PhD Research Intern, Cross-Disciplinary Vision Science - Summer 2027 - United States
$38 - $94 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This internship involves cross-disciplinary research in vision between humans and machines within the Human Performance and Experience (HPX) team at NVIDIA Research, focusing on AI innovation.
What you'll do
- Decompose research questions into smaller, manageable parts and tackle them iteratively.
- Critically identify unseen gaps and creatively bridge them with non-traditional solutions.
- Connect with researchers and product engineers to ground research findings in real-world problems.
- Lead knowledge dissemination efforts, including conference, journal, and in-house publication.
What you'll need
- Currently pursuing a Ph.D. or equivalent academic program with a track record of research and publications.
- Deep interest in gaming and/or human behavior in related application domains.
- Training or systematic knowledge and skill in Cognitive Science, Neuroscience, Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
- Proficiency with Python, Rust, and/or C++.
- Experience with AI model training and evaluation frameworks, such as PyTorch.
Skills: AI innovation, computer vision, human vision science, robotic vision, AI model training, PyTorch
This role has been open 4 days — well below the 76-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
512
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Median days open
76 d
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Median salary
$235k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (512 roles · 76 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 87 | 512 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 942 | 6025 · 146 employers |
| Median days open | 53 d | 76 d (−23 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $235k |
Skills observed across this category: AI innovation, computer vision, human vision science, robotic vision, AI model training, PyTorch
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 98 open roles · median 115 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 89 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 41 open roles · median 67 d
- Micron Technology · 28 open roles · median 66 d
- Mobileye · 19 open roles · median 73 d
- Analog Devices · 17 open roles · median 29 d
How we counted: 512 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 76 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 11 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.