Research Scientist Intern, AI Alignment

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta FAIR is seeking Research Scientist Interns to advance AI alignment and ML systems. Interns lead their own projects with mentorship, spanning from framing to publication, within a world-class research team. Start dates vary and internships last 12–24 weeks, with diverse technical backgrounds encouraged.

The role emphasizes accountable research, cross-functional collaboration, and contributions to Meta products while addressing safety, privacy, and governance aspects.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in CS/ML/AI or related field with active work authorization.
• Experience with Python, C++, C, Java.
• First-author publication in top ML/NLP venues.
• Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel algorithms and systems using deep learning techniques.
• Improve efficiency, scalability, stability, fairness, security, and privacy.
• Conduct state-of-the-art ML/AI research and publish results.
• Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners; communicate plans and progress.
• Publish research applicable to Meta product development.

Skills

Python

C++

C

Java

ML frameworks

Education

PhD in CS/ML/AI

Tools

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Job description

Meta Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) is looking for Research Scientist Interns to advance the science of AI alignment and ML systems. Our teams work on making AI systems more reliable, efficient, more measurable, and better aligned with human intent- spanning reasoning and agents, evaluation and robustness, efficiency, safety and security, privacy, world modeling, and the societal dimensions of AI governance.In this role you will embed with a world-class, multi-disciplinary team of research scientists and engineers to pursue an open research question end to end- from problem framing through experimentation to publication. Interns are expected to drive their own project with mentorship, not execute a predefined task list.Applicants from a broad range of technical backgrounds are encouraged to apply, including machine learning, natural language processing, computer vision, reinforcement learning, statistics, and the social sciences as applied to AI systems. Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty four (24) weeks long, and we have various start dates throughout the year.

Research Scientist Intern, AI Alignment Responsibilities:

• Develop novel state-of-the-art algorithms and corresponding systems, leveraging various deep learning techniques
• Analyze and improve various aspects of the corresponding algorithms and systems, including efficiency, scalability, stability, fairness, security, and privacy
• Perform state of the art research to advance the science and technology of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
• Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results
• Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or relevant technical field
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• Experience with Python, C++, C, Java or other related languages
• Experience with deep learning frameworks such as Pytorch or Tensorflow
• First-author publication record at a top-tier ML or NLP or Systems venue (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, ICCV, MLSys) or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship/co-op
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops or conferences such as NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI, RecSys, KDD, IJCAI, CVPR, ECCV, ACL, NAACL, EACL, ICASSP, CCS, IEEE S&P, MLSys, or similar
• Demonstrated experience and self-driven motivation in solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
• Experience building large-scale machine learning systems and training with large datasets
• Experience communicating complex research in a clear, precise, and actionable manner
• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. GitHub)
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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$7,650/month to $12,667/month + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.