Research Scientist – Human Influence
UK government research organisation that evaluates advanced AI risks and develops and tests mitigations to inform governments.
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About The AI Security Institute (AISI)
The AI Security Institute is a research organisation within the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It tests leading AI systems, conducts technical research on advanced-AI risks and solutions, develops evaluation infrastructure, and informs UK and allied-government policy.
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About the Role
You will lead and contribute to research programmes examining how frontier AI systems influence people. You will design and execute rigorous studies, publish research, help set the team’s research agenda, and work on high-stakes policy-relevant questions. You may work as a sub-team lead or independent contributor.
Requirements
- PhD or equivalent years of research experience in a relevant field
- Track record of publishing rigorous, high-impact research
- Experience designing, planning, conducting, or analysing human experiments
- Strong knowledge of advanced statistical modelling methods, including multilevel, hierarchical, or mixed-effects GLMs
- Knowledge of frontier AI models and their training and evaluation
- Strong Python and/or R coding skills, including use of AI coding tools
- Experience with AI model or system evaluations and other AI safety projects
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Demonstrable interest in the human impacts of AI
Responsibilities
- Lead and contribute to research programmes on how frontier AI systems influence people
- Design and execute rigorous research studies
- Publish research visibly
- Help set the research agenda
- Work at pace on high-stakes policy-relevant questions
Benefits
- Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute
- Operational support
- Five days off and annual learning and development stipends
- Funding for conferences and external collaborations
- Modern central London office or applicable government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford, or Bristol
- Hybrid working and flexibility for occasional remote work abroad
- Work-from-home equipment stipends
- At least 25 days of annual leave
- Eight public holidays
- Extra team-wide breaks
- Three volunteering days
- Generous paid parental leave
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of base salary
- Cycling, donation, retail, and gym discounts and benefits