Research Fellow

Opportunity type
Fellowship
Cause areas
AI safety & policy
Routes to impact
Direct/increased engagement with EA
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Skill set
Research
Academia
Software engineering
Deadline
2026-02-25
Deadline soon
Location
London
Description
Principia is hiring 2–3 research fellows for a 6-month, London-based position focused on foundational theory for representation learning and generalization in modern machine learning systems.
  • Collaborate closely with Andrew Saxe and a team to develop mathematically clean, empirically grounded models relevant to AI safety and alignment.
  • Engage in both independent and joint research, including theoretical modeling, analytical work, and empirical experiments.
  • Access a supportive research environment with cloud compute credits, conference travel, and internal retreats.
  • Salary range is USD 40,000–50,000 for 6 months; formal degrees are preferred but not required; no visa sponsorship is available, but international applicants will be supported through the visa process.
Apply by February 25, 2026, via the application form: https://forms.gle/xKukH74iX16pPGrA6
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