Research Science Intern | Research Scientist

Introduction
At IBM work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities

Join us for a unique 12-week paid internship at the IBM Research – Africa lab in Nairobi that offers personal and professional development including mentorship from leading technology researchers. This program will give you an opportunity to work on meaningful technology solutions develop scalable software systems interact and collaborate with top research scientists in AI health informatics statistics among others – all of which requires research asking the right questions curiosity and thinking outside the box.

IBM Research Africa is looking for a Ph.D-level intern to join their teams which are exploring foundational models in the field of climate & sustainability and investigating foundational models & anomalous pattern detection techniques. Foundational models are flexible re-useable models that can be applied to many downstream tasks. These models are set to replace the task-specific models that have been in place for the past decade.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

IBM Research – Africa encourages applications from all genders and minority groups. We strongly encourage students who meet the qualifications from Universities across Kenya to apply for this opportunity.