<div class="content-intro"><h2>About the AI Security Institute</h2>
<p>The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally.</p>
<p>We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action.</p></div><h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">Team Description </span></span></strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"> </span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="none">Risks from misaligned AI systems are growing increasingly important as AI systems become more capable, autonomous, and integrated into society. Understanding these risks and stress-testing mitigations is crucial to ensuring advanced AI systems are developed and deployed safely and beneficially in the future.</span> <br> <br><span data-contrast="none">The Alignment Red Team is a specialised subteam within AISI's wider Red Team focused on detecting and evaluating misalignment in frontier AI systems. We perform novel research to develop techniques for finding misalignment, and pre- and post-deployment evaluations of frontier AI systems to understand loss-of-control risks associated with models, such as deceptive alignment, research sabotage, and reward-seeking. We share our findings with frontier AI companies and the UK and allied governments, to inform their respective deployments, research, and policy-making. We also work directly with safety teams at frontier labs, sharing our evaluation findings to help improve their model alignment training and monitoring methodology.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="none">We have conducted pre-deployment testing with multiple frontier AI companies for propensities related to </span><a href="https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/evaluating-whether-ai-models-would-sabotage-ai-safety-research"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">research sabotage</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto">, </span><a href="https://www.aisi.gov.uk/blog/cheating-behaviour-in-frontier-model-evaluations"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">cheating</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> and <a href="https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-6-astra/external-evaluations-for-alignment-uk-aisi">unsanctioned cyber-attacks</a>. We previously found that Claude models would sometimes refuse to help with benign AI safety research, an issue which </span><a href="https://x.com/alxndrdavies/status/2019562115686887876"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">Anthropic then evaluated for and fixed in their next model release</span><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">.</span></span></a><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<h2><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">About the Role</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></h2>
<p><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"><span class="TextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">We're</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8"> seeking Research Engineers and Research Scientists to join our Alignment Red </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">T</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">eam</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">.</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">We are open to hires at junior, senior, staff and principal research scientist</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">/</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8">engineer</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW203106250 BCX8"> levels.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW203106250 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559738":254,"335559739":254}"> </span></span></p>
<h3><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 3">What You'll Be Doing</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":281,"335559739":281}"> </span></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW249157709 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249157709 BCX8">Researching </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249157709 BCX8">methods to automatically search for misalignment in frontier models, including misalignment related to loss-of-control risks such as research sabotage</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249157709 BCX8"> and reward-seeking</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW249157709 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW249157709 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8">Building </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8">and running </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8">alignment evaluations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8"> relevant for loss-of-control risks</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8"> that current benchmarks </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8">don’t</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8"> capture</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW142756692 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW142756692 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW260491675 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW260491675 BCX8">Running pre-deployment evaluations to test the alignment of AI </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW260491675 BCX8">systems</span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW260491675 BCX8">, and</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW260491675 BCX8"> analysing and reporting results to frontier AI companies and UK and allied governments.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW260491675 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">Contribut</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8"> to public-facing research publications (like our published alignment evaluation case study) and technical reports that advance the field's understanding of </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">mis</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">alignment risks</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8"> and alignment evaluation </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">methodology</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW180564619 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW180564619 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW27970377 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27970377 BCX8">Designing and building software and tooling, including open-source software, for better alignment evaluations, improving efficiency, realism, and usability</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW27970377 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW27970377 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
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<h3><span class="EOP Selected SCXW27970377 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW9267563 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW9267563 BCX8">The work could also involve</span></span></strong></span></h3>
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<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW200028108 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW200028108 BCX8">Conducting threat modelling, analysis, and conceptual thinking to understand crucial model behaviours that could lead to loss of control</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW200028108 BCX8"> (e.g. AI research assistants at frontier labs), translating abstract risk concepts into concrete, testable hypotheses.</span></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span class="TextRun SCXW246311432 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW246311432 BCX8">Performing alignment incident investigations to understand after the fact what drove certain kinds of misaligned behaviour in frontier models.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW246311432 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> <br></span></li>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW246311432 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">Mentoring </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">advising </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">external collaborators and researchers </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">to</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8"> do work relevant to the team</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">’</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258499234 BCX8">s goals and alignment testing more broadly.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW258499234 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
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<h2><span class="EOP Selected SCXW255428478 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"><span class="TextRun SCXW39204035 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW39204035 BCX8"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW233327487 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart CommentHighlightPipeRest CommentHighlightRest SCXW233327487 BCX8">Who </span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW233327487 BCX8">we're</span><span class="NormalTextRun CommentHighlightRest SCXW233327487 BCX8"> looking for</span></span></strong></span></span></span></h2>
<h3><strong><span data-contrast="none">Essential requirements</span></strong></h3>
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<li><span class="TextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW148256939 BCX8">Ability to work autonomously on complex research projects involving substantial engineering</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8"> Have completed at least one </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8">significant</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8"> research project in AI </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8">safety, security or alignment involving engineering, experiment </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8">design</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW148256939 BCX8"> and analysis on frontier LLMs.</span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span><br></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW93569255 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW93569255 BCX8">Strong software engineering and ML experience writing complex projects involving language models and ML, beyond just research code</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW93569255 BCX8">.</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW93569255 BCX8"> 1+ years professional experience programming in Python for ML or SWE work.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW93569255 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW184518103 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184518103 BCX8">Experience writing clean, documented research code for machine learning experiments, including experience with ML frameworks like </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW184518103 BCX8">PyTorch</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184518103 BCX8"> or evaluation frameworks like Inspect</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW184518103 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW184518103 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW223026565 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223026565 BCX8">Proven ability in a team environment – flexible, adaptive to needs, and willing to contribute wherever necessary</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW223026565 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW223026565 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW202507564 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW202507564 BCX8">Impact-driven mindset, motivated by doing the most important work rather than </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW202507564 BCX8">what's</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW202507564 BCX8"> superficially impressive</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW202507564 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW202507564 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></span></li>
<li><span data-contrast="none"><span class="EOP Selected SCXW148256939 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW111616290 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111616290 BCX8">High velocity and high-quality bar for outputs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW111616290 BCX8">.</span></span></span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW111616290 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
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<h3><strong><span data-contrast="none">Highly Desirable</span></strong></h3>
<p><span data-contrast="none"><span class="TextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8">We </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8">don't</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8"> expect candidates to have all of these – </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8">they're</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8">additional</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8"> signals that help us </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8">identify</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW18778477 BCX8"> exceptional fits for specific aspects of the role.</span></span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW18778477 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
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<li>Ability to make high-quality decisions by identifying risks and testing assumptions, demonstrated through strong prioritisation of research projects using clear, systematic criteria such as potential impact, feasibility, and the relative novelty of the research area.</li>
<li><span class="TextRun SCXW135542770 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135542770 BCX8">Familiarity with alignment literature, current methods for post-training and aligning LLMs, loss-of-control risks and threat models, and the current state of the field</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW135542770 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW135542770 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li><span class="TextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">High-quality research papers (first author at top </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">ML </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">venues</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8"> such as </span><span class="NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW95345395 BCX8">NeurIPS</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">, ICLR or ICML</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">), particularly in relevant areas</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8"> (such as AI safety, alignment, control, adversarial </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">ML</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8"> or evaluations)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW95345395 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW95345395 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li><span class="TextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8">Professional e</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8">xperience working on alignment or evaluations</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8">, especially at frontier labs</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8"> or other frontier 3</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun Superscript SCXW209883108 BCX8" data-fontsize="12.5">rd</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW209883108 BCX8"> party evaluators.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW209883108 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
<li><span class="TextRun SCXW67286679 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW67286679 BCX8">Strong open-source software projects</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW67286679 BCX8">, particularly related to LLMs.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW38957738 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38957738 BCX8">Proficient</span> <span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38957738 BCX8">usage of LLM coding tools</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38957738 BCX8"> and agents</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW38957738 BCX8">.</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW38957738 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"> </span></span></li>
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<h2><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><strong>Selection process</strong></span></h2>
<p><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">The interview process may vary</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> from</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> candidate to </span><span class="NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">candidate,</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> however, you should expect a typical process to include some technical </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">proficiency</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> tests, discussions with a cross-section of our team at AISI (including non-technical staff)</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">conversations with your team lead. The process will culminate in a conversation with members of the senior leadership team here at AISI. </span></span><strong><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></span></p>
<p><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="TextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">Candidates should expect to go through<strong> </strong></span></span><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}"><span class="TextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">some or </span><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong">all</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2Themed SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle="Strong"><strong> </strong>of</span></span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" lang="EN-GB" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)"> the following stages once an application has been </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">submitted</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW167684938 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="Normal (Web)">: </span></span></span></p>
<ul>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Initial assessment</span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Initial screening call</span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Technical assessment </span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Research interview</span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Behavioural interview</span></span></li>
<li><span class="EOP Selected SCXW67286679 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215,"335559739":0}"><span class="EOP SCXW7686985 BCX8" data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"134233118":true,"201341983":0,"335557856":16777215,"335559740":240}">Final interview with members of the senior leadership team</span></span></li>
</ul><div class="content-conclusion"><h2><strong><span data-contrast="none">What We Offer</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559685":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></h2>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Impact you couldn't have anywhere else</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559685":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Incredibly talented, mission-driven and supportive colleagues.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Resources & access</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559685":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="6" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="7" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Work with experts across national security, policy, AI research and adjacent sciences.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Growth & autonomy</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559685":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="8" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">If you’re talented and driven, you’ll own important problems early.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="9" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">5 days off and annual stipends for learning and development, and funding for conferences and external collaborations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="10" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="11" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span data-contrast="none">Life & family*</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559685":0,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="12" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Modern central London office, or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="13" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="14" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide breaks and 3 days off for volunteering.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="15" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for additional unpaid time).</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="16" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="52" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="17" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="none">Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms.</span> <br><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335557856":16777215,"335559738":0,"335559739":0}"> </span></li>
</ul>
<p><em><span data-contrast="auto">*These benefits apply to direct employees. Benefits may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments.</span></em><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"335559738":240,"335559739":240}"> </span></p>
<h2><span data-contrast="auto">Salary</span></h2>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">This role sits outside of the </span><a href="https://ddat-capability-framework.service.gov.uk/"><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink">DDaT pay framework</span></span></a><span data-contrast="auto"> given the scope of this role requires in depth technical expertise in frontier AI safety, robustness and advanced AI architectures.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<p><span data-contrast="auto">The full range of salaries are available below:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Level 3:</strong> £65,000–£75,000 (Base £40,850 + Technical Allowance £24,150–£34,150)</li>
<li><strong>Level 4:</strong> £85,000–£95,000 (Base £48,540 + Technical Allowance £36,460–£46,460)</li>
<li><strong>Level 5:</strong> £105,000–£115,000 (Base £63,165 + Technical Allowance £41,835–£51,835)</li>
<li><strong>Level 6:</strong> £125,000–£135,000 (Base £76,475 + Technical Allowance £48,525–£58,525)</li>
<li><strong>Level 7:</strong> £145,000 (Base £76,475 + Technical Allowance £68,525)</li>
</ul>
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<h4>Additional Information</h4>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Use of AI in Applications</strong></span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our <u><a href="https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.civil-service-careers.gov.uk%2Fartificial-intelligence-and-recruitment%2F&data=05%7C02%7CLynn.Tan%40dsit.gov.uk%7Ccf5d753b7f19427afc8f08de4c307014%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C639031968075235036%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=jCrYoy62YfXN%2FLIB%2FhtHxdLGbCOgropbkZXDyQsUMC4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank" data-outlook-id="02db05e7-03ca-4ca6-bcd9-73ff8bf258f2" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1">candidate guidance </a></u>for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.<br><br><strong>Use of AI tools in recruitment<em> </em></strong><br><br>We may use AI tools to help our hiring team review applications, for example by summarising application materials and helping us prioritise them against the published criteria. We do not use AI tools to find information about you from other sources, including online. People make every decision. We do not make solely automated decisions about candidates. Find out more, including your rights, in our recruitment privacy notice: https://www.aisi.gov.uk/careers/privacy-policy.<br></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;"><strong>Internal Fraud Database</strong> </span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The Internal Fraud function of the Fraud, Error, Debt and Grants Function at the Cabinet Office processes details of civil servants who have been dismissed for committing internal fraud, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned. The Cabinet Office receives the details from participating government organisations of civil servants who have been dismissed, or who would have been dismissed had they not resigned, for internal fraud. In instances such as this, civil servants are then banned for 5 years from further employment in the civil service. The Cabinet Office then processes this data and discloses a limited dataset back to DLUHC as a participating government organisations. DLUHC then carry out the pre employment checks so as to detect instances where known fraudsters are attempting to reapply for roles in the civil service. In this way, the policy is ensured and the repetition of internal fraud is prevented. </span><span style="font-size: 8pt;">For more information please see - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice/internal-fraud-register-privacy-notice">Internal Fraud Register.</a></span></p>
<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Security</span></h3>
<span style="font-size: 8pt;">Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check and get <a class="c-link" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-baseline-personnel-security-standard" data-sk="tooltip_parent">baseline personnel security standard (BPSS) clearance</a> before they can be appointed. Additionally, there is a strong preference for eligibility for <a class="c-link" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-vetting-advice-for-people-who-are-being-vetted" data-sk="tooltip_parent">counter-terrorist check (CTC) clearance</a>. Some roles may require higher levels of clearance, and we will state this by exception in the job advertisement. <a class="c-link" href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" target="_blank" data-stringify-link="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vetting-explained-and-our-vetting-charter/the-vetting-charter" data-sk="tooltip_parent">See our vetting charter here.</a></span></div>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Nationality requirements</span></h3>
<p><span style="font-size: 8pt;">We may be able to offer roles to applicant from <strong>any nationality or background</strong>. As such we encourage you to apply even if you do not meet the standard <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nationality-rules" target="_blank">nationality requirements (opens in a new window).</a></span></p>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Working for the Civil Service</span></h3>
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<div class="vac_display_field_value"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The <a href="http://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/code/" target="_blank">Civil Service Code (opens in a new window)</a> sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.</span></div>
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<h3><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Diversity and Inclusion</span></h3>
<div class="vac_display_field_value"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027/civil-service-people-plan-2024-2027-html" target="_blank">Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)</a> and the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-diversity-and-inclusion-strategy-2022-to-2025" target="_blank">Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window)</a>. As part of the application process, we monitor statistics on D&I. You can see how we process this data here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-digital-service-recruitment-privacy-notice/recruitment-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Recruitment privacy notice - GOV.UK</a>.</span></div>
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