Senior ML Research Scientist
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Montréal-based nonprofit AI research organization developing safe-by-design, non-agentic AI through its Scientist AI approach.
Recently funded
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Funding history
About LawZero
LawZero conducts AI safety research and develops technical solutions for highly capable safe-by-design AI. Its Scientist AI research seeks transparent, evidence-based prediction without goal-directed behavior, with potential applications in scientific discovery and oversight of agentic AI systems.
Skills
About the Role
You will propose, design, and implement machine learning models for AI safety problems. You will integrate theoretical advances into practical algorithms, fine-tune frontier models, design reproducible evaluations, analyze results, optimize performance, and communicate findings with researchers and engineers.
Requirements
- Advanced degree in a relevant field or exceptional demonstrated ability
- 5+ years of deep learning research experience with frontier models
- Experience training, adapting, or fine-tuning frontier models
- Experience with transfer learning, domain adaptation, or meta learning
- Expertise with PyTorch, TensorFlow, or JAX
- Python software development experience
- Experience with version control, collaboration tools, and experiment tracking
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Responsibilities
- Propose, design, and implement ML models for complex AI safety problems
- Integrate theoretical advancements into practical ML algorithms and models
- Adapt and fine-tune frontier models
- Design experimental protocols and evaluation frameworks
- Analyze experimental data to guide research objectives
- Benchmark and optimize model performance and computing-resource use
- Communicate findings and synchronize work with researchers and engineers
Benefits
- Comprehensive health benefits
- At least 20 vacation days per year upon start
- Minimum 4% employer retirement savings contribution
- Flexible benefits supporting well-being