Remote AI Safety Research Engineer — NLP/LLM

ULRI; United States; On-site; USD 98,562 - 135,523; Full time

Job summary

UL Research Institutes (ULRI) invites applications for an AI Research Engineer in the Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI). This remote role focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating AI safety assessment systems for NLP/LLM safety.

The position includes collaboration with safety and engineering teams to advance scalable, rigorous evaluation methods. You will contribute to research-driven insights, publish results, and help shape best practices for frontier AI safety.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in computer science or related field, focused on NLP or LLMs.
• 3 years of relevant experience, post Ph.D.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evaluate AI safety assessment systems focusing on LLMs and NLP safety.
• Collaborate with software engineering teams to scale assessments.
• Publish assessment research results in peer‑reviewed venues and online lab tools.

Skills

NLP safety

LLM safety

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in computer science (NLP/LLMs)

Job description

UL Research Institutes (ULRI) invites applications for an AI Research Engineer in the Digital Safety Research Institute (DSRI). This remote role focuses on designing, developing, and evaluating AI safety assessment systems for NLP/LLM safety.

The position includes collaboration with safety and engineering teams to advance scalable, rigorous evaluation methods. You will contribute to research-driven insights, publish results, and help shape best practices for frontier AI safety.