Internship at Cambridge Biosecurity Hub

Posted: 04/01/2026

About the Company/Organization:

Cambridge Biosecurity Hub
Type: Nonprofit/NGO
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https://www.cambiohub.org/

The Cambridge Biosecurity Hub (CBH) is a team of researchers investigating the risks associated with rapidly developing biotechnologies. They work on concrete research projects that aim to make progress on either technical or policy issues within biosecurity.

Internship Project/Opportunity

Location: Cambridge, UK
Anticipated internship dates: Starting July 6, 2026 for 10 weeks
Target intern experience level: Graduate Students
https://www.aixbiosecurity.com/fellowship

The AIxBiosecurity Fellowship is a 10-week, full-time research programme dedicated to tackling biosecurity risks amplified by recent advances in frontier AI capabilities. We want to support early-career researchers investigate ways to reduce extreme risks from engineered and natural biological threats amid rapidly advancing biotechnology and emerging AI capabilities. Our fellowship is designed to meet this reality.

What we provide
Research Support – Each fellow receives personalised research support from two key sources at ERA: dedicated research managers who provide hands-on guidance throughout the fellowship, and expert mentors from top AI and biosecurity organisations, carefully matched to specific research projects. We also run several research skills workshops and sessions.

This combination ensures that fellows receive both the tactical support to execute their projects and the strategic mentorship to develop their long-term research careers in AIxBiosecurity.

Networking & Learning
We invest in each fellow’s long-term success in the AIxBiosecurity field(s). Throughout the programme, fellows will an opportunity to develop both technical expertise and the professional networks necessary for pursuing impactful careers in this space. We hope to facilitate introductions across the AIxBiosecurity ecosystem: from research institutions and policy organisations to startups and government agencies. For fellows pursuing exceptionally high-impact opportunities, we may also provide additional transition funding to remove financial barriers for impactful careers.

Community
Fellows are immersed in a living-learning research environment in Cambridge. Each fellow receives a dedicated workspace in our office and is housed together with their cohort, enabling both focused research time and more organic collaborations.

We also host regular social events and community activities throughout the fellowship to connect fellows with each other, the wider Cambridge research community, and participants from our concurrent ERA:AI Summer fellowship (www.erafellowship.org).

Full Operational Support
We provide full operational support to our fellows. Concretely, each fellow will receive the equivalent of a £34,125 salary (pro rata), along with housing in Cambridge, and meals during working hours. Please note that all such meals will be vegan / vegetarian. Alongside this, we also provide full visa assistance, and cover travel expenses for international participants.

Our operations team handles all the day-to-day logistics and administrative needs, and fellows have access to tech equipment and research resources, thus allowing you to focus entirely on your research.

Who can apply?
The AIxBio fellowship is a talent-first programme. We hope to support a wide variety of fellows, who are committed to advancing the scientific and policy breakthroughs required for mitigating biosecurity risks amplified by the recent advances in AI capabilities. There are no formal eligibility restrictions beyond being 18 or older, and we also offer full visa support.

Potential fellows may have experience in policy, biology or life sciences, public health, or machine learning.

Our fellows will come from a range of backgrounds (professionally and globally) and are typically at a wide variety of career stages. We think that the AIxBio Fellowship is especially (though not exclusively!) valuable for:

  • PhD students looking to align their research with AIxBiosecurity,
  • Professionals from adjacent fields (technical or policy) seeking to transition into AIxBiosecurity,
  • Early-career researchers looking to deepen their expertise in AI safety and/or biosecurity research, and
  • Individuals with unique perspectives that can improve our understanding of the AIxBiosecurity interface.

Application Process
Applications for the Summer AIxBio 2026 fellowship are now open.

If you have any questions, we recommend reading through our FAQs, and then emailing us at biosecurity@erafellowship.org.

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