AI Safety Specialist

Mercor
Any Location, IA
Job Description
Role Overview

As an AI Safety Specialist, you will be responsible for designing adversarial prompts to stress-test frontier AI models, identifying unsafe behaviors, and evaluating model robustness. You will collaborate with AI researchers to improve model alignment, robustness, and safety. This role requires strong analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication skills.

What You Will Do

Design adversarial prompts, identify unsafe behaviors, evaluate model robustness, document vulnerabilities, and contribute to safety benchmarking and red-teaming reports.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires experience in AI Safety, AI Red Teaming, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, investigative journalism, life sciences, or a related field. Strong analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication skills are essential.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Journalism, Communications, Psychology, Biology, Chemistry, Public Policy, or a related discipline.
  • 5+ years of professional experience in AI Safety, AI Red Teaming, Trust & Safety, cybersecurity, investigative journalism, life sciences, or a related field.
  • Strong analytical reasoning, prompt design, and written communication skills.
  • Experience designing adversarial prompts or evaluating frontier AI systems.
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