Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)

Meta Inc.; Burlingame (CA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta’s Human AI team in Burlingame, CA, is offering a Research Scientist Intern position focused on photorealistic telepresence in VR. You will work on cutting-edge AI, vision, and graphics methods, shaping how people feel truly present with others in virtual spaces.

The internship runs 12 to 24 weeks with multiple start dates, offering hands-on experience in diffusion models, neural rendering, and real-time reconstruction of digital humans. PhD students or graduates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Pursuing or holding a PhD in AI/vision/graphics.
• Strong publication record is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Diffusion-based image and video generation models.
• Model optimization and efficiency.
• Neural rendering and relighting of digital humans.
• Motion and behavior synthesis for digital humans.
• VR/AR encoding of social signals.
• Face/Hand/Body/Cloth model reconstruction and tracking

Skills

Artificial Intelligence

Computer Vision

Computer Graphics

Education

PhD in a related field

Job description

Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)# Research Scientist Intern, Photorealistic Telepresence (PhD)Burlingame, CA Computer Vision+ 5 moreApply nowMeta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities — we're just getting started.Our org, Human AI, is looking for exceptional research interns to help us create a revolution in virtual reality: achieving true photorealistic telepresence, where you can be with anyone, anywhere, at any time. We have made numerous important advances, and it will take a diverse team with a wide spectrum of skills to accomplish this future. If you have expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, or Computer Graphics, we expect you will find the work here highly intriguing. We regularly publish our work at leading conferences and journals.Come join us as we make photorealistic telepresence in VR happen! Available projects may include, but are not limited to:Diffusion based image and video generation modelsModel optimization and efficiencyNeural Rendering and relighting of digital humansMotion and behavior synthesis for digital humansVR/AR encoding of social signalsFace/Hand/Body/Cloth model reconstruction and trackingOur internships are twelve (12) to twenty four (24) weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year.