Senior Researcher, AI Strategy and Adoption (Part-Time, Term)

About the Role

Job Type: Term (Fixed Term) Position Description The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision-making through research and analysis. RAND is widely respected for operating independently of political and commercial pressures as a nonpartisan organization. RAND values objectivity and integrity in both its research processes and internal interactions and emphasizes a collegial environment that respects the contributions and dignity of all staff. RAND is seeking a Senior Researcher to lead its effort to integrate AI into RAND's research and into the business processes that support it. This is a one-year term position, renewable. The role helps set the direction for AI adoption across RAND: understanding where RAND is today, learning from peer organizations, defining what RAND needs to be good at in an AI world, and working with researchers and leadership to make adoption real at scale. The position is well suited to someone who has used AI directly in research and business work, has helped other organizations build AI into their core functions, and can move a large, expert community toward practical use. Key Responsibilities External learning: Draw lessons from peer organizations, including FFRDCs, UARCs, and consulting firms, on what distinguishes successful adoption from failed attempts, and translate them to RAND's context. Strategic direction: Recommend a framework for how AI fits across RAND's diverse portfolio. Adoption at scale: Design and test approaches with researchers on real projects, including quick wins that build momentum, and define what AI tools need to look like to be used well inside RAND's culture and research practice. Tools and resources: Advise on the tool landscape (what to keep, build, buy, or stop), how separate tool efforts should work together, and how to allocate resources, with attention to security, compliance, and budget constraints. Governance and measurement: Propose how decision

Requirements & Qualifications

• Strong problem solving foundations, knowledge of modern engineering practices, and interest in technology systems.

Perks & Benefits

• Official mentor support
• verified hiring timeline
• and career progression.