PhD Intern: Detection Physics & AI Research

Wayne State University; Richland, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 50,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

401k savings plan

Travel insurance

Job summary

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) invites graduate-level interns with a background in software analysis to support a broad R&D program. The role blends hands-on development with deep technical evaluation in areas like data science, machine intelligence, and autonomous learning for cyber-physical systems.

Expect collaboration, publication potential, and weekly meetings. Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD with strong skills in disassembly, AI/ML, and Python, and comfortable with

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program and maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA.
• Experience with disassembly tools and assembly languages is preferred.
• Strong background in static/dynamic analysis and reverse engineering.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research on data science, AI/ML, and cyber-physical systems.
• Develop and test Python library extensions for multi-domain content types.
• Prepare datasets and contribute to project deliverables and reports.

Skills

Disassemblers

Assembly languages

C/C++

Python

Static analysis

Dynamic analysis

Reverse engineering

QEMU

CTFs

Hardware enumeration

Technical writing

Education

PhD program enrollment

Tools

IDA

Binary Ninja

Ghidra

QEMU

GDB

LLVM

Docker

VMware

Proxmox

Job description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) invites graduate-level interns with a background in software analysis to support a broad R&D program. The role blends hands-on development with deep technical evaluation in areas like data science, machine intelligence, and autonomous learning for cyber-physical systems.

Expect collaboration, publication potential, and weekly meetings. Ideal candidates are pursuing a PhD with strong skills in disassembly, AI/ML, and Python, and comfortable with