Research Fellow / PhD Candidate in AI Security & Adversarial Machine Learning

Overview

Research Fellow / PhD Candidate in AI Security & Adversarial Machine Learning

Institution : AI Security and Safety Department, Simula Cybersecurity, Oslo, Norway

Position : Fully-funded PhD Candidate (3-4 years) or Postdoctoral Fellow (3 years)

The Opportunity

Simula Cybersecurity is starting a new department on AI Security and Safety and aims to be at the forefront of securing the next generation of AI. We are seeking a highly motivated researcher to join our team for a pioneering project in AI security red teaming. As generative AI, specifically large language models (LLMs), and general-purpose AI become more ubiquitous, they introduce novel and complex attack surfaces. Your mission will be to proactively investigate these vulnerabilities, develop robust defense mechanisms, and build the foundational frameworks for trustworthy AI.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of AI security while working alongside world-class researchers in Oslo, Norway.

Research Focus Areas

We invite applications from candidates with a strong interest in one or more of the following areas :

• Red Teaming Framework for AI Security : Design and develop a novel framework for AI security assessment adapting established cybersecurity principles to the threat landscape of general-purpose AI, providing a systematic methodology for identifying, categorizing, and mitigating vulnerabilities.
• Vulnerability Discovery & Categorization : Systematically identify and document new classes of vulnerabilities unique to general-purpose AI systems, beyond known threats like prompt injection.
• Novel Attack Vectors : Design and execute adversarial attacks (e.g., data poisoning, model extraction, denial-of-service) to advance security practices and inform the security framework.
• Defensive Strategies : Propose and prototype new defensive architectures and techniques for integration into the AI development lifecycle.

What We Are Looking For

What We Offer

Application Process

Interested applicants are requested to submit :

Application Deadline : October 7, 2025.

For inquiries about the position : Jostein Jensen, Director of Simula Cyber Security :

Note : Simula Research Laboratory uses background checks in the recruitment process. Information about applicants may be public under the Norwegian Freedom and Information Act. See GDPR disclosures in the original posting as applicable.

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