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POST DOCTORAL FELLOW (VC-LLM)

Carnegie Mellon University and Careers
Pittsburgh, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/29/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/29/2026
Carnegie Mellon University: School of Computer Science: Computer Science

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Open Date

Jun 11, 2024

Description

The Computer Science Department of Carnegie Mellon University has an exciting opportunity for a technical postdoc for work on making large language models (and similar systems) safe and reliable, especially in contexts where they are used as agents and have access to tools. Some directions that are particularly of interest:
  • Multiagent approaches, for example by having one agent monitor another, and agents working in concert
  • Multiobjective optimization approaches to enable safety by design
  • Evaluation, for example evaluating the performance of an agent over time, evaluating it in complex multi stakeholder environments, etc.

The position is for one year; we plan to be able to support a second year conditional on satisfactory performance.

Specifically of interest are:
  • Prior experience working with LLMs
  • Prior experience conducting rigorous experiments
  • An interest in decision making contexts and applications.
Also valued (but not required) are:
  • Background or in related topics such as optimization, multiagent systems, game theory, human subjects experiments, ...
  • Background or interest in interdisciplinary collaborations crossing into for example policy, operations research, economics, philosophy, ...

Qualifications

Candidates are expected to have or be about to receive a PhD in computer science or a related discipline, and prior experience with the type of work of the position.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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