Research Lead - Pre-Training Safety
Quick answer
FAR.AI is hiring a Research Lead - Pre-Training Safety (Berkeley, CA or Singapore or remote) with a competitive salary range of $290,000–$450,000/year to develop and lead work on pre-training safety.
- Role
- Research Lead - Pre-Training Safety
- Organization
- FAR.AI
- Location
- Remote or Berkeley, CA or Singapore
- Work setup
- Remote
- Level
- Senior
- Compensation
- $290,000–$450,000/year
- Category
- Research & Evaluation
The role
FAR.AI is hiring a Research Lead to develop and lead work on pre-training safety, focusing on capability control and data filtering methods. The role offers high autonomy and a competitive salary range of $290,000–$450,000/year.
What you'll do
- Articulate a research agenda with a clear theory of change for mitigating catastrophic risks from human-level or superhuman AI systems
- Grow and lead a team of technical staff in pursuit of this agenda
- Lead novel research projects where there may be unclear markers of progress or success
- Share research findings through written content and presentations to drive adoption and change
- Mentor and coach junior team members in research skills and ML engineering
- Contribute to the FAR.AI intellectual environment and research culture
What it takes
- Strong existing research track record in AI or another highly technical subject
- Deep experience with language-model pretraining, dataset construction, or controlled training experiments
- Experience building large-scale pipelines for scoring, filtering, deduplicating, and sampling training corpora
- Strong experimental judgment, including safety–capability evaluations, distribution-shift analysis, and statistically rigorous model comparisons
- Ability to build and debug research systems directly, from classifier fine-tuning through distributed training and evaluation
- Experience leading a team, mentoring graduate students, or supporting early-career researchers through fellowship programs
What you'll bring
How we treat you
Catered lunch and dinner at offices in Berkeley, work-related travel and equipment expenses
Frequently asked questions
Where is the job located?
Remote or Berkeley, CA or Singapore
What is the compensation range?
$290,000–$450,000/year
What are the key qualifications required?
Strong existing research track record in AI or another highly technical subject, deep experience with language-model pretraining, and ability to build and debug research systems directly
How do I apply?
Apply directly via the application form or contact [email protected] with any questions
How to apply
Apply directly on FAR.AI's site. We link straight through — no resume parsing, no profile to fill out.
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