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 Meta offers countless ways to make an impact in a fast growing organization.

Meta is seeking Research Scientist Interns in the Meta Superintelligence org. 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, reinforcement 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, AI Research Multi-modal Post-Training (PhD) Responsibilities:

• Perform research to advance the science and technology of generative AI.
• Perform research that enables learning the semantics of data at scale (images, video, text, audio, and other modalities).
• Improve and propose new methods for post-training foundation models across the spectrum of techniques including reinforcement learning and supervised fine tuning.
• Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results.
• Devise better data-driven models of image multi-modal understanding.
• 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, NLP, Reinforcement Learning (RL), Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, or relevant technical field
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment
• Experience in Python or other related programming languages
• Experience building systems based on machine learning and/or deep learning methods

Preferred Qualifications:

• Intent to return to a 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 VLMs
• Background in advancing AI techniques in at the intersection of foundation model training and RL including core contributions to open source libraries and frameworks
• Publications or experience in machine learning, AI, computer vision, RL, NLP, 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-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

About 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 Whats App 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 proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@meta.com.

$7,650/month to $12,134/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.