CareerPlan

PhD Research Intern, Cross-Disciplinary Vision Science - Summer 2027

US, CA, Santa ClaraInternship2026-10-12 → 2026-11-10

Core

Researching cross-disciplinary vision science at the intersection of humans and machines to advance AI innovation.

Role type

PhD Research Intern

Builds

Research findings grounded in real-world problems, potentially leading to conference, journal, or in-house publications.

Domain

AI, Computer Vision, Human Performance, Neuroscience

Deliverable

research

Required skills

Computer vision, Human vision science, Robotic vision, Python, Rust, C++, AI model training and evaluation frameworks (PyTorch)

Preferred skills

Quantitative modeling of human perception/cognition/movement/decision-making, Modern software development (Git), Multi-node/multi-GPU training workflows, Large-scale multi-modal foundation models (LLMs, VLMs), Public technical portfolio

Technologies

PyTorch, Python, Rust, C++, Git

Responsibilities

Decompose research questions into manageable parts, Identify unseen gaps and bridge them with high-impact solutions, Connect research findings with product engineers, Lead knowledge dissemination efforts

Seniority

Intern