The Allen Institute for AI
Research Scientist, Asta
$167K–$261K
Seattle, WA +1 · Full-time · Posted Apr 1, 2026
- Location
- Seattle, WA
Seattle, WA, United States - Education
- PhD in machine learning, reasoning, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, or a related area.
- Visa sponsorship
- The employer participates in E-Verify to confirm U.S. work authorization.
About the job
Leads research and development of open agentic AI systems with deep scientific reasoning capabilities, including models and applications that support scientific work.
What you'll do
- Advance foundational research in generative AI, reasoning, and agentic systems; set research direction and milestones.
- Build and implement software systems and research artifacts, and author and present scientific reports, papers, and presentations.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers, mentor early-career researchers and interns, and develop external research relationships.
What they ask for
- PhD in machine learning, reasoning, natural language processing, human-computer interaction, or a related area, with expertise in at least one listed specialty.
- Ability to own and pursue a research agenda to improve AI model reasoning capabilities.
- Enthusiasm for collaboration and teamwork on ambitious projects advancing AI for Science.
Nice to have
- Contributions to open-source research libraries and interest in continuing this work.
- Curiosity about the listed research specialties beyond the candidate’s area of expertise.
Pay
$167,030 - $260,570 USD base salary
Tools
AI, agentic systems, language models, reinforcement learning
AI focus
Develop agentic systems and models for scientific reasoning, including literature synthesis, hypothesis formation, scientific coding, computational experiments, and data analysis; work includes language-model post-training, data generation and curation, control strategies, continual learning, and model evaluation.
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