Research Intern

Introduction
IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence creating breakthroughs in quantum computing discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today’s most complex challenges whether it’s discovering a new way for doctors to help patients teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Join us for a unique 12-week paid internship at the IBM Research – Africa lab in Nairobi Kenya. This program will give you an opportunity to work on meaningful technology solutions develop scalable software systems interact and collaborate with research scientists and engineers in generative AI and cloud-based workflows.

Depending on your and experience interests you will be working in one of the following areas: foundation models cloud platforms generative AI for code and data for climate and sustainability.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Currently enrolled in a master’s or PhD degree program in Computer Science Machine Learning Statistics or related technical field. Graduation date must be after August 2025.
• Proficiency in Python/PyTorch and experience in at least one additional programming language such as Java JavaScript NodeJS
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Experience communicating your research in technical communities such as publications in Neurips CVPR ICML ICLR IJCAI AAAI KDD or similar
• Experience in cloud native technologies and platforms
• Understanding machine learning concepts and familiarity with frameworks such as HuggingFace APIs