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GAIT Director (School of Government and Policy)

Washington, DC, United StatesApply NowFind out how well you match with this jobAffiliated Office AddressWashington, DC, United StatesRequisition ID122654Date CreatedOctober 02, 2026Job FamilyFinance & BusinessJob SubfamilyBusiness Ops-Fin MgmtJob FunctionProgram ManagementExempt StatusExemptShift TypeFull TimeScheduleMonday-Friday 8:30am-5pmWorksite01-DC:District of ColumbiaWork ModalityOn-site: 90-100% of hours worked on-site

Governing the AI Transition (GAIT) is a new initiative housed in the School of Government and Policy (SGP) that aims to establish Johns Hopkins as the world leader for cross-disciplinary research, training, and practice on the challenges of governing the societal-scale transition that powerful AI will precipitate. GAIT's focus is on the frontier of AI research, and transformative capabilities that are on the horizon, including the prospect of AI systems that meet or exceed median human performance across a broad set of cognitive functions, often described as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). GAIT will develop foundational and applied research leading to concrete, implementable, and politically viable approaches to the governance of, with, and in response to AI, and will train people to put those approaches into practice across industry, government, civil society, and academia. The initiative is organized around three core activities: research (AI alignment and governance scholarship, fellowships, and field-building infrastructure such as conferences and journals); training (AI governance coursework, a planned Master’s degree, and executive education); and outreach (translating research into practice through convening stakeholders, public-interest deployment of AI agents, and third-party evaluation of frontier AI models). GAIT is building a Washington, D.C.-based community of researchers and practitioners working at the center of frontier AI policy, with close ties to frontier AI labs, government, and civil society.

We are seeking a GAIT Director who will lead operations for the GAIT initiative, in support of Faculty leadership. This position will advance policy and outcomes through stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and program development. The candidate will oversee multi-year, multi-million-dollar initiatives, supporting interdisciplinary research teams and managing operations staff, contributing to grant and gift acquisition and program design to implementation and dissemination of findings.

Johns Hopkins’ first new academic division since 2007, the School of Government and Policy is anchored at the Hopkins Bloomberg Center in the nation’s capital. It draws on the university’s 150-year research tradition to develop innovative, evidence-based solutions and prepare the next generation of policy and public sector leaders to advance evidence-based solutions for the policy and governance challenges that matter most.

The person filling this position will be working in a start-up environment – creating processes and procedures, navigating unexpected obstacles, and adapting to change frequently. An agile mindset and flexible approach to daily responsibilities is needed as we define new ways of working within a well-established university. We are seeking a solution-focused person with a demonstrated ability to create new paths to achieve results.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

Program Leadership and Management

• Support faculty strategic leadership of GAIT by executing large-scale projects in alignment with the School’s strategic goals.
• Ensure initiatives meet sponsor deliverables, compliance requirements, budgets, and deadlines.

Policy

• Work across teams to support translation of complex policy issues into clear, actionable strategies.
• Monitor legislative developments.
• Foster relationships with stakeholders and align advocacy efforts.

Program Implementation

• Support faculty strategic leadership in executing data-driven initiatives to implement programs and deliver outcomes in partnership with and to external stakeholder organizations.

Team Management

• Supervise multidisciplinary teams of engineers, analysts, and support staff. Provide guidance and mentorship to junior staff.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Build and maintain partnerships with federal, state, and local government agencies; community-based organizations; and policymakers, to translate complex program outcomes into actionable policy.

Grant Management

• Identify grant funding opportunities, write grant proposals, and manage budgets to ensure project sustainability.
• Manage relationships with funding agencies.

Fundraising

• Identify potential donors, build healthy donor relationships, and generate revenue from donor gifts in partnership with the School’s development officer.

Policy Translation

• Support GAIT faculty in realizing program outcomes through policy recommendations to academic, governmental, and public forums.

Reporting and Dissemination

• Support faculty dissemination of research through a communications strategy encompassing reports and policy briefs, and dissemination of findings through media, and other platforms.

Technical Assistance

• May provide expert guidance and technical support to government agencies and community-based organizations to improve practices and policies.
• Develop and implement evaluation frameworks to assess the effectiveness of the provided technical assistance.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in related discipline.
• A minimum of 5 years of related experience. 
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred Qualifications

• Close understanding of and familiarity with frontier AI systems, ecosystems, and policy proposals, ideally including experience with AI companies and AI safety and policy organizations.
• Leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage diverse teams and multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Analytical, writing, and presentation skills.
• Understanding of program-development and evaluation methods.
• Ability to work alongside and support world-class researchers

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Classified Title: SGP Program Director 
Job Posting Title (Working Title): GAIT Director (School of Government and Policy)   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PG  
Starting Salary Range: $102,295 - $210,000 Annually (Commensurate w/exp.) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm 
FLSA Status: Exempt 
Location: District of Columbia  
Department name: Staff   
Personnel area: School of Government & Policy 

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Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University’s salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEO is the Law
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Accommodation Information
If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the Talent Acquisition Office at [email protected]. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711. For more information about workplace accommodations or accessibility at Johns Hopkins University, please visit: https://accessibility.jhu.edu/.

Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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