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Albemarle County, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Roanoke, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Albemarle County, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Fairfax County, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Henry County, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Springfield, Virginia, United States · On-site
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Albemarle County, Virginia, United States • On-site
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Develop and evaluate machine unlearning and model editing methods to reduce hazardous biological capabilities in AI while preserving scientific utility. Lead the engineering of the open-source UBS-Bio evaluation suite and conduct adversarial testing and interpretability analyses.
Requires a PhD in data science, computer science, machine learning, or a related field with strong Python and ML framework experience. Candidates should have a track record of publications and experience in training or fine-tuning large language models.
About the School
The University of Virginia School of Data Science, the first of its kind in the nation, advances discovery, innovation, and societal impact through collaborative, open, and responsible data science research and education. Founded in 2019, the School brings together expertise across business, computation, engineering, humanities, law, mathematics, social sciences, and statistics to address complex, real-world challenges. Its academic offerings include a B.S. in Data Science, an undergraduate minor, residential and online M.S. in Data Science programs, and a Ph.D. in Data Science, all designed to prepare students for a rapidly evolving data-driven world.
About the Position
This position develops and evaluates machine unlearning and model editing methods that selectively reduce hazardous biological capabilities in AI systems while preserving beneficial scientific functions. The researcher reports to Assistant Professor Tom Hartvigsen and will work closely with other SDS faculty members including Chirag Agarwal, and Stephen Turner, and works with faculty in interpretability and with a laboratory partner that leads adversarial red teaming. The role centers on implementing, innovating, and comparing model editing and unlearning methods, measuring safety--utility tradeoffs against both benchmarks and realistic task batteries, and leading technical development of an open evaluation suite for AI biosecurity. Strong familiarity with biology and biosecurity is important, as the work targets biological capabilities and connects to a human-subjects evaluation running in parallel.
Key Responsibilities
Implement and compare machine unlearning and model editing methods, including gradient-based fine-tuning, representation-level edits, and inference-time steering
Design and run experiments that measure how interventions affect benchmark scores and real-world task performance, producing safety-utility curves
Develop adversarial testing protocols with the laboratory partner, including prompt-based jailbreaks, fine-tuning recovery, and ensemble attacks
Lead engineering of the open-source UBS-Bio evaluation suite, including baselines, metrics, and documentation
Support interpretability analyses that identify which model representations encode hazardous versus beneficial capabilities
Prepare and present manuscripts and publish and maintain reproducible code releases
Minimum Qualifications
Doctoral degree (PhD or equivalent) in data science, computer science, machine learning, or a related field, completed at the time of hire
Strong programming in Python and hands-on experience with modern ML frameworks such as PyTorch and Hugging Face Transformers
Track record of publications in machine learning, natural language processing, and/or biosecurity
Demonstrated experience training, finetuning, or post-training for large language models
Software engineering practices that support reproducible and reusable research tools
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of biology, biosecurity, or dual-use research considerations
Experience with machine unlearning, model editing, or related capability-mitigation methods
Experience with mechanistic interpretability or representation analysis
Familiarity with adversarial robustness, red-teaming, or jailbreak evaluation
Experience releasing and maintaining open-source ML evaluation tooling
Familiarity with secure computing environments and controlled-access model arrangements
Anticipated Salary: $60,000 - $75,000 per year
Anticipated Start Date: September 1, 2026
Health and Other Benefits
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UVA Health Plan: the choice between 3 different health plans
Vision Coverage
Dental Plan
Benefit Savings Plans
Life Insurance
Disability Benefits
Paid Time Off: starting with 22 days of time off per year, 12 or more holidays, 8 weeks parental leave
Education Benefits (visit Education Benefits for additional information)
After six months of employment, full-time and part-time (20+ hours) employees in a benefits-eligible position are offered options of:
Use of up to $5250 per calendar year towards a for-credit degree program or for-credit certificate program
Use of up to $2000 of the total $5250 noted above per calendar year for professional development including job-related training, conferences, and initial certificate exams.
This position will remain open until it is filled. This is a full-time in-person position at the School of Data Science at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, VA. The initial appointment is for one year; however, the appointment may be renewed for an additional year contingent upon funding and satisfactory performance. This is an exempt level, term-limited (restricted), benefited position.
Please apply online, and search for R0084978.
Complete an application online and attach:
Cover letter detailing your interest and relevant experience to this position Resume or CV Two letters of recommendation with contact information
Internal applicants: Search and apply for jobs on the UVA Internal Careers website.
References will be completed via direct reach. Please plan to provide at least three references when applying.
A background check is required and will be conducted per university policy prior to the first day of employment.
For questions about the position, contact Associate Professor Stephen D. Turner at [email protected].
For questions about the application process, please contact Daniel Strong, Senior Human Resources Recruiter, at [email protected].
For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community, please see www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Doctoral degree
Experience: None
Licensure: None
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.
UVA Physicians Group (UPG) was founded in 1979 as a supportive partner to UVA Medical Center and UVA School of Medicine. For over 40 years, UPG has been committed to improving the lives of UVA Health physicians & providers and to the mission, vision and values of UVA Health in service to our patients throughout the region. UPG is an administratively supported group practice which operates as a collaborative UVA Health entity supporting UVA Health physicians & providers at UVA Medical Center and in a number of Clinical Practice Group (CPG) locations throughout Charlottesville and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Over 900 UVA clinical faculty members are dually employed through UPG and UVA School of Medicine's 21 clinical departments. UPG also employs nearly 200 advanced practice providers and other clinicians within UVA clinical departments, and approximately 150 physicians, advanced practice providers & clinicians in practices locally and regionally. In addition to its clinical role in supporting the University’s mission to deliver world-class patient care, UPG provides administrative and financial functions that support care delivery and clinical management. Approximately 400 UPG team members fulfill these administrative and financial roles in Charlottesville locations and in clinics across the Commonwealth. UPG is an independent 501(c)3 University Associated Organization (UAO) and is governed by its own Board of Directors with a public majority.
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