NLLead Research Scientist
Neo ResearchRemote
Global catastrophic risksAI safetyResearchSoftware engineering
Why this is on the board
As research lead you decide which questions a whole team investigates, and which are left aside. Neo works with government AI safety institutes and with the companies building the most powerful models, so the testing methods you develop here may also shape how they check whether an AI system does what its makers intend.
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About the role
Lead research scientist role shaping an AI safety organisation's agenda on frontier-model risks and evaluations. - Set Neo's research agenda and lead major projects on misalignment, loss of control, and model evaluation methodology. - Mentor researchers, guide experimental design, and maintain rigorous evidence standards across the organisation's work. - Build collaborations with AI Safety Institutes, frontier labs, and model developers; represent research externally. - Requires track record…
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