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Principal Researcher for AI Risk Management

National Institute of Standards and TechnologyMultiple Locations
Full-time7-15
$119k - $197k
per year
👁️ 0 views📝 0 applicationsPosted 8/20/2026Expires 9/19/2026

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Job Description

For the Computer Scientist ZP-1550 Basic Requirements: Bachelor's degree in computer science or bachelor's degree with 30 semester hours in a combination of mathematics, statistics, and computer science.

At least 15 of the 30 semester hours must have included any combination of statistics and mathematics that included differential and integral calculus. All academic degrees and coursework must be from accredited or pre-accredited institutions.

For the ZP-1550-IV: In addition to the above basic requirements, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-12 level (ZP-III at NIST).

The specialized experience is defined as: Experience conducting technical research or development work to study or implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools.

Experience drafting technical papers, guidelines, or standards intended to guide a broad community of AI/ML practitioners regarding best practices for applying AI/ML and managing AI/ML risk, either from a computational or behavioral and social sciences perspective.

Experience serving as a technical representative or coordinator in multi-stakeholder or interagency technology-related fora, such as working groups or standards committees.

For the ZP-1550-V: In addition to the above basic requirements, applicants must have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience at the GS-14 level (ZP-IV at NIST).

The specialized experience is defined as: Experience conducting technical research or development work to study or implement artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) tools.

Experience formulating, leading, or managing complex computer science projects or technology policy initiatives of considerable scope and impact related to AI/ML.

Experience developing and authoring technical papers, guidelines, or standards intended to guide a broad community of AI/ML practitioners regarding best practices for applying AI/ML and managing AI/ML risk, leveraging either computational o

Required Skills

Computer ScienceMathematicsStatisticsCalculusArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningAI Risk ManagementTechnical WritingStandards DevelopmentProject ManagementTechnology Policy

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