IBM Research Australia: NLP / AI Internship Melbourne

Job description

IBM Research Australia: NLP / AI Internship Melbourne

Fulltime 12 Months starting January or February
Fulltime 6 Months starting June or July
From landing the first astronauts on the moon to building the first cognitive system to win the Jeopardy! competition, IBM has been the spark of the computing revolutions that have shaped our world today.
At the core of IBM's innovation are its 12 global research labs. IBM Research - Australia is a vibrant and relatively young community within IBM Research. The lab is primarily an industry solutions lab that focuses on conceiving, designing and building next generation systems that will transform healthcare and life sciences, resource management, emergency management and financial services.
As a NLP/AI intern you will be joining a team of researchers and software engineers to conceive, build, test and deploy solutions for some of the world's challenging computing problems. You would be involved in projects such as ensuring teachers can access the right material to help students; or ensuring that financial documents follow industry best practice.
Required qualifications:
- Second year or later into a degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT or related field
- Strong competence in one or more of the following programming languages: Java, Python, Scala
- Good understanding in machine learning algorithms and supporting data structures;
- Knowledge of Software design patterns
- Experience using open source machine learning frameworks
- Strong academic performance, with a minimum of a distinction grade point average
Preferred qualifications:
• Experience using open source Neural Network libraries such as DL4J; Tensorflow; Theano or Torch
• Experience in text mining or applying machine learning to text data.
- Experience using Big Data technologies such as Apache Spark and/or Hadoop
- Knowledge of HPC or Distributed Systems
- Experience using Unix/Linux systems- Contributions to open source projects (demonstrated through a GitHub profile)
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To be eligible to apply:
- You will need to be an Australian/New Zealand Citizen or Permanent resident
- You will be enrolled in a relevant degree at a University in Australia
- You will have no more than 2 years full-time relevant work experience

Auto req ID

108861BR
Required Education

Bachelor's Degree
Role ( Job Role )

General
State / Province

VICTORIA
Primary job category

Research
Contract type

Internship
Employment Type

Full-time OR Part-time
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?

No
Travel Required

No Travel
IBM Business Group

Research
Preferred Education

Bachelor's Degree
City / Township / Village

MELBOURNE
EO Statement

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Required Technical and Professional Expertise

.none
Country

Australia
Preferred Technical and Professional Experience

.none

Secondary Job Category

Research Staff
Eligibility Requirements

.Australian/ New Zealand Citizen or Permanent Resident
Position Type

Intern
Early Professional Track

No Track
New Collar Role

No