Lead Research Scientist in AI UL Research Institutes · Remote · US · AI Research –ago

We have an exciting opportunity fora
Lead Research Scientist in AI
atUL Research Institutes, within our Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI). This isa REMOTE opportunity.

The
Lead Research Scientist in AI
directs advanced research in natural language processing (NLP) and large language models (LLMs) to support Digital Safety’s mission. This role leadsresearchin NLP and LLM safety including literature surveys, experimental design, AI/software engineering, data acquisition, data analysis, and documentation necessary to execute comprehensive experimental studies. The Lead Research Scientistestablishesresearch concepts and criteria to resolve major problems in current programs or approaches. Projectsrequiresubstantial knowledge ofstate-of-the-artAI/software engineering principals and theories and uses professional concepts and procedures to solve a wide range of research-based problems.

AtUL Research Institutes(ULRI),weexpand the boundaries of safety science tocreate a more secure and sustainable world. Formore thana century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigateriskand shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries.

Weidentifycritical safety and sustainability issues, askingtoughquestions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us.

Join us and work with our Fire Safetyteamswho conduct the researchrequiredto produce that knowledgeandput itintopractice.

The Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI) addresses unresolved safety risks and emerging dangers in the world’s digital ecosystem. We aim to help protect people from unwanted access to personal devices and privacy,algorithms, and disinformation threats by working to create a new digital safety ecosystem.

DSRI is committed to sharing digital safety insights, collaborating with key stakeholders, and offering extensive outreach and education to help support safer digital environments for people everywhere.

As the
Lead Research Scientist in AI,youwill play a key role in the rapid growth ofULas you:

• Formulate, design, and manage independent test and evaluation research programs to protect the public from AI systems harms – focusing on testing systems enabling the most public harm.

• Lead and contribute to the development of competitive research proposals, including defining scope,methodology, and deliverables, to secure funding for independent AI test andevaluationresearch programs.

• Serve as a principal investigator Digital Safety’s independent test and evaluation research programs in NLP and LLMs, providing scientific leadership and accountability for program outcomes, timelines, and deliverables

• Apply intensive and diverse knowledge of technology and AI/software engineering concepts to execute and manage specific research programs.

• Analyze experimental results todeterminecauses of problems and develop solutions, andevaluatestechnical specifications and factors related to process or design objectives.

• Plan, design, and completeinitialand follow-up procedures as needed tovalidatethe testing and evaluation results.

• Plan, design, and execute research challenges, using and improving Digital Safety’s evaluation tools, to lead the NLP and LLM community to solve problems of importance to transition partners.

• Propose and host workshops at leading research conferences in AI safety where research challenge winning methods and their comparative results are discussed to move the field forward in producing results that can haveimpactinpublic safety.

• Stay ahead of changing technologies in the field by…