Expression of Interest: Next-generation Agentic Controls and Forensics (Technical Roles)

About the AI Security Institute The AI Security Institute is the world's largest and best-funded team dedicated to understanding advanced AI risks and translating that knowledge into action. We’re in the heart of the UK government with direct lines to No. 10 (the Prime Minister's office), and we work with frontier developers and governments globally. We’re here because governments are critical for advanced AI going well, and UK AISI is uniquely positioned to mobilise them. With our resources, unique agility and international influence, this is the best place to shape both AI development and government action. Expression of Interest AISI is open to expressions of interest from talented AI research scientists and engineers who are interested in building the technical foundations that will be needed for agentic controls and forensics for future systems (> 1 year from now); have relevant hands-on AI research experience; and have ideas for approaches which will scale to understanding misbehaviour from future generations of highly capable AI agents, but feel that their ideas and skills do not currently fit under any of the workstreams in AISI's current research agenda. Our talent team will reach out should a role arise at AISI or a related government team that may be a good match.

What We Offer

Impact

you

couldn't

have anywhere else

Incredibly talented, mission-driven

and supportive colleagues.

Direct influence on how frontier AI is governed and deployed globally.

Work with the Prime Minister’s AI Advisor and leading AI companies.

Opportunity to shape the first & best-resourced public-interest research team focused on AI security.

Resources & access

Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute.

Extensive operational support so you can focus on research and ship quickly.

Work with experts across national security, policy, AI

research

and adjacent sciences.

Growth & autonomy

If

you’re

talented and driven,

you’ll

own important problems early.

5 days off

and annual stipends for

learning and development, and

funding for conferences and external collaborations.

Freedom to pursue research bets without product pressure.

Opportunities to publish and collaborate externally.

Life & family*

Modern central London office, or where applicable, option to work in similar government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford or Bristol.

Hybrid working, flexibility for occasional remote work abroad and stipends for work-from-home equipment.

At least 25 days’ annual leave, 8 public holidays, extra team-wide

breaks

and 3 days off for volunteering.

Generous paid parental leave (36 weeks of UK statutory leave shared between parents + 3 extra paid weeks + option for

additional

unpaid time).

On top of your salary, we contribute 28.97% of your base salary to your pension.

Discounts and benefits for cycling to work, donations and retail/gyms.

*These benefits apply to direct employees.

Benefits

may differ for individuals joining through other employment arrangements such as secondments.

Salary Annual salary is benchmarked to role scope and relevant experience. Most offers land between £65,000 and £145,000 made up of a base salary plus a technical allowance (take-home salary = base + technical allowance). An additional 28.97% employer pension contribution is paid on the base salary.

This role sits outside of the

DDaT pay framework

given the scope of this role requires in depth technical

expertise

in frontier AI safety,

robustness

and advanced AI architectures.

The full range of salaries are available below:

Level 3: £65,000–£75,000 (Base £40,850 + Technical Allowance £24,150–£34,150) Level 4: £85,000–£95,000 (Base £48,540 + Technical Allowance £36,460–£46,460) Level 5: £105,000–£115,000 (Base £63,165 + Technical Allowance £41,835–£51,835) Level 6: £125,000–£135,000 (Base £76,475 + Technical Allowance £48,525–£58,525) Level 7: £145,000 (Base £76,475 + Technical Allowance £68,525)

Additional Information

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candidate guidance

for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use. Use of AI tools in recruitment We may use AI tools to help our hiring teams review applications, for example by summarising application materials and helping us prioritise applications against the published criteria.

People make every decision. AI tools do not decide the outcome of any application. Every decision is made by a member of our hiring team, and we do not make solely automated decisions about candidates.

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