PhD Research Intern (Multimodal AI, Audio)

TL;DR

PhD Research Intern (Multimodal AI, Audio): Develop innovative AI algorithms to process audio and/or video data for audio-visual quality evaluation, audio-visual content analysis, and multimodal representations with an accent on multimodal machine learning, multimodal generative AI, and audio-visual quality evaluation pipelines. Focus on building and prototyping deep learning architectures for audio/video and contributing to new formats and evaluation pipelines for generative AI media.

Company

hirify.global’ Advanced Technology Group (ATG) researches and builds technologies for next-generation entertainment experiences across audio, imaging, and cloud.

What you will do

• Develop AI algorithms to process audio and/or video data for audio-visual quality evaluation and audio-visual content analysis.
• Build multimodal representations to support new formats and evaluation pipelines for generative AI media.
• Collaborate with research scientists/engineers/AI researchers across multiple locations within the Multimodal Processing Team.
• Prototype quickly and iterate on deep learning approaches for audio and/or video applications.

Requirements

• Working towards a Ph.D. degree in Artificial Intelligence, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field (recent grads within six months of graduation are eligible).
• Experience developing and training deep learning architectures.
• Experience with deep learning architectures for audio and/or video applications.
• Programming experience in Python and experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow.
• First-author publications at top-tier peer-reviewed AI conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, InterSpeech, ICASSP).
• Must be available to work full-time, Monday to Friday, for 12 weeks between September 2026 and December 2026 (start date: September 21, 2026).

Culture & Benefits

• Project-based internship experience with exposure to Dolby technology.
• Collaborative, creative environment with a diverse and welcoming culture.
• Work on real-world projects with impact used by millions of people daily.
• Potential to publish and/or patent innovations.

Hiring process

• Applications reviewed on a rolling basis; submit by June 26, 2026 for best consideration.
• Recruiter shares the specific hourly range and location-based perks during the hiring process.