Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist, Fundamental Research

Vijil is an AI software startup helping organizations build and operate trustworthy autonomous agents. The Research Scientist / Senior Research Scientist will conduct original fundamental research in trustworthy AI, machine learning, generative modeling, and agentic AI, publish findings at leading venues, and translate research into production capabilities. Senior researchers will additionally lead research areas, mentor junior researchers, supervise collaborations, and represent Vijil externally.

Responsibilities:

• Define and pursue research projects at the intersection of trustworthy machine learning, generative modeling, and agentic AI
• 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
• 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
• 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