[Remote] Research Internship (Spring/Summer 2026)
Posted 11 days ago|Apply before June 19, 2026
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Cohere is a company focused on scaling intelligence to serve humanity through advanced AI models. The Research Internship offers the chance to collaborate on cutting-edge machine learning research and contribute to projects that enhance language modeling and AI applications.
Responsibilities
- Conduct cutting-edge machine learning research, building and training large language models
- Focus on research projects aimed at expanding the frontier of knowledge in language modelling and associate areas such as evaluation, multimodal models, optimisation etc
- Disseminate your research results through the production of publications, datasets, and code
- Contribute to research initiatives that have practical applications in Cohere's product development
Skills
- Currently pursuing a PhD in Machine Learning, NLP, or a related discipline
- Available for a full-time internship that lasts for 4-6 months
- Eligible for work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire and maintain ongoing work authorization throughout the internship period
- Experience using large-scale distributed training strategies, data annotation and evaluation pipelines, or implementing state of the art ML models
- Familiar with autoregressive sequence models, such as Transformers
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills with the ability to convey complex research findings clearly and succinctly
- Knowledge of programming languages such as Python, C, C++, Lua, or related languages
- Knowledge of related ML frameworks such as JAX, Pytorch and Tensorflow
- Previous experience in building systems based on machine learning and deep learning techniques
- Demonstrate passion for applied NLP models and products
- Demonstrated expertise through publications in top tier venues in fields such as machine learning, NLP, artificial intelligence, computer vision, optimization, computer science, statistics, applied mathematics, or data science
- Proven ability to tackle analytical problems using quantitative methodologies
- Proficiency in handling and analysing complex, high-dimensional data from various sources
- Experience in applying theoretical and empirical research to real-world problem-solving
Benefits
- An open and inclusive culture and work environment
- Work closely with a team on the cutting edge of AI research
- Weekly lunch stipend, in-office lunches & snacks
- Full health and dental benefits, including a separate budget to take care of your mental health
- 100% Parental Leave top-up for up to 6 months
- Personal enrichment benefits towards arts and culture, fitness and well-being, quality time, and workspace improvement
- Remote-flexible, offices in Toronto, New York, San Francisco, London and Paris, as well as a co-working stipend
- 6 weeks of vacation (30 working days!)
Company Overview
- Cohere is an enterprise AI firm developing secure and private AI technology to address real-world business challenges. It was founded in 2019, and is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, CAN, with a workforce of 201-500 employees. Its website is https://cohere.com.