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OpenAI is seeking a senior researcher to join its Alignment Training team in San Francisco, focused on shaping how frontier models develop durable, aligned behavioral tendencies across the training stack.
- Research focus - Study how pre-training, mid-training, and post-training choices shape model behavior, including instruction-following, honesty, and reliability under new conditions.
- Data and evaluation - Develop synthetic data methods and build evaluation loops that connect model behavior back to training objectives for faster, clearer iteration.
- Collaboration - Work across pre-training, post-training, alignment, and product-facing teams to translate research insights into better deployed systems.
- Compensation - $250K–$445K base salary plus equity, based in San Francisco.
Apply directly through OpenAI's careers portal at the link above.
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