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Help us advance AI safety and governance research. We're hiring researchers, engineers, and policy experts to work on cutting-edge problems that shape the future of responsible AI development and deployment.

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8 Research & Engineering Roles

Senior Researcher

Senior Adversarial AI Researcher

Lab: Adversarial AI Lab Salary: $150-200K Location: Remote/Boston

Lead research on adversarial robustness, red teaming, and AI security. PhD required with 5+ years AI research experience. Published work in top venues. This role shapes defense AI security policy.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Science, ML, or related field
  • 5+ years adversarial AI or security research
  • Published in top-tier venues (NeurIPS, ICML, etc.)
  • Security clearance (or clearable)

Benefits

  • $15K/year conference budget
  • 3 weeks annual vacation + sabbatical option
  • Publication bonuses ($2-5K per paper)
  • Full healthcare + equity
Systems Engineer

Byzantine Distributed Systems Engineer

Lab: Byzantine Fault Tolerance Lab Salary: $130-170K Location: Toronto/Remote

Design and implement Byzantine-fault-tolerant systems for distributed AI governance. MSc+ with 4+ years distributed systems experience. Build 33-agent council prototypes and governance frameworks.

Requirements

  • MSc in CS or distributed systems
  • 4+ years building distributed systems
  • Experience with consensus algorithms
  • Go, Rust, or C++ proficiency

Benefits

  • Remote-first culture
  • $12K/year learning budget
  • Stock options + bonuses
  • Flexible working hours
Policy Analyst

Autonomous Systems Ethics Policy Analyst

Lab: Autonomous Systems Ethics Lab Salary: $100-140K Location: London/Remote

Develop governance frameworks for autonomous vehicles, drones, and robotics. MSc in policy, law, or governance. Work with international defense organizations on ethical AI standards.

Requirements

  • MSc in policy, law, or governance
  • 2+ years policy research or analysis
  • Knowledge of AI ethics and governance
  • Strong writing and stakeholder engagement

Benefits

  • International travel opportunities
  • Policy publication bonuses
  • Professional development funding
  • Health insurance + pension
Senior Researcher

Quantum Cryptography Researcher

Lab: Quantum-AI Security Lab Salary: $160-210K Location: Remote

Develop post-quantum cryptographic protocols for AI systems in collaboration with Orbit-Q. PhD with expertise in lattice-based cryptography, quantum-resistant algorithms, and ML security.

Requirements

  • PhD in Cryptography or related field
  • 5+ years quantum/post-quantum crypto
  • Published in top security venues
  • ML and defense security knowledge

Benefits

  • Highest salary in research team
  • $20K/year conference + sabbatical
  • Patent filing bonuses
  • Full family healthcare coverage
Senior Researcher

NLP Safety & Alignment Researcher

Lab: Natural Language Governance Lab Salary: $140-190K Location: Remote/Boston

Research LLM safety, alignment, and prompt injection defense. PhD with expertise in NLP, RLHF, and AI safety. Collaborate with leading AI safety researchers worldwide.

Requirements

  • PhD in NLP or ML
  • 5+ years deep learning / NLP
  • Published safety or alignment research
  • Knowledge of LLM systems at scale

Benefits

  • Collaborate with Anthropic team
  • $18K/year research budget
  • Publication in leading venues
  • Unlimited remote work
Senior Lead

Computer Vision Ethics Lead

Lab: Computer Vision Ethics Lab Salary: $145-195K Location: London

Lead research on facial recognition governance and surveillance AI ethics. PhD in CV or related field. Shape policy for computer vision systems in defense and civil society applications.

Requirements

  • PhD in Computer Vision or ML
  • 5+ years CV research and deployment
  • Published on bias, fairness, or ethics
  • Policy or governance experience

Benefits

  • Team leadership opportunity
  • $15K/year policy research budget
  • Speaking engagement support
  • Visa sponsorship provided
Senior Engineer

Privacy Engineering Lead

Lab: Federated Learning Privacy Lab Salary: $135-175K Location: Toronto/Remote

Lead privacy infrastructure for federated learning and differential privacy systems. MSc+ with 5+ years building privacy-preserving systems at scale in defense contexts.

Requirements

  • MSc in CS with privacy focus
  • 5+ years privacy engineering
  • Differential privacy implementation
  • Kubernetes + distributed systems

Benefits

  • Lead engineering team
  • $12K/year research budget
  • Patent filing bonuses
  • Flexible work arrangements
Research Scientist

Explainable AI Research Scientist

Lab: Explainable AI Lab Salary: $140-185K Location: Remote

Research interpretability and transparency for military AI systems. PhD with expertise in XAI, neural network interpretability, and decision auditing. Shape standards for AI transparency in defense.

Requirements

  • PhD in ML or AI
  • 4+ years XAI or interpretability
  • Published on explainability research
  • Defense or safety background a plus

Benefits

  • Shape international XAI standards
  • $15K/year research budget
  • Speaking + publication bonuses
  • Full benefits + matching 401k
Our Culture

Why Join TerraNova MU

Mission-Driven

Work on problems that matter: advancing AI safety and governance for humanity. Your research shapes defense policy and global AI standards.

Top Collaborators

Work alongside leading AI safety researchers, defense officials, and policy experts. Partner with Anthropic, leading universities, and government agencies.

Resources & Support

Generous research budgets, conference funding, and publication bonuses. We invest in your growth and professional development.

Flexibility

Fully remote options available. Work from our offices in Boston, London, or Toronto. Flexible schedules for balanced life and research impact.