LTI Summer Intern - School of Computer Science
Carnegie Mellon University
Carnegie Mellon University is a private, global research university that challenges the curious and hardworking to deliver work that matters. Our extraordinary institution has distinctive areas of excellence and a culture marked by ambition and a deep, practical engagement with challenges facing society. We continue to produce versatile alumni and draw faculty and staff eager to be a part of the university’s creative, dedicated and close-knit community. We place emphasis on practical problem solving, interdisciplinary learning, a transformative spirit, and collaboration.
The Language Technologies Institute (LTI) at Carnegie Mellon University is a world-renowned research and education hub at the forefront of natural language processing, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and human-computer interaction. Established within the School of Computer Science, LTI pioneers innovative approaches to understanding, processing, and generating human language in both written and spoken forms.
We are recruiting interns for Summer 2025. The topic of the internship will be “Language Technology For All,” where you will focus on performing research on cutting-edge language systems to make them more accurate, efficient, or inclusive. These positions will work together with a CMU faculty member on a research project, with the goal being that you build skills while performing cutting-edge research
**Internship topics are broad, and can include any of the below examples:**
+ AI programming agents to make programming more accessible
+ More efficient language models that can be run directly on your mobile devices
+ Pre-training methods for language models that better cover diverse perspectives
+ Methods to audit the fairness, biases, and safety of language model
+ Methods to improve the multilingual and multicultural capabilities of language models
Flexibility, excellence, and passion are vital qualities within the School of Computer Science. Inclusion, collaboration and cultural sensitivity are valued competencies at CMU. Therefore, we are in search of a team member who is able to effectively interact with a varied population of internal and external partners at a high level of integrity. We are looking for someone who shares our values and who will support the mission of the university through their work.
**Qualifications**
+ High School Education or GED
+ Must have or come from educational backgrounds relevant to language technology outside of computer science (e.g. linguistics, cognitive science, sociology, etc.)
+ Candidates must interested in making more inclusive language technology
+ A combination of education and relevant experience from which comparable knowledge is demonstrated may be considered.
**Joining the CMU team opens the door to an array of exceptional benefits available to eligible employees.**
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**Are you interested in an exciting opportunity with an exceptional organization?! Apply today!**
**Location**
Pittsburgh, PA
**Job Function**
Non-CMU Students
**Position Type**
Intern (Fixed Term)
**Full Time/Part time**
Full time
**Pay Basis**
Hourly
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