Research Intern at IBM

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Join us for a unique 12-week paid internship at the IBM Research – Africa lab in Nairobi, Kenya. This program will give you an opportunity to work on meaningful technology solutions, develop scalable software systems, interact and collaborate with research scientists and engineers in generative AI and cloud-based workflows.
• Depending on your and experience interests, you will be working in one of the following areas: foundation models, cloud platforms, generative AI for code, and data for climate and sustainability.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Currently enrolled in a master’s or PhD degree program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics or related technical field. Graduation date must be after August 2025.
• Proficiency in Python/PyTorch and experience in at least one additional programming language such as Java, JavaScript, NodeJS
• Problem solving and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

• Experience communicating your research in technical communities, such as publications in Neurips, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, IJCAI, AAAI, KDD, or similar
• Experience in cloud native technologies and platforms
• Understanding machine learning concepts and familiarity with frameworks such as HuggingFace APIs