Research Scientist - Trustworthy AI

Details

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. Today, NVIDIA is tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. As part of the Trustworthy AI Team, this role focuses on advancing low-resource language large language models (LLMs) and language-based AI products, encouraging linguistic equity, cultural preservation, and responsible AI development. The role bridges technical goals and community needs to ensure language inclusion projects are implemented effectively. The position is listed for New York, NY, USA and also indicates Remote work options.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate initiatives that support low-resource language AI projects, aligning them with NVIDIA's organizational goals.
• Engage with linguists, language communities, NGOs, researchers, and policymakers to inform and implement program priorities.
• Maintain AI model behavioral policies to ensure alignment with ethical standards, legal requirements, and user impacts across diverse contexts.
• Contribute to the broader policy landscape by promoting NVIDIA’s AI behavior guidelines and providing feedback to the community to support responsible AI development.
• Identify linguistic tactics used to bypass guardrails and develop adversarial test sets or fine-tuned models to strengthen AI defenses against prompt circumvention.
• Identify and mitigate potential ethical, sociocultural, and governance risks in collaboration with responsible AI and legal teams.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in program or product management, preferably in AI/ML, NLP, or social impact technology.
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Computational Linguistics, or a closely related field, OR a Bachelor's degree (or equivalent experience) with substantial industry experience in NLP, adversarial ML, and dataset creation for AI models.
• Proven track record of managing interdisciplinary and multicultural projects.
• Strong organizational and communication skills, with emphasis on documentation, prioritization, and reporting.
• Familiarity with LLMs, language data lifecycles, or multilingual NLP.
• Passion for linguistic diversity, digital equity, and inclusive AI.

Ways to stand out

• Background in computational linguistics, sociolinguistics, or data governance.
• Experience with international or community-centered technology projects.
• Fluency or proficiency in a non-English, especially a low-resource language.
• Experience in open-source, humanitarian tech, or nonprofit environments.

Benefits

• NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries, equity eligibility, and a comprehensive benefits package. See NVIDIA benefits for details.
• Base salary range provided: 160,000 USD - 258,750 USD (final base salary determined by location, experience, and internal pay equity).
• Applications accepted at least until August 22, 2025.

NVIDIA is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to fostering a diverse work environment. The company does not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics.