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IBM Research Theory and Mathematical Sciences internship

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Introduction

IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today‡s most complex challenges, whether it‡s discovering a new way for doctors to help patients, teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.

Your Role and Responsibilities

This is for a 2024 summer internship with the following start dates: May – August or June – September for quarter system schools.

At IBM Research, we invent things that matter to the world. Today, we are pioneering the most promising and disruptive technologies that will transform industries and society, including the future of Hybrid Cloud, AI, and Quantum Computing. And looking to the horizon, we are placing big bets on a pipeline of ambitious exploratory science breakthroughs that will be foundational for the future of computing. We are driven to discover. With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research is one of the world‡s largest and most influential corporate research labs.

The Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science program at IBM Research is seeking candidates who will contribute to foundational research topics in Applied and Computational Mathematics, and Theory of Computation.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• Must have a background in Applied Math and/or Theoretical Computer Sciences with graduate-level studies in topics including optimization, complexity theory, algorithms, geometry of data, linear and multi-linear algebra, theorem-proving-based program synthesis, algorithmic game theory, numerical analysis and scientific computing, dynamical systems, stochastic optimal control, inverse problems, applied probability, AI, and statistics.
• Must have graduate-level experience in conducting research in one or more the above topics
• Track record of co-authoring technical reports and publications

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Programming experience in scientific computing, computational math, and/or high-performance computing.
• Ph.D. candidate

Key Job Details

  • Role:IBM Research Theory and Mathematical Sciences internship
  • Location:Yorktown Heights, US
  • Category:Research
  • Employment Type:Full-time OR Part-time
  • Travel Required:No Travel
  • Contract Type:Internship
  • Company:(0147) International Business Machines Corporation
  • Req ID:662748BR

Projected Minimum Salary:$104,400 per year
Projected Maximum Salary:$143,550 per year

About Business Unit

IBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines ‘What‡s Next in Computing‡ to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners, and our customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high-performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

Your Life @ IBM

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Being an IBMer means you‡ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you‡ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment every day, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth-minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

About IBM

IBM‡s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.

Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we‡re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.

At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it‡s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.