Research Scientist Intern, Computer Vision for Gen AI Media Research (PhD)

Meta was built to help people connect and share, and over the last decade our tools have played a critical part in changing how people around the world communicate with one another. With over a billion people using the service and more than fifty offices around the globe, a career at Facebook offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.

Meta is seeking Research Scientist Interns to join the Generative AI team. We are committed to advancing the field of generative AI by making fundamental advances in technologies to help interact with and understand our world. We are seeking individuals passionate in areas such as generative AI, deep learning, computer vision and natural language processing. Our interns have an opportunity to make core algorithmic advances and apply their ideas at an unprecedented scale.

Our team at Meta AI offers twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long internships and we have various start dates throughout the year.Research Scientist Intern, Computer Vision for Gen AI Media Research (PhD) Responsibilities

• Perform research to advance the science and technology of generative AI.
• Perform research that enables learning the semantics of data (images, video, text, audio, and other modalities).
• Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results.
• Devise better data-driven models of image generation and text generation.
• Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, or relevant technical field.
• Must obtain work authorization in country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment.
• Experience in C, C++, Python, Java, or other related programming language.
• Experience building systems based on machine learning and/or deep learning methods.

Preferred Qualifications

• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op.
• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as publications at leading workshops or conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, and ACL.
• Experience with Generative AI, including diffusion models and LLM’s.
• Background in advancing AI techniques in computer vision, including core contributions to open source libraries and frameworks in computer vision.
• 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 analyze their results.
• Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, large scale, high-dimensionality data from varying sources.
• Experience in utilizing theoretical and empirical research to solve problems.
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment.

For those who live in or expect to work from California if hired for this position, please click here for additional information. LocationsAbout Meta Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics. Meta is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations) in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to accommodations-ext@fb.com. $7,500/month to $11,333/month + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.