Research Internship, Open Ecosystem

The Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence • Seattle, WA

9d • $94,320 - $140,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Ai2 is seeking talented and motivated Research Interns for its Open Ecosystem team, which works on fully open foundation models such as Olmo and Molmo. This 12-week internship offers the opportunity to contribute to cutting-edge AI research in a fast-paced research environment. Interns may define and lead a high-impact research project, train and release leading models, collaborate with Ai2 researchers, build open-source software, and author scientific papers for high-profile conferences or journals.

Interns are paired with one or more Open Ecosystem mentors. The team encourages open collaboration, including with researchers at external institutions, and supports students in freely publishing their work. Ai2 is building the foundation for continued open science and research on AI models. The organization is a Seattle-based nonprofit AI research institute focused on breakthrough AI research and real-world impact.

The internship is 12 weeks, with a flexible start date. Ai2 is hiring for 2027 start dates and is considering candidates for Spring/Summer 2027. The role is expected to be based at Ai2's Seattle offices; on-site requirements vary by position and team. Compensation depends on current degree enrollment: $94,320 annually for undergraduate research interns, $106,110 annually for master's research interns, and $140,000 annually for PhD research interns. Visa sponsorship is available.

Requirements

• Pursuing a doctoral degree in Computer Science or a similar field.
• Research experience in machine learning, natural language processing, language and vision, or related areas.
• Strong software engineering skills, especially with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Define and lead a high-impact research project.
• Train and release leading models.
• Collaborate with and learn from team members across Ai2.
• Build open-source software for the research community.
• Author scientific papers for publication in a high-profile conference or journal.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for team members and their families.
• Employee assistance program.
• Health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses.
• $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
• Accrued sick days in line with Seattle sick time requirements.
• Payment for recognized holidays that fall on a team member's usual scheduled workday.
• Generous paid vacation and sick leave, as well as family leave.
• Visa sponsorship is available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed