Research Scientist Intern (TikTok- Data- RecScience) - 2025 Summer (PhD)

so apply for both Off-cycle Intern position and Program Intern position.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply early. Candidates can apply to a maximum of TWO positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early

Responsibilities:

• Conducting development and research on cutting-edge CV, NLP, multi-modality, LLM, generative modeling
• Following SoTA progress in relevant fields and transform the ideas into production
• Publish academic papers in top-tier venues, release legal-compliant outcomes from the projects

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing PhD Degree.
• Experience in one of more areas of computer vision, natural language processing and machine learning.
• Solid knowledge and experience with at least one major deep learning framework (e.g. PyTorch, Tensorflow, MXNet).
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to work collaboratively in cross-functional teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Degree in computer science, electrical engineering or related fields.
• Graduating December 2025 onwards with the intent to return to degree program after the completion of the internship.
• Authors with publications in top-tier venues such as SIGGRAPH, SIGGRAPH Asia, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ICML, NeurIPS, ICLR.

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