Research Internship, Open Ecosystem

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Seattle, WA +1

Overview

Persons in these roles are expected to work from our offices in Seattle. On-site requirements vary based on position and team. If you have questions about on-site work arrangements for this role, please ask your recruiter.

*Compensation dependent on current degree enrollment. Research Intern, Undergrad: $94,320 (Annually) Research Intern, Masters: $106,110 (Annually) Research Intern, PhD: $140,000 (Annually)

What you need

Who You Are

Ai2 is seeking talented and motivated Research Interns to join our Open Ecosystem team, working on fully open foundation models like Olmo and Molmo . This internship offers a unique opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge research in AI in an exciting, fast-paced research environment. As a Research Intern, you have the opportunity to:

Nice to have

A strong publication record at AI-related venues, such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, COLM, ACL, EMNLP.
Experience in related areas of foundation model research like training dynamics, scaling laws, efficiency, data curation, post-training methods (e.g., SFT, DPO, RL), agentic training and infrastructure, and applications in scientific domains.
Contributions to open-source research libraries (e.g., PyTorch, Huggingface Transformers, olmo-core, AllenNLP).

Physical Demands and Work Environment

Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time.
The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
The ability to observe details at close range.
Can work under deadlines.

A Little More About Ai2

Ai2 is a Seattle based non-profit AI research institute founded in 2014 by the late Paul Allen. Our mission is building breakthrough AI to solve the world’s biggest problems. We develop foundational AI research and innovation to deliver real-world impact through large-scale open models, data, robotics, conservation, and beyond.

In addition to Ai2’s core mission, we also aim to contribute to humanity through our treatment of each member of the Ai2 Team. Some highlights are:

We are a learning organization – because everything Ai2 does is ground-breaking, we are learning every day. With a wide variety of world-class AI experts as guest speakers, and our commitment to your personal on-going education, Ai2 is a place where you will have opportunities to continue learning alongside your coworkers.
We value diversity – We seek to hire, support, and promote people from all genders, ethnicities, and all levels of experience regardless of age. We particularly encourage applications from women, non-binary individuals, people of color, members of the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities of any kind.
We value inclusion – We understand the value that people's individual experiences and perspectives can bring to an organization, and we are building a culture in which all voices are heard, respected and considered.
We emphasize a healthy work/life balance – we believe our team members are happiest and most productive when their work/life balance is optimized. While we value powerful research results which drive our mission forward, we also value dinner with family, weekend time, and vacation time. We offer generous paid vacation and sick leave as well as family leave.
We are collaborative and transparent – we consider ourselves a team, all moving with a common purpose. We are quick to cheer our successes, and even quicker to share and jointly problem solve our failures.
We are in Seattle – and our office is on the water! We have mountains, we have lakes, we have four seasons, we bike to work, we have a vibrant theater scene, and we have so much else. We welcome interest from applicants from outside of the United States.
We are friendly– chances are you will like every one of the 200+ (and growing) people who work here. We do.

Research Internship, Open Ecosystem

Overview

What you need

Who You Are

Research Internship, Open Ecosystem

Overview

What you need

Who You Are

Ai2 Research Internship Information

Qualifications

Nice to have

Physical Demands and Work Environment

A Little More About Ai2

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