PhD Research Intern, Generative AI

By submitting your resume, you're expressing interest in one of our 2025 Generative AI Research focused Internships. We'll review resumes on an ongoing basis, and a recruiter may reach out if your experience fits one of our many internship opportunities.

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle some of the world's hardest problems and discover never-before-seen ways to improve the quality of life for people everywhere. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society --- from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create.
Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands on with one of our industry leading Generative AI Research teams. We're seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, collaborative and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

What you'll be doing:

• Design and implement algorithms extending the state of the art in generative AI, computer vision, robotics and other technology areas surrounding NVIDIA's business.

• Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.

• Transfer your research to product groups to enable new products or types of products. Deliverable results include prototypes, patents, and products.

What we need to see:

• Currently pursuing a PhD Degree in relevant discipline(s) (CS, CE, EE, Physics, Math).

• Research experience in at least one of the following areas:

• Multimodal Foundation Models

• Image, Video, or Audio Generation

• Diffusion Models

• Large Language Models

• Vision-Language Models

• Action-Based Transformers

• Long Context Methods

• Physics-Based Simulation

• Flow Based Generative Models

• AI for Science:

Drug Discovery

Climate Modeling

Weather Forecasting

Structural Biology

• Strong research track record and publication record at top-tier conferences.

• Excellent communication skills.

• Strong programming skills: Python preferred. Experience with large-scale model training is a plus.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world's most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you a creative and collaborative researcher with a real passion for computer graphics? If so, we want to hear from you!

The hourly rate for our interns is 30 USD - 90 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.

You will also be eligible for Intern benefits. NVIDIA accepts applications on an ongoing basis.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering a diverse work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.