Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Research

Vijil is an AI software startup focused on trustworthy AI, seeking Research Scientists and Senior Research Scientists for their Fundamental Research team. The role involves conducting original research on scalable oversight of AI systems and translating findings into practical applications while collaborating with external partners and mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities:

• Drive original research. Define and pursue research projects at the intersection of trustworthy machine learning, generative modeling, and agentic AI
• Publish and present. Publish your findings at top-tier machine learning venues (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, AISTATS, UAI, ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, FAccT, COLT) and present them at conferences, workshops, universities, and industry events
• Work with external collaborators and maintain relationships with relevant research labs and key individuals as appropriate
• Translate research into product. Collaborate with applied scientists and engineers to turn prototypes into production capabilities that ship in the Vijil platform — measurably improving the reliability, security, and safety of the AI agents our customers deploy in the real world
• (Senior) Lead and mentor. At the senior level, you will additionally set research direction for sub-areas of the team's agenda, mentor junior researchers and applied scientists, supervise external collaborations, and represent Vijil's research in external forums