Research Scientist Intern, FAIR - Multi-Agent Multimodal Foundations (PhD)

Menlo Park, CA, Seattle, WA, New York, NY

Job Description

Meta is seeking Research Interns to join Fundamental AI Research (FAIR) Language & Multimodal Foundations teams. These teams are committed to advancing the field of Artificial Intelligence by making fundamental advances in technologies to help develop agents for multimodal social reasoning. We are seeking individuals passionate in areas such as Natural Language Processing, Audio and Speech processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, and Reinforcement Learning. Our interns have an opportunity to make core algorithmic advances and apply their ideas at an unprecedented scale. Our teams are looking for candidates with expertise in the Natural Language Processing & Multimodality domains, such as: language modeling, multimodal understanding, pretraining, post-training, inference-time scaling, reinforcement learning, multi-agent interaction, multi-agent RL, reasoning, conversational systems, human-ai interaction. The internship will be centered around research challenges when reasoning in dynamic multi-agent and/or multi-modal scenarios Our team at Meta AI offers twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long internships and we have various start dates throughout the year. To learn more about our research, visit https://research.facebook.com.

Perform research that enables developing better agents for multi-agent, multimodal scenarios (using text, audio, images, video, or other modalities)

Brainstorm with research mentors, review literature and existing solutions of a challenging real-world research problem

Develop novel solutions, implement prototypes, and perform extensive experiments to test the proposed solutions in meaningful benchmarks and metrics, analyze the results and verify the conclusions

Draft and polish research reports and/or publications

Present research outcomes to internal and/or external audiences

Contribute research that can be applied to Meta product development

Minimum Qualifications

Currently has or is in the process of obtaining a PhD degree in the field of Natural Language Processing, Speech Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or equivalent

Research and/or work experience in Natural Language Processing, Speech Processing, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, or equivalent

Experience in Python, C++, or other related languages

Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications

Experience advancing AI techniques in Natural Language Processing, Speech & Language, Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, or Computer Vision, including contributions to open source libraries and frameworks

Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by fellowships and publications at leading workshops or conferences in Machine Learning (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, COLM, RLC), Computer Vision (CVPR, ECCV, ICCV) or Speech & Language (ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, TACL, ICASSP, Interspeech, SLT, ASRU, TASLP)

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

Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship/co-op

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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 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.

$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.

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