PhD AI Security Intern: Agent Identity & Access Research

Southern Arkansas University; California (MO); On-site; USD 41,328 - 55,104; Full time

Job summary

A prominent educational institution is seeking PhD candidates for a Software Engineer Intern position in AI Security during winter 2026. As part of the internship, you will collaborate with engineers on researching and developing AI agents focused on security and privacy. Responsibilities include evaluating AI methods, designing risk-based access policies, and integrating prototypes into production systems. Ideal candidates should be current PhD students with strong programming skills and a background in AI or related fields.

Qualifications

• At least one semester/quarter of education remaining after the internship.
• Strong grounding in LLMs and empirical evaluation.
• Ability to translate ideas into working prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Research and prototype identity and attestation for AI agents.
• Design risk-based access policies and validate via experiments.
• Integrate prototypes into production gateways and add observability.
• Communicate findings through documentation and talks.

Skills

Proficiency in Python

Knowledge of LLMs/agent frameworks

Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research

Education

Current PhD student in Computer Science, AI/ML, Security, or related field

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

A prominent educational institution is seeking PhD candidates for a Software Engineer Intern position in AI Security during winter 2026. As part of the internship, you will collaborate with engineers on researching and developing AI agents focused on security and privacy. Responsibilities include evaluating AI methods, designing risk-based access policies, and integrating prototypes into production systems. Ideal candidates should be current PhD students with strong programming skills and a background in AI or related fields.