Research Scientist Intern, Generative AI & Computational Photography (PhD)
About The Position
Meta Reality Labs brings together researchers and engineers to invent the future of visual computing. Its teams develop technologies that enable people to capture, create, understand, and interact with immersive visual experiences across Meta products and AR/VR platforms. The work spans artificial intelligence, computer vision, computer graphics, and computational photography, including generative image and video models, multimodal foundation models, neural rendering, novel-view synthesis, and learned 3D and 4D representations of people, objects, and environments. As a Research Scientist Intern, you will help advance the state of the art through an ambitious research project. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to develop new models, representations, datasets, and evaluation methods, with opportunities to publish your work and influence future products used by people around the world.
Requirements
- Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field.
- Experience in one or more areas of computer science, such as computer vision, machine learning, computer graphics, image processing, or computational photography.
- A track record of significant results, demonstrated through grants, fellowships, patents, or co-authored publications at top-tier conferences.
- Experience with modern C++ and/or Python.
- Experience with deep learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
Nice To Haves
- Intent to return to a degree program after completing the internship.
- Experience collaborating across groups and cultures.
- Strong communication skills and ability to convey research ideas to a broad audience.
- Broad understanding of the machine vision pipeline, from sensors to high-level algorithms.
- Mathematical background and understanding of linear algebra, numerical optimization, and probabilistic estimation.
- Understanding of 3D geometry.
- Relevant research or software engineering experience, including internships, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions to open-source repositories.
Responsibilities
- Research, develop, and prototype advanced technologies in computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning.
- Deliver research results that are publishable and have a direct impact on Reality Labs or Meta’s Family of Apps.
- Analyze the efficiency, accuracy, scalability, and stability of currently deployed technologies to identify opportunities for impact through novel research.
- Collaborate with team members throughout a project, from research and prototyping to product deployment.
Benefits
- Benefits are offered; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
