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Principal Research Scientist - AI Safety

Faculty· Research Science
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Hybrid (London)Full-timePosted 10mo ago

About the role

Lead the scientific research agenda for AI safety, focusing on large language models and safety-critical systems. Drive external publications, mentor a high-agency research team, and align research with Faculty’s commercial aim to build trustworthy AI within high-risk domains.

Responsibilities

  • Leading the AI safety team's ambitious research agenda, setting priorities aligned with long-term company goals.
  • Conducting and overseeing cutting-edge AI safety research, specifically for large language models and safety-critical AI systems.
  • Publishing high-impact research findings in leading academic conferences and journals.
  • Shaping the research agenda by identifying impactful opportunities and balancing scientific and practical priorities.
  • Helping to build and mentor a growing team of researchers, fostering an innovative and collaborative culture.
  • Collaborating on delivery of evaluations and red-teaming projects in high-risk domains like CBRN and cybersecurity.
  • Positioning Faculty as a thought leader in AI safety through research and strategic stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

  • Proven track record of high-impact AI research, demonstrated through top-tier academic publications or equivalent experience.
  • Deep domain knowledge in language models and the evolving field of AI safety.
  • Strong research judgment and extensive experience in AI safety, including generating and executing novel research directions.
  • Ability to conduct and oversee complex technical research projects, with advanced programming skills (Python, standard data science stack) to review team work.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of sharing complex ideas with diverse audiences.
  • Deep understanding of the AI safety research landscape and the ability to build connections to secure resources for impactful work.

Skills

Required:AI safety researchLanguage modelsResearch leadershipPython and data science stackCommunication
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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