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                Research Assistant, Human Influence
                Research Assistant, Human Influence
                AI Security Institute (AISI)London, United Kingdom
                AI safety & policy
                Full-time
                Fellowship
                2 weeks ago
                London, United Kingdom
                2 weeks ago
                AI safety & policy
                Full-time
                Fellowship
                Deadline
                2026-06-01
                Routes to impact
                Direct high impact on an important cause
                Skill-building & building career capital
                Testing your fit for a certain career path
                Description
                A 6-month fixed-term research assistant role at the AI Security Institute (AISI) for early-career researchers interested in studying how frontier AI systems influence human behaviour.
                • Focus area – Design and run studies on AI persuasion, manipulation, sycophancy, and human–AI relationships alongside world-class research scientists
                • Access – Pre-release frontier model access, large compute budgets, and API credits for autograders and agentic workflows
                • Growth – Opportunities to lead-author or co-author publications, with freedom to pursue research without product pressure
                • Compensation – Salary of £65,000–£75,000 (Level 3), plus a 28.97% employer pension contribution and 25+ days annual leave
                Applications close Monday 1 June 2026 — apply directly at job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io.
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