User Research Intern
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Internship, Entry Level & New Grad, Junior (1 to 2 years)
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Compensation is dependent upon degree attained: Research Intern, Undergrad: $94,320 annually; Research Intern, Masters: $106,110 annually; Research Intern, PhD: $140,000 annually.
Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle.
Candidates must be a PhD candidate or a master/undergraduate student pursuing a degree in Computer Science or similar field with research experience in machine learning, natural language processing, or language.
The internship offers a fast-paced research environment where interns are paired with mentors, encouraged to lead high-impact projects, collaborate openly including with external researchers, and publish papers freely, with a commitment to open science.
Strong candidates are PhD candidates or master/undergraduate students pursuing a degree in Computer Science or similar with a strong research background in machine learning, natural language processing, or language.
Advances AI through research and engineering
The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) focuses on advancing artificial intelligence through research and engineering. It develops technologies that improve machine reasoning, common sense for AI, and language modeling. AI2 works on various projects, such as AllenNLP for natural language processing and EarthRanger for environmental monitoring. Unlike for-profit companies, AI2 operates as a non-profit, relying on grants and donations to fund its initiatives. This allows them to provide their research and tools to the public for free, promoting collaboration in the AI field. The goal of AI2 is to tackle significant scientific and engineering challenges to benefit society.