Exploratory Physical Sciences Sr Research Intern

Job description

Introduction
Start and end dates for this Internship are during Summer 2024 (3 months) at IBM Research. 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 which 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.

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.
The Exploratory Physical Sciences program at IBM Research is seeking candidates who will contribute to foundational research topics in Applied Physics and Material Science. Currently, positions are open to 2 distinct areas: New Materials for Information Technology and AI for Physics and Materials.
Candidates should have basic knowledge in one or more of the following skills:
• A background in Physics, Material Sciences, Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering
• Track record of co-authoring technical reports and publications
• Programming experience in scientific computing
• Experience in several of the following:
o Solid state physics
o Topological materials, preferably topological semimetals
o Transport physics
o First-principles calculation
o Density functional theory
o Quantum transport
o AI/ML assisted materials screening
o Device testing and analysis
o Thin-film growth and optimization
o Materials characterization
o Automation of high-throughput data acquisition and analysis
o Semiconductor devices
o Electrical engineering
o Instrument building

Candidates must be willing to work in any of the following locations:
At this time, an in-person program is planned, and candidates would need to work in the IBM Research Center in Yorktown Heights, NY.
The World is Our Laboratory: No matter where discovery takes place, IBM researchers push the boundaries of science, technology, and business to make the world work better. IBM Research is a global community of forward-thinkers working towards a common goal: progress.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
• Candidates should possess an undergraduate degree in Physics, Material Sciences, Electrical Engineering or Chemical Engineering, and be pursuing a graduate degree in same
• Candidates should be pursuing their Ph.D. degree
• Track record of co-authoring technical reports and publications
• Experience in one or more of the following:
o solid state physics
o transport measurements and/or cryogenic/variable-temperature experiments
o Knowledge about device fabrication and layout design
o First principles calculations
o Thin-Film Growth
o Material Characterization
o Programming experience in scientific computing (Python, C, C++, Matlab)
o Experience with applying AI models for various tasks
o Experience in validation of AI models against sample data

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
• Knowledge in topological materials, quantum transport physics, or semiconductor physics
• Knowledge of Density functional theory, Quantum transport, or AI/ML assisted materials screening