AI Safety Argumentation Research Engineer

Future of Life Institute (FLI)

Research Engineer developing and operating systems for AI risk management and safety. Building ontologies and argumentation frameworks for stakeholder communication.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $160,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Extend ontologies and knowledge graph schemas representing claims, evidence, argument structures, defeaters, and confidence
Implement defeasible argumentation frameworks (e.g., ASPIC+, Dung-style, argumentation schemes) that capture both logical structure and vulnerability to rebuttal
Operate and quality-control LLM-driven population pipelines, with cross-check scaffolds, provenance tracking, and human-in-the-loop curation
Architect agent coordination patterns for multi-step research and population tasks, with robust error handling and graceful degradation
Pre-harden argument structures by mapping the strongest counterarguments, steel-manned objections, and known defeaters
Build export pipelines that translate structured argumentation into diverse communications formats across audiences and registers
Maintain current awareness across AI safety, capabilities, and governance sufficient to know when new developments require graph updates, and to know where to find authoritative further detail
Collaborate with communications staff and researchers to ensure outputs serve real persuasive needs

Requirements

What you’ll need

Working familiarity with formal or semi-formal argumentation theory (abstract or structured argumentation, defeasible reasoning, dialectical models, or argumentation schemes)
Experience with ontology engineering or knowledge graph development (OWL/RDF, property graphs, or equivalent)
Operational experience with LLM agent systems: agent coordination platforms, prompt engineering at scale, and QC regimes for LLM outputs (adversarial probing, consistency checks, calibration)
Fluent vibecoding practice: rapid prototyping and shipping with LLM-assisted development in production-adjacent contexts
Substantive grounding in AI safety, AI governance, and current frontier-AI dynamics, with the literacy to locate authoritative sources on any sub-topic or human expertise in the space
Familiarity with philosophy of science concepts bearing on evidence: defeaters, burden of proof, inference to the best explanation, underdetermination
Good coding skills; comfort with graph databases or query languages
Experience designing cross-check and verification scaffolds for unreliable automated processes
Sound judgment about when a claim is well-supported versus when it needs hedging, further substantiation, or withdrawal
Self-directed; strong written communication
Graduate work or equivalent depth in argumentation theory, computational argumentation, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Familiarity with AIF, Carneades, or comparable computational argumentation tools
Track record in AI safety or governance (publications, policy work, or substantive community contributions)
Background in argument mining, claim extraction, or stance detection
Experience with debate formats or structured deliberation methods
Understanding of motivated reasoning, belief change, and cognitive biases as they bear on communications strategy
Open-source contributions in any relevant area.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Non-profit Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to steering transformative technologies, such as artificial intelligence and biotechnology, towards benefiting life and minimizing large-scale risks. The Institute focuses on cause areas like artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and nuclear weapons, advocating for policy changes and public awareness to mitigate associated risks. FLI engages in policy advocacy, outreach, grantmaking, and hosting events to discuss safe development and governance of these technologies. It collaborates internationally with entities like the United Nations and the European Union to ensure that powerful technologies are harnessed for positive future outcomes. AI Safety Argumentation Research Engineer Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 4 minutes ago 🇺🇸 United States – Remote 💵 $160k - $210k / year ⏰ Full Time 🟡 Mid-level 🟠 Senior 📚 Research Engineer Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Extend ontologies and knowledge graph schemas representing claims, evidence, argument structures, defeaters, and confidence
Implement defeasible argumentation frameworks (e.g., ASPIC+, Dung-style, argumentation schemes) that capture both logical structure and vulnerability to rebuttal
Operate and quality-control LLM-driven population pipelines, with cross-check scaffolds, provenance tracking, and human-in-the-loop curation
Architect agent coordination patterns for multi-step research and population tasks, with robust error handling and graceful degradation
Pre-harden argument structures by mapping the strongest counterarguments, steel-manned objections, and known defeaters
Build export pipelines that translate structured argumentation into diverse communications formats across audiences and registers
Maintain current awareness across AI safety, capabilities, and governance sufficient to know when new developments require graph updates, and to know where to find authoritative further detail
Collaborate with communications staff and researchers to ensure outputs serve real persuasive needs 🎯 Requirements
Working familiarity with formal or semi-formal argumentation theory (abstract or structured argumentation, defeasible reasoning, dialectical models, or argumentation schemes)
Experience with ontology engineering or knowledge graph development (OWL/RDF, property graphs, or equivalent)
Operational experience with LLM agent systems: agent coordination platforms, prompt engineering at scale, and QC regimes for LLM outputs (adversarial probing, consistency checks, calibration)
Fluent vibecoding practice: rapid prototyping and shipping with LLM-assisted development in production-adjacent contexts
Substantive grounding in AI safety, AI governance, and current frontier-AI dynamics, with the literacy to locate authoritative sources on any sub-topic or human expertise in the space
Familiarity with philosophy of science concepts bearing on evidence: defeaters, burden of proof, inference to the best explanation, underdetermination
Good coding skills; comfort with graph databases or query languages
Experience designing cross-check and verification scaffolds for unreliable automated processes
Sound judgment about when a claim is well-supported versus when it needs hedging, further substantiation, or withdrawal
Self-directed; strong written communication
Graduate work or equivalent depth in argumentation theory, computational argumentation, epistemology, or philosophy of science
Familiarity with AIF, Carneades, or comparable computational argumentation tools
Track record in AI safety or governance (publications, policy work, or substantive community contributions)
Background in argument mining, claim extraction, or stance detection
Experience with debate formats or structured deliberation methods
Understanding of motivated reasoning, belief change, and cognitive biases as they bear on communications strategy
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Hard Skills & Tools

ontology engineeringknowledge graph developmentformal argumentation theorydefeasible reasoningLLM agent systemsprompt engineeringgraph databasescoding skillsargument miningstructured deliberation methods

Soft Skills

self-directedstrong written communicationsound judgmentcollaborationrapid prototypingerror handlingcritical thinkingadaptabilitypersuasive communicationresearch skills