Member of Technical Staff, Embedded Assessments
METR · Berkeley
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Embedded researchers and engineers work inside frontier AI labs for up to several weeks at a time, alongside 1-4 other METR staff, to investigate incidents, stress-test internal agent monitoring, and assess loss-of-control risks. Between exercises, work includes building tooling, writing up results, and planning future exercises.
[Due to capacity constraints, we may be slow to get back to you about this role.]
About METR
We are a nonprofit research organization that develops scientific methods to assess AI capabilities, risks, and mitigations, with a specific focus on threats related to AI R&D automation and misalignment.
We believe it is robustly good for policymakers and civil society to have a clear understanding of risks from AI systems, and we are extremely excited to build a team of ambitious, excellent people to tackle one of the most important challenges of our time.
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Hybrid Requirements:
Our technical team members are in our office in Berkeley 3-5 days/week. Please let us know in your application if this is a constraint. If you lack US work authorization and would like to work in-person (strongly preferred), we can likely sponsor a cap-exempt H-1B visa for this role
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We encourage you to apply even if your background may not seem like the perfect fit! We would rather review a larger pool of applications than risk missing out on a promising candidate for the position.
We are committed to diversity and equal opportunity in all aspects of our hiring process. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We welcome and encourage all qualified candidates to apply for our open positions.
Compensation: USD 402,048 – 687,759 per year salary
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