Waymo
2027 Summer Intern, PhD, Safety Research, Human Behavior Analytics
Mountain View, CA, USA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- Mountain View, CA, USA
Mountain View, California, United States - Education
- Current PhD candidate; actively enrolled in a PhD program.
About the job
Research and develop interpretable models of human driving behavior to evaluate the Waymo Driver’s behavior and safety.
What you'll do
- Survey research in digital neuroscience, cognitive science, and mechanistic interpretability.
- Develop models of human driving behaviors such as collision avoidance, road-user interaction, or visual behavior.
- Explore and demonstrate ways to interpret and explain model mechanisms.
What they ask for
- Strong research background and expertise in cognitive science and/or neuroscience.
- Expertise in contemporary AI and machine learning.
- Strong documented computational skills in math and coding.
- Must be actively enrolled in a PhD program.
Nice to have
- Research experience in mechanistic interpretability.
Pay
$85 — $85 USD per hour (hourly pay)
Tools
AI, machine learning
AI focus
AI/ML research on models of human driving behavior and methods to interpret and explain their internal mechanisms.
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