Summary
We are seeking a Senior Psychologist or Sociologist to join the Responsible Development & Innovation team (ReDI) at Google DeepMind. The candidate must have a strong general understanding of core psychological principles and the ability to leverage internal and external expertise in AI-related areas (e.g., cognitive, behavioural) as well as the ability to translate these into technical safety protocols for AI models.
About the Role
As a Senior Psychologist or Sociologist within the Ethics Foresight team, you will be pivotal in ensuring our advanced AI models interact with people, in healthy and developmentally appropriate ways, consistent with Google DeepMind’s values. You will use your intellectual agility and deep expertise in psychology and technical understanding of the AI model development pipeline to proactively identify, research and address potential ethical and well-being implications of our AI technologies.
Accountabilities
- Model Safety & Psychology Guidelines: Research and develop practical guidelines and implementable safety frameworks informed by general psychological principles (e.g., cognitive biases, well-being, mental health, developmental) and empirical data to define model behavior in ways that promote positive outcomes and mitigate potential psychological harms.
- Eval Design & Implementation:: Convert these frameworks into concrete evaluation protocols and red-teaming artifacts . Collaborate with model development teams to advise on safety fine-tuning, defining key metrics, designing prompt sets, and establishing criteria for significant results.
The Candidate we're looking for
Experience:
- A PhD in Psychology (Clinical, Developmental, Social, Cognitive), Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, or related fields.
Technical skills:
- Familiarity with the AI development lifecycle (e.g., training, fine-tuning, evaluation) and concepts such as Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF).
Personal attributes:
- Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and contribute effectively to technical discussions outside of core expertise.
Benefits
- The US base salary range for this full-time position is between $174,000 – $258,000 + bonus + equity + benefits.
- We will provide relocation support if you live >60 miles from the Mountain View office.
