# Research Scientist Intern PhD,  Applied Research

[Meta](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/meta.md) · New York · United States · [Research / Applied Science](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/research-applied-science.md)

Meta is hiring a Research Scientist Intern PhD,  Applied Research in New York. Posted 2025-11-19; applications close 2026-07-06.

**Apply**: https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/2633206137040139

Posted 6mo ago.

## Role details

## Overview

Meta is seeking Research Interns to join our Products and Applied Research team. We are committed to advancing the field of artificial intelligence by making fundamental advances in technologies that help interact with and understand our world. We are looking for individuals passionate about deep learning, computer vision, audio and speech processing, natural language processing, machine learning, reinforcement learning, computational statistics, and applied mathematics. Our interns have the opportunity to make core algorithmic advances and apply their ideas at an unprecedented scale.

Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long, with various start dates throughout the year.

## Responsibilities

  
- Develop novel state-of-the-art generative AI algorithms and corresponding systems, leveraging various deep learning techniques
  
- Help analyze and improve safety and robustness of deployed algorithms based on the project
  
- Perform research to advance the science and technology of intelligent machines
  
- Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners, including communicating research plans, progress, and results
  
- Disseminate research results
  
- Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development

## Qualifications

  
- Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Audio Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, or a relevant technical field
  
- Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
  
- Research experience in machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, and/or natural language processing
  
- Experience with Python, C++, C, Java, or other related languages
  
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow
  
- Intention to return to the degree program after the completion of the internship
  
- Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading workshops or conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI, RecSys, KDD, IJCAI, CVPR, ECCV, ACL, NAACL, EACL, ICASSP, or similar)
  
- Experience working and communicating cross-functionally in a team environment
  
- Publications or experience in machine learning, AI, computer vision, optimization, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or data science
  
- Experience solving analytical problems using quantitative approaches
  
- Experience setting up ML experiments and analyzing their results
  
- Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, large-scale, high-dimensional data from varying sources
  
- Experience using theoretical and empirical research to solve problems
  
- Experience with explainable AI methods and topics around LLM safety alignment
  
- Demonstrated software engineering experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g., GitHub)

## Applying to this role

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