Opportunity type
Internship
Fellowship
Independent project
Recurring opportunity
Cause areas
Institutional decision-making
AI safety & policy
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Skill set
Conceptual & empirical research
Academia
Political & bureaucratic
Deadline
2026-01-31
Description
Opportunities are available to join Tim Rudner’s lab as a postdoctoral fellow, PhD student, visiting researcher, or undergraduate researcher, focusing on machine learning, uncertainty quantification, and large language models.
- Postdoctoral fellows will lead research on uncertainty quantification and reasoning in LLMs; strong research background and programming skills required; applications due January 31, 2026 (visa details not specified).
- PhD students can apply through the University of Toronto (Statistics or Computer Science) or the University of Oxford (AIMS CDT); external funding is encouraged; application deadlines for 2025-2026 have passed or are upcoming for Oxford.
- Visiting researcher positions are open to graduate students and experienced researchers, primarily via the Vector Institute Research Internship Program; deadline January 12, 2026.
- Undergraduate research opportunities are available for well-prepared University of Toronto students with strong programming and machine learning foundations; minimum 10h/week commitment.
For alternate pathways or to express interest, follow the application instructions and relevant forms linked on the lab’s joining page: https://timrudner.com/joining/
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