PhD Research Intern, Generative AI - 2026
NVIDIA· Intern
Santa Clara, CA$38/hr - $94/hrinternshipPosted 4mo ago
About the role
PhD internship at NVIDIA focusing on generative AI, multimodal foundation models, and embodied AI within the Cosmos Platform for Physical AI across robotics, autonomous driving, smart spaces, and embodied agents.
Responsibilities
- Conduct research in generative AI, multimodal foundation models, world models, and embodied AI.
- Develop algorithms for video understanding/generation, action-conditioned simulation, multimodal reasoning, and policy learning.
- Train and evaluate large-scale models using video, image, language, and robotics or autonomous driving data.
- Collaborate with researchers and engineers across AI, robotics, simulation, and graphics teams.
- Publish research at top conferences and transfer innovations into NVIDIA products.
Qualifications
- Currently pursuing a PhD in CS, EE, Robotics, or related fields.
- Strong background in generative AI, computer vision, multimodal learning, robotics, or reinforcement learning.
- Prior publication record and research experience.
- Strong Python and PyTorch skills.
Skills
Required:PythonPyTorch
Benefits
- Intern benefits (see link)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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