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contractConceptual Reasoning Fellow
Anthropic · Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA
Anthropic is a research-focused company dedicated to building AI systems that are reliable, interpretable, and steerable, with the goal of making the technology safe and beneficial for users and society. The Conceptual Reasoning Fellow position is a four‑month, full‑time contract that brings experts from philosophy, cognitive science, economics, policy, or law into Anthropic to work alongside its AI research teams. Fellows are matched to a scoped project that uses the company’s frontier Claude models and internal evaluation tools to identify open problems in their discipline, design assessments that test model reasoning, and explore how AI can assist with complex, judgment‑heavy questions. The role involves collaborating with other fellows and Anthropic researchers, attending a one‑week in‑person orientation in San Francisco, and delivering concrete results such as benchmarks, datasets, or expert rubrics. Candidates should hold (or be completing) a PhD in one of the listed fields or have equivalent research experience, be comfortable using Claude and Claude Code in their workflow, and be authorized to work in the United States for the program’s duration. The fellowship offers a stipend of $100,000–$167,000 for the four months.
About Anthropic Anthropic’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems. We want AI to be safe and beneficial for our users and for society as a whole. Our team is a quickly growing group of committed researchers, engineers, policy experts, and business leaders working together to build beneficial AI systems. Program Overview Many of the questions that will shape our future have no single checkable answer. Reasoning well about them, whether in law, policy, philosophy, economics, cognitive science, or AI safety itself, takes the kind of judgment experts spend years building. We believe frontier AI, developed safely, can become a real partner on these questions, but getting there means working closely with the people who know these fields best. This fellowship brings researchers and experts from philosophy, cognitive science, economics, policy, and law into Anthropic for four months to work alongside our research teams. Fellows pair deep domain expertise with our frontier models and internal tooling to evaluate, improve, and apply Claude's capabilities in their field. What to Expect: A concrete, scoped project matched to your background, with mentorship from Anthropic researchers. Access to frontier Claude models and internal evaluation tooling. A cohort of incoming Fellows to collaborate with and a connection to Anthropic's broader research community. Compensation: $100,000–$167,000 USD for the four-month fellowship (equivalent to $300,000–$500,000 USD annualized), and other benefits. Key responsibilities Identifying key open problems in your field, assessing approaches to solving them, and using Claude to make progress on them. Identifying grand societal challenges which the expertise of your field is crucial for addressing, and assessing Claude’s strengths and weaknesses in tackling them. Designing evaluations and RL environments that test models in your field systematically, turning your expertise into working tests of how well Claude reasons in your field. Team up with other Fellows in your field to build environments that push Claude on the hardest, most judgment-heavy problems your discipline has to offer. Minimum qualifications Are excited about the potential for AI to reason well about hard questions in their field where expert judgment matters. Hands-on experience using Claude and Claude Code in your day-to-day workflow. Hold (or are completing) a PhD in philosophy, cognitive science, economics, policy or law, or have equivalent research experience. Are comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-agency atmosphere for a few months and delivering concrete results. Existing authorization to work in the United States for the duration of the program. Preferred qualifications Experience designing evaluations, benchmarks, datasets, or expert rubrics. Demonstrated expertise in your field, shown through research, scholarship, or expert-level analytical writing. Representative projects A philosopher building hard cases that require normative judgment in ethics or formal epistemology. A cognitive scientist designing experimental-design and model-comparison tasks. An economist writing modelling and identification problems with ground truth. A policy scholar drafting regulatory and cost-benefit analysis tasks with expert rubrics. A legal scholar building AI-policy-relevant law datasets. Logistics - Fellows The program runs from January 12th to May 8th 2027 , and is full-time for the duration; some fellowships may be considered for an extension. Applications are open until October 28, 2026 , and we plan to make offers by November 20th. Later stages will typically include a take-home exercise and conversations with our research team and potential mentors about your research interests and possible project directions. We ask that all Fellows attend a one-week in-person orientation in San Francisco. The default location is in San Francisco. We will consider remote engagements within the United States in certain circumstances. We are not currently able to sponsor visas for fellows. To participate in the Fellows program, you need to have or independently obtain full-time work authorization in the United States. This is a fixed-term contract position. Fellows are engaged through an employer of record, rather than employed directly by Anthropic. The below are Anthropic's policies for full time roles. These do NOT apply to the Fellows Program. Logistics Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time. However, some roles may require more time in our offices. Visa sponsorsh
| Role | Conceptual Reasoning Fellow |
|---|---|
| Company | Anthropic |
| Location | Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA |
| Type | contract |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-09 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4Conceptual Reasoning Fellow at Anthropic: frequently asked questions
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- Anthropic has not stated compensation in the listing. Check the original posting or ask during the application process.
- Is the Conceptual Reasoning Fellow position remote, hybrid or onsite?
- The listing marks this role as remote, with Remote-Friendly, United States; San Francisco, CA as the location.
- What is the application deadline?
- Anthropic has not listed a fixed deadline, so apply early in case the opening is filled.
- How do I apply for the Conceptual Reasoning Fellow role?
- Use the Apply button on this page. It opens the original listing on job-boards.greenhouse.io, where you submit your application with the company.
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