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$15,000 / month
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What this role is
Modal is seeking PhD research interns to work on infrastructure for AI model training and inference at scale. This role suits researchers passionate about reinforcement learning, large language models, and optimization techniques who want to apply their work to real-world production systems.
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What they ask for
Required
- Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science, machine learning, or related field
- Demonstrated research experience in reinforcement learning, machine learning, or foundation models
- Strong programming skills with ability to implement research ideas
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale model development and evaluation
- Familiarity with distributed training or multi-GPU environments
- Publications at top-tier venues like NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, or CoRL
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work across research and engineering teams