Resolution Think

Research Scientist

Berkeley, California · Full-time

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 25 days ago

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About the role

As a Research Scientist at Resolution, you'll work as part of a research program led by a senior researcher (which could be you!).
At Resolution, our goal of reaching higher confidence in alignment will require significant new contributions in both methods and scientific understanding.
The work you do day-to-day will be part of a collaborative research program

Are willing to use AI tools aggressively in your own workflow, with appropriate care to not get fooled!
background in game theory, complexity theory, mechanism design, or decision theory

Have a graduate degree (Ph.D.) or equivalent experience in a field relevant to the program you're applying to: ML, CS, mathematics, physics, statistics, philosophy, or something closely related
(For scalable oversight) Hands-on experience with debate, prover-verifier games, RLHF empirics at frontier scale

We expect to fill these roles primarily through targeted headhunting rather than open applications.
A 20-minute conversation with a senior researcher to discuss your research background, motivations, and interests.
A 4-hour take-home assignment.
We'll collect references in parallel.
We'll compensate you for your time, subject to right-to-work constraints.
A 45-minute discussion of your work trial.
A 30-40 minute interactive conversation about your previous research.
A 30-minute conversation with a member of our research leadership.

Your salary depends on the scope, autonomy, and impact we expect you to have while working at Resolution.
The expected range of salaries for this role is:
L3: $141,000 remote; $236,000 in-person
L4: $208,000 remote; $346,000 in-person
L5: $270,000 remote; $451,000 in-person
L6: $402,000 remote; $670,000 in-person
An unconditional 401(k) contribution equal to 4% of your salary.

5 weeks of paid vacation per year, in addition to public holidays.
Comprehensive healthcare insurance (medical, dental, vision).
Unlimited sick leave to prioritize your well-being.
Minimum education: A bachelor's degree in a field relevant to the role, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or professional experience that demonstrates comparable knowledge.

Resolution does research on how to align artificial superintelligence (ASI).
ASI may be developed in the next few years, but it is unclear whether alignment is on track to be ready in the same timeframe.
We aim at higher a priori confidence in aligned outcomes by pursuing a portfolio of theory and empirics bets, any one of which - if it succeeds - would meaningfully advance the field.
We invest heavily in research automation to accelerate progress, and we believe that stronger alignment theory unlocks higher automation: more principled approaches give us better filters for which directions of automated research are promising.
Resolution was founded in 2026 by researchers from UK AISI's Alignment Team, who ran the £30m Alignment Project https://alignmentproject.aisi.gov.uk/, and Timaeus https://timaeus.co/, who pioneered applying singular learning theory to alignment.
For more information, see our announcement https://sequent.org/launch.
We are hiring Research Scientists across our research programs.
The team you'd join depends on your strengths and interests.
In your application, indicate which program(s) you'd be most interested in.

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