Cryptography Fellow- AI/ML/Web3 Verification

As a Cryptography Fellow, you will work closely with our systems and research teams to co-design and prototype:

1. Simulation Integrity Protocols

• Cryptographic verification chains for Clause Simulation IDs (SID) and Clause Instance IDs (CID)
• Replayable, tamper-evident simulation logs for legal audit, DRF analytics, and AI model tracing

2. Delta Attribution Certainty Index (DACI)

• Privacy-preserving agent scoring across federated nodes using secure multi-party computation (MPC), zkML, and FHE
• Verifiable attribution modeling for simulation input/output provenance

3. Clause Execution Infrastructure

• Threshold signatures and multisig enforcement for clause-based governance
• zkSNARK/zkSTARK-enabled role hierarchies and execution constraints
• On-chain/off-chain clause replay with formal logic constraints

4. Federated Governance Protocols

• zkDAO-compatible voting and override layers for clause ratification across sovereign and institutional nodes
• Role-based access governance using VCs, zkKYC, and sovereign identity proofs
• Simulation-informed override voting mechanisms with verifiable compute consensus

5. Commons Ledger and Public Infrastructure Auditability

• Distributed clause licensing registries with proof-of-contribution trails
• Public-good incentive layers (tokenized audit logs, clause commons credits, impact-weighted registries)
• Secure capital pathways for clause-triggered DRF instruments and resilience financing

What We’re Looking For

Minimum Qualifications

• MSc or PhD in Cryptography, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related fields
• Strong foundation in:
  • Zero-knowledge proofs (zkSNARKs/STARKs, zkML)
  • Digital signatures, threshold cryptography, hash-based commitments
  • Secure multiparty computation (MPC), homomorphic encryption (FHE), or verifiable delay functions (VDF)
• Proficiency in one or more of the following:
  • Rust, Go, Haskell, Solidity, Cairo, Circom, Noir, or related zkDSLs
  • Protocol engineering frameworks: Substrate, Cosmos SDK, Ethereum L2s, or rollup frameworks (OP Stack, ZK Stack)
• Familiarity with:
  • Zero-trust architectures, distributed ledger design, DID/VC stacks
  • Simulation-based governance, federated learning, or civic technology applications
  • AI/ML audit, privacy-preserving model inference, or autonomous systems regulation

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior contributions to open-source cryptographic libraries or verifiable computation toolkits
• Experience with decentralized identity, decentralized storage (IPFS/Filecoin), or governance frameworks (Aragon, DAOstack, GovStack)
• Interest or background in applying cryptography to climate risk, epidemiological forecasting, financial resilience, or global governance

What You’ll Gain

• Research Fellowship Stipend (commensurate with experience)
• Commons Attribution in ClauseCommons and Nexus Ecosystem registries
• Equity/Token Rights in capital protocols (e.g., DEAP, SAFE, Clause Licensing Pools)
• Opportunity to publish under GCRI/Nexus Research Programs in collaboration with sovereign, UN, and academic partners
• Full integration into the GCRI multilateral network, including direct pathways to MVP development for national and multilateral adoption
• Opportunity to contribute to simulation-governed MVPs for risk finance, early warning, and anticipatory action in AI-governed state infrastructure