Research Intern

Introduction
IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, advancing climate and sustainability science, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today’s most complex challenges, whether it’s developing AI-powered warning systems for vulnerable communities, leveraging quantum computers for drug discovery, or building foundation models to revolutionize the domains of language, geospatial, healthcare, and much more.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Join us for a unique 6 month paid internship. 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, quantum machine learning and cloud-based workflows.

Depending on your and experience interests, you will be working in one of the following areas: foundation models, cloud platform development, generative AI, quantum computing applications, or climate and sustainability.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Currently enrolled in an Honours, Masters or Doctoral degree program in Computer Science, Computer & Electronics Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Quantum Computing or Quantum Information Science or related technical fields. Students who graduate prior to 1 May 2025 will not be eligible to apply.
• Proficiency in Python, PyTorch and experience in at least one additional programming language such as Java, JavaScript, NodeJS, C/C++, etc.
• For interest in Quantum Applications research, we require experience with Qiskit
• For interest in climate and sustainability applications and research, we require some familiarity with geospatial and spatiotemporal data and methods
• Require strong problem solving and analytical skills.
• Require 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, IEEE QCE or similar.
• Experience in cloud native technologies and platforms.
• A good understanding of machine learning concepts and some experience in MLOps
• Familiarity with developing and using APIs.

Key Job Details
Role:Research Intern Location:Johannesburg, ZA Category:Research Employment Type:Full-Time Travel Required:No Travel Contract Type:Internship Company:(0123) IBM South Africa (pty) Ltd Req ID:728431BR