PhD Research Intern, Graphics - 2025

at Nvidia

📍 Santa Clara, United States

$62,400-187,200 per year

$30-90 per hour

INTERN
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

Python @ 3 Algorithms @ 3 Communication @ 3 Perl @ 3 PyTorch @ 5 CUDA @ 2

Details

NVIDIA pioneered accelerated computing to tackle challenges no one else can solve. Our work in AI and digital twins is transforming the world's largest industries and profoundly impacting society — from gaming to robotics, self-driving cars to life-saving healthcare, climate change to virtual worlds where we can all connect and create.

Our internships offer an excellent opportunity to expand your career and get hands-on with one of our industry-leading Graphics Research teams. We’re seeking strategic, ambitious, hard-working, and creative individuals who are passionate about helping us tackle challenges no one else can solve.

What you'll be doing:

  • Develop algorithms and design hardware and software extending the state of the art in computing, graphics, media processing, and other technology areas surrounding NVIDIA's business.
  • Invent new techniques, technologies, methodologies, processes, and devices, to enable new products or types of products. Deliverable results may include prototypes, patents, leading to products and publications.
  • Collaborate with other team members, teams, and/or external researchers.

What we need to see:

  • Currently pursuing a PhD Degree in relevant discipline(s) (CS, CE, EE, Physics, Math).
  • Research experience in one or more of the following areas:
    • Graphics
    • AI-Mediated Reality and Interaction
    • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Real-Time Rendering
    • Neural Models
    • Light Transport
    • Generative Modeling
    • Large Language Models
    • Human Behavior Understanding
    • Digital Human Creation
    • Human Perception
    • AI for Gaming
  • Excellent programming skills in at least one of the following: Python, C, C++, HLSL and Perl. Familiarity with CUDA is a plus.
  • Proficiency with distributed deep learning training frameworks, e.g., PyTorch, is a plus.
  • Strong research track record and publication record at top-tier conferences.
  • Excellent communication skills.

NVIDIA is widely considered one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most forward-thinking and hardworking people in the world. Are you a creative and collaborative researcher with a real passion for computer graphics? If so, we want to hear from you!

The hourly rate for our interns is 30 USD - 90 USD. Our internship hourly rates are a standard pay determined based on the position and your location, year in school, degree, and experience.