Quantum AI Research Intern - Hybrid Systems

International Business Machines Corporation; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 20,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

3-month internship

Job summary

IBM Ireland Limited invites applications for a Research Intern - Next Generation Systems (3 months) in Dublin. The role focuses on quantum optimization, AI acceleration, and hybrid quantum-classical workflows across near-term devices and future hardware.

Candidates should be pursuing a Master’s or PhD with strong Python and software engineering skills, and experience in quantum computing, optimization, or generative AI. Hybrid work arrangement offered in Ireland.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's candidates in computer science, physics, applied mathematics, or related disciplines.
• Experience in two or more of: quantum computing (e.g., Qiskit), mathematical optimization (e.g., MIP, QUBO), generative AI / LLM agents, and distributed cloud systems.
• Strong Python and software engineering skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop methods for efficiently determining the optimal solver (quantum, classical, AI or hybrid) for complex optimization problems.
• Design, benchmark, and evaluate agentic AI systems to help users harness quantum optimization algorithms.
• Co-design of hybrid quantum-classical optimization algorithms and the quantum platform to support novel workloads.

Skills

Quantum computing

Generative AI

Optimization

Education

Master's or PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Qiskit

Python

Job description

IBM Ireland Limited invites applications for a Research Intern - Next Generation Systems (3 months) in Dublin. The role focuses on quantum optimization, AI acceleration, and hybrid quantum-classical workflows across near-term devices and future hardware.

Candidates should be pursuing a Master’s or PhD with strong Python and software engineering skills, and experience in quantum computing, optimization, or generative AI. Hybrid work arrangement offered in Ireland.