Research Scientist - LLM Research Intern: 2025

Introduction Want to be a part of preparing and governing data for IBM's Granite models? We are a group of scientists, engineers and designers working on the state-of-the-art Data and Model Factory that produces all of IBM's Granite models. Our work enables and accelerates the entire data pipeline, from data clearance and acquisition to engineering. These data are used in pre-training, fine-tuning, instruction-tuning, or RAG solutions powered by IBM Granite. We thrive in opensource innovation, responsible use of data and AI, collaboration across disciplines, including backend engineering, data science, distributed computing, natural language processing, among others. Your Role and Responsibilities This is for a 2025 summer internship with the following start dates: May - August or June - September for quarter system schools. Your responsibilities include: Conduct cutting-edge research on LLM models Design and develop new architectures, algorithms, and approaches to improve language models. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product) to integrate models into production systems. Publish research in top-tier conferences like NeurIPS, ICML, and ACL. Required Technical and Professional Expertise Applicants should be enrolled in a Master's or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related fields. Expertise in NLP, deep learning, transformer architectures. Strong experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow. Proven record of publications in top machine learning or AI conferences. Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise Your areas of interest should include foundation models, machine learning, AI, natural language processing, data engineering, cloud computing, database management, and other computer science and engineering topics. 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IBM offers paid family medical leave and disability benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law. The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law. Being You @ IBM IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. 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Created: 2024-11-02