NVIDIA
PhD Research Intern, Embodied and Agentic AI - 2027
US, CA, Santa Clara +1 · Internship · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- US, CA, Santa Clara
US, CA, Remote - Education
- Must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.
About the job
Research and develop embodied and agentic AI methods, validate them through experimentation, and help transfer breakthroughs into real-world applications.
What you'll do
- Research, design, and implement novel embodied and agentic AI methods.
- Develop research ideas through rigorous experimentation with mentors and researchers.
- Collaborate with product and engineering teams to transfer research into applications; rapidly prototype and iterate.
What they ask for
- Must be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Excellent knowledge of AI theory and practice, particularly computer vision, LLMs, and agents.
- Excellent programming skills in a rapid prototyping environment such as Python or C++; knowledge of machine learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
- Promising research track record and excellent communication skills.
Nice to have
- Knowledge of parallel programming, such as CUDA.
Pay
38 USD - 94 USD per hour (intern hourly rate)
Tools
Python, C++, PyTorch, CUDA
AI focus
Research on embodied and agentic AI, including perception, agentic reasoning, multimodal and continual learning, and AI scientists.
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