The Anthropic Residency is our paid, fixed-term research program, with placements lasting between six weeks and six months. We are looking for people who have led ambitious work in a variety of technical fields and want to transition to full-time work focused on making sure AI systems are safe and beneficial for all of humanity. If you are a professor in a quantitative discipline, a technical founder or a staff-level engineer and want to transition to work on transformative AI, we want to hear from you. Background in machine learning is not required.

A concrete, scoped project matched to your background, with direct mentorship from Anthropic researchers

Access to Claude models and GPU compute

Connection to the broader AI safety and security research community

Interview process

The interview process will include an initial application, recruiter screen, technical assessment, research discussion and a reference check.

Applications for this round close on November 22, 2026 (11:59 PM PT). We expect to make offers in January 2027.

You may be a good fit if you

Are motivated by making sure AI is safe and beneficial for society as a whole

Are excited to transition into working on empirical AI research full-time

Have led ambitious work in a variety of technical fields (professor in a quantitative discipline, a technical founder or a staff-level engineer)

Thrive in fast-paced, collaborative environments

Anthropic Research Resident

Responsibilities

Qualification

Required

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Anthropic

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