AI Foundations Research Scientist Intern: Multimodal ML Frontier

IBM; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 82,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM Research's AI Foundations group is seeking an AI Research Scientist Intern to advance foundational AI research across multi-modal and multilingual domains. You will explore training algorithms, efficient fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and inference-time scaling in a collaborative, mentored setting.

As an intern, you will contribute to end-to-end research, validate ideas through rigorous experiments, and aim for publications and patent applications that advance open innovation within

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs) and transformers.
• Strong Python programming for rapid prototyping and experiments.
• Rigorous analytical skills for designing experiments and interpreting results.
• Proven ability to communicate research through publications or preprints.
• Team-oriented mindset with reproducible, well-documented research practices.

Responsibilities

• Engage in the full research lifecycle from ideation to publication.
• Design and validate novel prototype solutions for AI foundations.
• Collaborate in mentored teams to shepherd projects to completion.
• Disseminate significant results through publications and patent applications.

Skills

ML Research

Python

Analytical Thinking

Research Communication

Collaborative Mindset

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

PyTorch

Job description

IBM Research's AI Foundations group is seeking an AI Research Scientist Intern to advance foundational AI research across multi-modal and multilingual domains. You will explore training algorithms, efficient fine-tuning, reinforcement learning, and inference-time scaling in a collaborative, mentored setting.

As an intern, you will contribute to end-to-end research, validate ideas through rigorous experiments, and aim for publications and patent applications that advance open innovation within