Effective Altruism Monash University

New opportunity alert! Our friends over at TARA - Technical Alignment Research Accelerator - are now recruiting for their FREE technical AI Safety training program. Apply ASAP.
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Applications open for TARA (Technical Alignment Research Accelerator)

TARA is a part-time, 14-week technical AI safety program, running March–June 2026.

The program ran its successful pilot in Melbourne and Sydney in March 2025 (94% recommendation score, 100% satisfaction with program management, 89% more motivated to pursue AI safety careers), and is now expanding across APAC.

Program details:

14-week technical program (7 March – 13 June 2026)
Saturday in-person sessions + independent learning
Covers transformer architectures, mechanistic interpretability, reinforcement learning, and model evaluation
Work in small groups with dedicated expert teacher support
Fully funded (they cover TA, compute credits, and lunches)
Locations: Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Singapore, Manila, Taipei, and Tokyo.

Don't feel you need to meet every requirement to apply. They're looking for motivated people with strong technical foundations and genuine interest in AI safety.

Applications close Friday 23 January: https://taraprogram.org

Questions? Contact [email protected] or [email protected]
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📢 Effective Altruism Australia is hiring a Community Programs Manager!

We're looking for someone to join our Community Team and help Australians have a greater positive impact. The role involves running introductory fellowships, organising retreats and strategy days, supporting local EA group organisers across Australia, and contributing to EAGxAustralasia.

This is a remote role (Australia-based, Melbourne preferred), paying $80k–$100k AUD (pro rata) depending on experience, with flexible hours (0.8–1.0 FTE).

We're open to candidates at different experience levels. If you're organised, familiar with EA ideas, and care about helping people figure out how to do the most good... we'd love to hear from you!

Apply by 9 February 2026: eaa.org.au/community-hiring-jd

Happy to answer questions in the replies or via email: [email protected]

(If you know someone who'd be a great fit for this, please forward this on to them!)

EAGxAustralasia 2025 applications are now open!
Details:
🗓️ Friday 28th - Sunday 30th November 2025
📍 Melbourne Connect at the University of Melbourne

APPLY NOW! eaa.org.au/eagx25
Your hub for the latest information about the conference is also in the link above. Make sure to check it out to learn more about:
The application process
Volunteering opportunities
Submitting suggestions and expressions of interest for speakers
Travel support funding
Whether you are already highly engaged in effective altruism or looking to become more involved and make a difference, EAGxAustralasia 2025 welcomes your application!
If you know someone who might be interested, please share this with them and encourage them to apply.
Got any questions? Reach out to us at [email protected]

💙 Meet the faces behind EA Monash! 💙
We’re the crew bringing you all the events, ideas, and good vibes this year 🌏✨ Get to know the team making it all happen!

🌟 Meet Catherine, our Marketing Assistant this year! 💙 We’re so glad to have her helping us share everything happening at EA Monash!

🌟 Meet Kavi, our Event Officer this year! 💙 We’re excited to have him bringing amazing events to life at EA Monash!

🌟 Meet Leila, our Social Media Officer this year! 💙 We’re excited to have her bringing EA Monash to your feeds!

🌟 Meet Ruby, our Marketing Officer this year! 💙 We’re excited to have her spreading the word about EA Monash!

🌟 Meet Charley, our Treasurer this year! 💙 We’re so lucky to have them taking care of all things finance at EA Monash!

🌟 Meet Alexei, our Secretary this year! 💙 We’re excited to have him keeping everything running smoothly at EA Monash!

🌟 Meet Rowan, our Vice President this year! 💙 We’re so glad to have him supporting and guiding EA Monash!

🌟Meet Leo, our President this year! 💙 We’re so excited to have her leading EA Monash!