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Research Intern - AI Security

Tübingen, Germany
2026-10-06

Role Description

Build security environments, adversarial agents, and evaluations for frontier AI systems. **Location:** Tübingen / Hybrid **Employment:** Internship **The role** ------------ You will work across AI security, machine learning, and research engineering alongside the core team. You will take ownership of a technically ambitious project in agent security, from designing and implementing the approach to running experiments and communicating the results. **What you’ll work on** ----------------------- * Develop and evaluate security environments, agent training methods, attacks, or defenses * Run controlled experiments with clear baselines and verifiable outcomes * Analyze model behavior and communicate the results to the team * Contribute code, evaluations, and research findings that remain useful after the internship **What we’re looking for** -------------------------- * Current study or recent work in machine learning, computer science, security, or a related field * Strong programming skills and experience building or evaluating machine-learning systems * Curiosity about AI agents and the discipline to investigate failures carefully * Ability to work independently and ask for feedback early **Useful experience** --------------------- * LLMs, reinforcement learning, or agentic systems * Adversarial machine learning, red teaming, or AI safety evaluations * Research codebases, reproducible experiments, or open-source contributions * A previous research project, thesis, or technical publication **What we offer** ----------------- * Competitive compensation * Flexible hours and a remote-friendly setup * Vacation, learning, and conference budget * Research freedom in a high-trust environment **Work with us** ---------------- Submit your CV, a short note, and links to work that shows how you think and build using the application form.

Research Intern - AI Security

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