Cosmos Institute hiring Chief of Staff across a $77.6M AI fund and research institute
sethlazar · x · 2026-11-04
Brendan McCord is hiring a Chief of Staff to be his right hand across Cosmos Institute, Cosmos Ventures, a book, and a new higher-education program. Based in Austin, applications close November 8.
- Institute side: research with fellows from Google DeepMind, Anthropic, OpenAI, and Microsoft; 200+ grants for fast prototypes; a big in-person higher-ed bet planned for 2027; McCord also co-teaches a philosophy & AI seminar at Oxford.
- Venture side: Cosmos Ventures is a new $77.6M fund backing founders building institutions for the AI age; portfolio includes AIUC, Prime Intellect, and Workshop Labs (acquired by Thinking Machines).
- Commitment: after two years, they'll back you to found a thesis-aligned company or place you at a top company.
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