Research Scientist

Eleos AI Research

Research Scientist conducting foundational and applied AI research at Eleos. Exploring potential well-being and moral status of AI systems through empirical and conceptual methodologies.

Posted 7/27/2026full-timeBerkeley • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $201,634 - $428,982 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and conduct empirical research on foundational topics relevant to the potential well-being and moral status of AI systems, such as LLM preferences and values, the ability of LLMs to introspect, persona vectors, and the representation of valence in LLMs
Design and conduct applied research on the potential well-being of frontier AI systems (e.g., our prerelease evaluations of Claude Mythos Preview)
Collaborate with external researchers across the AI welfare and AI safety ecosystems on empirical and conceptual research projects
Write papers and blog posts and present talks reporting your research

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong interest in understanding the potential well-being of AI systems
A track record of leading and publishing impactful empirical ML research
The ability to design, run, and iterate on experiments quickly and creatively, including the engineering skills to implement necessary tooling and infrastructure
Familiarity with existing research on AI welfare and/or safety
A PhD in computer science or the cognitive sciences
Significant experience with mechanistic interpretability methods

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance: Employee premiums covered 100% by Eleos (and 75% of dependent premiums covered)
401(k): Immediate vesting with 100% employer match up to 6% of salary
Time off and leave: Unlimited paid time off; parental leave for new parents
Our office: Catered meals; snacks and drinks; gym and shower; gorgeous views of the SF Bay Area
Relocation support: Stipend for moving to the SF Bay Area
Health and wellness benefits