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PhD Research Intern, AI for Climate and Weather Simulation - 2027

NVIDIA· Intern
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Santa Clara, CA$38/hr - $94/hrinternPosted 4d ago

About the role

Research internship applying modern AI to Earth system simulation and analytics, focusing on generative data assimilation, hybrid climate simulation, full model emulation, and AI-based weather prediction and downscaling.

Responsibilities

  • Propose, research, prototype and test innovative research ideas.
  • Publish groundbreaking work at top conferences and journals.
  • Collaborate with other research team members, fellow interns, internal product teams, external researchers and be mentored.
  • Contribute to technology transfer with engineers around NVIDIA as ideas graduate from research to product.
  • Make good use of top-of-the-line NVIDIA GPUs at scale for cutting edge research at the intersection of AI and climate science.

Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in at least the 2nd year of a Ph.D. in geophysical sciences, computer science, applied math/statistics, or related fields.
  • Strong research portfolio including one first-author publication that makes good use of AI.
  • Proficiency or demonstrable ability to quickly absorb distributed deep learning training frameworks, e.g., PyTorch.
  • Strong software engineering skills including PyTorch, PyTorch-lightning, shell scripting, software environment management, and high performance parallel GPU computing.
  • Experience in scaling algorithms for high computational loads is a plus.
  • Experience developing in a changing software environment and ability to drive research projects end-to-end -- including the messy parts -- is a plus.
  • Expertise in climate domain science, nonlinear physics, or deep familiarity with associated synthetic and/or observational datasets and/or physical simulation systems is a plus.
  • Excellent communication skills.

Skills

Required:PhD-level research in geophysical sciences / computer science / applied math or related fieldsAI and deep learningPyTorch / PyTorch LightningSoftware engineering

Benefits

  • Intern benefits (see NVIDIA Intern Benefits)
  • Intern hourly rate of 38 USD - 94 USD (based on position, location, year in school, degree, and experience)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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