AI Research Engineer - NLP

Responsibilities

• Study incident reports implicating LLMs or NLP algorithms and hypothesize root causes
• Conduct literature and open-source reviews in NLP or LLM
• Design, plan, and create NLP or LLM assessments to expand digital safety best practices
• Code or train text analytics needed to run NLP or LLM assessments
• Prepare written component documentation for technical audiences
• Publish assessment research results in peer-reviewed conferences and journals
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to scale assessments

Requirements

• Ph.D. in computer science or a related field with a focus on NLP or LLMs
• 3 years of relevant experience post-Ph.D.
• Mastery level knowledge of NLP and LLM safety
• Ability to solve AI assessment research challenges independently

About the Company

UL Research Institutes (ULRI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safety science research. Through the Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI), ULRI addresses emerging dangers in the digital ecosystem, including disinformation and algorithmic risks, to create a more secure and sustainable world.