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Faculty · 2 months ago

Senior Research Scientist - AI Safety

London - Hybrid

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

Faculty is a company focused on transforming performance through human-centric AI. They are seeking a Senior Research Scientist to lead high-impact research that advances scientific understanding and builds safe AI systems, particularly in sensitive areas like cybersecurity and national security.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)B2BInformation TechnologyMachine LearningSaaSSoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Owning and driving forward high-impact AI research themes in AI safety

Contributing to the wider vision and development of Faculty’s AI safety research agenda

Supporting Faculty’s positioning as a leader in AI safety through thought leadership and stakeholder engagement

Shaping our research agenda by identifying impactful opportunities and balancing scientific and practical priorities

Leading technical research within the AI Safety space, from concept to publication

Supporting the delivery of evaluations and red-teaming projects in high-risk domains, such as CBRN and cybersecurity, with government and commercial partners

Qualification

AI safety researchApplied AI safetyLanguage models expertiseMachine learning experienceDeep learning frameworksPython engineeringVerbal communicationWritten communication

Required

You have a track record of working with high-impact AI research, evidenced by top-tier academic publications or equivalent experience

You bring proven experience or a clear passion for Applied AI safety, perhaps from labs, academia, or evaluation and red-teaming roles

You possess deep domain knowledge in language models and generative AI model architectures, including fine-tuning techniques beyond API-level implementation

You have practical machine learning experience, with a focus on areas such as robustness, explainability, or uncertainty estimation

You are proficient with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, or similar) and familiar with the HuggingFace ecosystem or equivalent ML tooling

You have demonstrable Python engineering experience to build and support robust research projects

You have the ability to conduct and oversee complex technical research projects and possess excellent verbal and written communication skills