Research Internship, Climate Modeling

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence • Seattle, WA

48d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Engineering Intern, Undergrad: $94,320 (Annually) Engineering Intern, Masters: $106,110 (Annually) Engineering Intern, PhD: $140,000 (Annually) Who You Are: Are you interested in researching cutting-edge developments in AI applied to climate modeling? Do you have a passion for applying technology to do good in the world? If so, an Ai2 research internship in the Climate Modeling team may be the perfect opportunity. We will be offering two 12-week internships during summer 2026. We will review applications and schedule virtual interviews for top candidates in January-February 2026. Your completed application package must be received by January 4, 2026. Ai2 Research Internship Information: Duration: 12 weeks Start date: Flexible, between May 1st -July 1st Candidates: A PhD candidate in Computer Science or Informatics, or in a climate-relevant physical science. In either case, both relevant coursework and practical experience with machine learning are required. Who We Are: Ai2’s Climate Modeling team (Ai2CM) has developed ACE, the world’s leading AI-based global atmosphere emulator for climate applications. ACE can be trained to replicate weather variability and climate change at 100 km horizontal resolution using historical observations or outputs from any physics-based climate model. It runs hundreds of times faster on a single GPU than such a model running on a supercomputer. For climate-planning applications, we have implemented diffusion-based super-resolution for ‘downscaling’ ACE simulations to kilometer-scale local detail. Your Next Challenge: At Ai2, you will be working with world-class AI researchers and software engineers. We perform team-based, ambitious research, with a mandate to strive for big breakthroughs, not just incremental progress, in an exciting and interactive workplace. Interns will develop and apply novel AI methodologies to either (1) improve the generalization skill of ACE to unseen climates such as we might encounter in next 30 years, or (2) extend the capabilities and improve the efficiency and skill of our AI-based downscaling to make it useful for practical applications such as assessing wildfire hazard or snowpack in a changing climate. You will work closely with a technical mentor on project design, coding and testing. Your technical mentor will discuss project details with you before your start date. Over the course of your time at Ai2, you will build your resume and leave an impact on Ai2 and the world. We have a beautiful office near a bike trail, the University of Washington and Lake Union; daily catered lunches; and great pay. Summer is the perfect season to explore Seattle and our great outdoors.

Requirements

• Candidacy in a doctoral program in computer or computational/data science, applied math/statistics, physical sciences or engineering.
• Strong skills in Python and collaborative software development in git; good communication skills.
• Prior coursework and practical experience in machine learning.
• Eager to learn new skills and like to work in a challenging environment.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate-level course work in atmospheric or climate science or some area of fluid dynamics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• develop and apply novel AI methodologies to either (1) improve the generalization skill of ACE to unseen climates such as we might encounter in next 30 years, or (2) extend the capabilities and improve the efficiency and skill of our AI-based downscaling to make it useful for practical applications such as assessing wildfire hazard or snowpack in a changing climate.
• work closely with a technical mentor on project design, coding and testing

Benefits

• Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program.
• Team members are able to enroll in our health savings account plan, our healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and our health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• Team members will receive $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses and will also receive $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
• Team members will accrue sick days per year in line with Seattle sick time requirements. If you are usually scheduled to work on a holiday that Ai2 recognizes as a day off, you will be paid for this day.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees