Research Scientist/Engineer (Fundamental Research)

Visa sponsorship: available – as stated by Apollo Research on their careers website (Skilled Worker route).

Apollo Research is hiring Research Scientists and Engineers for its fundamental science team, studying how AI models can develop scheming and other misaligned behaviour.

What you'd do:

• Study the training dynamics behind reward-seeking, evaluation awareness and misaligned preferences
• Design and train model organisms and scale findings to frontier systems
• Work towards predicting how scheming risks change as models scale
• Develop new evaluation techniques with leading AI labs

What they ask for:

• Fast-paced empirical research skills
• Strong use of AI tools to speed up your work
• Familiarity with research on AI scheming and original thinking on the problem

Pay (London): £160,000 - £270,000 for strong individual contributors, or £230,000 - £395,000 for recognised experts who lead projects. The employer lists equity, unlimited holiday, up to 6 months' paid parental leave, health cover and pension matching. Apollo Research says it sponsors UK visas; sponsorship isn't guaranteed for every role or candidate, but if it makes you an offer it will work with you to find the right visa route.

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