Senior AI Security Researcher

RAND; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 132,000 - 339,000; Full time

Job summary

RAND’s Center on AI, Security, and Technology (CAST) seeks researchers to advance AI safety foundations. The role covers theoretical CS, cryptography, formal methods, programming languages, systems security, architectures, distributed systems, or ML systems.

You will conduct original research, formulate questions, lead projects from formulation to publication, and communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

• Independent, original technical research experience.
• Deep expertise in CS/cryptography/formal methods/PL/security/systems/architecture/ML.
• Ability to formulate important research problems and lead projects.
• Strong programming or systems-building in Python, Rust, Go, or C/C++.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to work in a distributed, cross-site team.

Responsibilities

• Conduct original research at the intersection of AI and security.
• Lead projects from problem formulation through analysis, implementation and publication.
• Develop methods, implement experiments, and perform empirical evaluation.
• Communicate results via peer-reviewed publications, reports and policy-facing products.

Skills

Independent original technical研究

Problem formulation and projectlead

Excellent written and verbal comms

Lead complex research projects

Collaborative multi-disciplinary work

Education

PhD in CS/EE/Math/Physics

Master’s with ≥3 years experience

Bachelor’s with ≥5 years experience

PhD strongly preferred

Tools

Python

Rust

Go

C/C++

Formal methods

Cryptography

Machine learning systems

Job description

RAND’s Center on AI, Security, and Technology (CAST) seeks researchers to advance AI safety foundations. The role covers theoretical CS, cryptography, formal methods, programming languages, systems security, architectures, distributed systems, or ML systems.

You will conduct original research, formulate questions, lead projects from formulation to publication, and communicate results to technical and non-technical audiences.