Hiring: Research Scientist, FSF Risk Modeling and Governance, DeepMind Company: Google DeepMind Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 11:02:07 Target Skills & Keywords : AI About the job Experience: •3 years of research experience in frontier AI safety or governance (e.g., in threat modeling, safety frameworks, or dangerous capability/alignment evaluations). Required Skills: •Learn more about benefits at Google . •Develop FSF research and write updates of the FSF to adapt to changing safety, governance, and policy opportunities and needs. •Research and model pre-mitigation risks to ground our empirical risk assessment work (e.g. by defining FSF thresholds) and inform safeguard development. •Work across evaluation and mitigation teams to assess the extent to which safeguards have reduced risk, and whether they are adequate for further development and deployment of frontier models. •Manage a team of researchers and cross-functional collaborators working on projects, and represent the risk assessment program in internal and external governance. •Write our external safety reports, and work with appropriate policy/governance teams to strengthen the frontier AI governance ecosystem. Qualifications: •PhD in Economics, Philosophy, or a STEM subject, or equivalent practical experience. •Demonstrated capacity to communicate complex technical topics to leads, governance bodies and policy experts. •Track record of driving complex projects, including in research settings. •Track record of applying conceptual and quantitative reasoning methods to uncertain and under-constrained research or forecasting problems. •We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. •Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. •US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Compensation: •US: $207000 - $300000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!