Internet Measurement Researcher PhD (Intern) - United States
About The Position
Please note this posting is to advertise potential job opportunities. This exact role may not be open today but could open in the near future. When you apply, a Cisco representative may contact you directly if a relevant position opens. Applications are accepted until further notice. This role may be eligible for remote work in the United States depending on business needs and hiring manager approval. Meet the Team We’re the Applied Research team at Cisco ThousandEyes. Our mission is simple but ambitious: use unmatched Internet-scale data to build network assurance solutions that help enterprises see, understand, and fix problems across the Internet, cloud, and enterprise networks. We sit at the intersection of research, data science, AI/ML, and product. That means we don’t just analyze data. We turn ideas into algorithms, prototypes into products, and insights into features that customers rely on when things break at 3am! Your Impact This internship sits within the Endpoint research group, where we build solutions that give enterprises deep insight into how SaaS, collaboration, and internal applications perform for a hybrid workforce; at home, in the office, or on the go. The internship will focus on device health and telemetry data collected from mobile devices. As an intern, you’ll work with real-world network data at enterprise scale and tackle concrete, open-ended research problems. You’ll use statistics, data science, and AI/ML techniques to better understand how we can leverage data gathered from mobile devices (e.g., end-to-end network tests, cellular signal metrics) to inform our event detection algorithms. Throughout the internship, you’ll collaborate closely with experienced researchers, engineers, and product partners. You’ll be mentored by a dedicated researcher and own a well-scoped project, allowing you to see your work progress from exploration and prototyping toward solutions that can influence real products used by large enterprises. This internship is designed to be hands-on, impactful, and fast-moving, with a strong emphasis on learning, experimentation, and turning research ideas into practical solutions. In addition to influencing production systems, your work may contribute to internal research artifacts, technical reports, or peer-reviewed publications.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
- Strong understanding of networking and internet protocols (TCP/IP, DNS, BGP, HTTP, etc.)
- Existing portfolio of network measurement projects (publication and/or course projects)
- Great written, verbal, and persuasive communication skill
- Proficiency in Python and common data science libraries (pandas, NumPy, scikit-learn, etc)
- Experience querying and working with data in SQL and NoSQL systems at scale
Nice To Haves
- Background in cellular networks and experience on mobile systems is a plus
Benefits
- U.S. employees are offered benefits, subject to Cisco’s plan eligibility rules, which include medical, dental and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability coverage, and basic life insurance.
- Employees may be eligible to receive grants of Cisco restricted stock units, which vest following continued employment with Cisco for defined periods of time.
- 10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
- 1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
- Non-exempt employees receive 16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees
- Exempt employees participate in Cisco’s flexible vacation time off program, which has no defined limit on how much vacation time eligible employees may use (subject to availability and some business limitations)
- 80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
- Additional paid time away may be requested to deal with critical or emergency issues for family members
- Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
