Toyota Research Institute
Human-Centered AI Research Intern, Causal Reasoning Models
Los Altos, CA · Hybrid · Internship · Posted Sep 16, 2026
- Experience
- No number of years specified.
- Education
- Ph.D. student in a related field: AI/ML, computer science, data science, statistics, or related field.
About the job
Research causal reasoning in large language models, develop and validate methods to test and improve it, and work toward publication with an interdisciplinary team.
What you'll do
- Conduct research and publish findings in a relevant venue.
- Own the project from ideation through validation of developed methods.
- Collaborate across disciplines on generative AI technology for understanding human behavior.
What they ask for
- Ph.D. student in AI/ML, computer science, data science, statistics, or a related field.
- Publication record or demonstrated research experience in causal inference.
- Hands-on experience with at least one of LLM evaluation and benchmarking, mechanistic interpretability, or methods for improving LLM reasoning.
- Experience with Python and deep learning frameworks such as Pytorch.
Nice to have
- Interest in human-centered research, including behavioral science or computational social science, and qualitative or quantitative methods such as experiments and user studies.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
Pay
$45 and $65/hour (ISO currency code not stated; base pay)
Tools
LLMs, Python, Pytorch
AI focus
Research and develop methods to assess and improve causal reasoning in language-based generative models, with applications to understanding human behavior.
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