 31:  EAGx NYC 

Highlighted Opportunities

• RAND is hiring for AI and biosecurity positions; see more on their website:
  
  • Senior Policy Researcher
  • Policy Researcher
  • Research Software Engineer (Entry Level) (2-4 years of experience)
  • Research Software Engineer (5+ years of experience)
• Rep. Eshoo (CA-16) Ranking Member of the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee, seeks an experienced Legislative Assistant to handle the Health portfolio. If you’re interested or know someone who is, email us.

Other High-Impact Jobs

• Evidence Action is hiring several roles:
  
  • Associate, Analysis and Operations, Nutrition. Apply here
  • Associate, Analysis and Operations, Safe Water. Apply here
  • Senior Associate, Strategy. Apply here
  • Strategic Initiatives Project Manager – Apply here
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation:
  
  • Senior Program Officer, Pathways and Data Communications. Apply here.
  • Program Assistant, Development Policy and Finance. Apply here.
• IT Lead at Open Philanthropy. Apply here.
• Development director, wild animal initiative. Apply here.
• Research Associate for Advanced Computing, Institute for Security and Technology. Apply here.
• Program manager, Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). Apply here.
• Economist, Office of Management and Budget. Apply here
• Research Assistant, Foreign and Defense Policy, AEI Defense Budget Simulator. Apply here
• Chemical and Biological Defense Governance Senior Research Analyst, Anser. Apply here
• Cybersecurity Policy Fellow,  Bipartisan Policy Center. Apply here
• Project Coordinator, Center for Sustainable Development, Brookings. Apply here
• Director, ITIF Center for Clean Energy Innovation – Apply here
• Technology and Innovation Policy Fellow. Apply here
• Public Affairs Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Apply here
• Grants Management Specialist, National Institute of Standards and Technology. Apply here
• Climate-Related Risk Associate, Climate Advisers. Apply here

News and Updates

• Statement on AI Extinction – Signed by AGI Labs, Top Academics, and Many Other Notable Figures
• Lewis Bollard – A Big Supreme Court Win for Farm Animals
• Peter Singer – Announcing the Publication of Animal Liberation Now
• Richard Y Chappell – Review of The Good It Promises, the Harm It Does
• Open Philanthropy with an update on their progress in 2022 and plans for 2023
• Engineered for Impact is a new podcast from High Impact Engineers
• Tereza Flidrova & Booritney – Announcing the EA Architects and Planners Group
• Benjamin Hilton – Give feedback on the new 80,000 Hours career guide
• How 80,000 Hours has changed some of their advice after the collapse of FTX
• CEA – Community Health & Special Projects: Updates and Contacting Us
• Legal Priorities Project – Annual Report 2022
• Sasha Berezhnoi & Vaidehi Agarwalla – EA Anywhere Slack: consolidating professional and affinity groups
• Kaleem & Ahmed Ghoor – 2023 update on Muslims for Effective Altruism
• Abi Olvera & Shannon – New Facebook Group: EAs from Immigrant Backgrounds
• Successif is the rebranded EA Pathfinders with an updated website
• Actually Relevant is an online newspaper attempting to only highlight the most relevant stories for humanity

Connect with the EA DC Community!

There are lots of ways to get connected to the EA DC community:

• Fill out the Welcome Form if you’re a new member!
• Join the Intros.AI group to be regularly connected by email to a new EA DC member with similar interests.
• Explore resources on our website, including our events calendar which you can subscribe to to have events auto-populate on your calendar
• Chat with an EA DC organizer. We’re always excited to hear from members!
• Volunteer with EA DC
• Housing spreadsheet – live with EAs in DC!
• Co-working spreadsheet – find EAs in DC to co-work online or in-person
• Join our social media channels:
  
  • Slack
  • Facebook group and page
  • LinkedIn group and page