METR Posts Cyberforensics Hiring Call for AI Labs

Chris Painter, President of METR, announced the nonprofit is hiring a Member of Technical Staff in cyberforensics. METR develops methods to assess AI capabilities, risks, and mitigations with focus on AI R&D automation and misalignment threats. The role involves embedding researchers inside frontier AI labs to stress test monitoring systems, assess loss-of-control risks, and investigate misalignment incidents. It targets candidates who have investigated serious security incidents end-to-end or managed such teams, applying DFIR skills. The opening appears on the organization's Lever job board.