Research Intern - Computer Vision

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Posted 7 May 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Contract
LEVEL
Internship
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Computer Vision Vision-Language Models (VLMs) Python PyTorch Machine Learning Research & Publication Prototyping Communication

FULL DESCRIPTION

Research Intern - Computer Vision

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Limited – London Research Center

Job Type: Contract (Fixed-term up to 2 years) | Work Type: On-site | Experience Level: Internship

The Device Vision Team at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] in London is looking for Research Interns with experience in VLMs. The intern will conduct academic research for a minimum of six months, aiming to advance state-of-the-art in VLMs with top-tier conference publications.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Limited

Founded in 1987, [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is a leading global provider of ICT infrastructure and smart devices. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] has the largest R&D organization in the world with 96,000+ employees. In the UK, design centers are in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh, Ipswich and Bristol.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and participating in cutting-edge research projects, focusing on VLMs.
  • Devising, prototyping and patenting innovative solutions in collaboration with product teams.
  • Build benchmarks/baselines using public datasets.
  • Publish research papers at top-tier CV/ML/AI conferences and/or journals.
  • External engagement: drafting academic publications and patents.

Person Specification

Required:

  • PhD in Computer Vision or related field (Machine Learning, Computer Graphics)
  • Hands-on experience with VLMs
  • First-author papers published in top-tier conferences including CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, Siggraph (Asia), etc.
  • Strong coding skills: able to quickly prototype in Python
  • Excellent communication and writing skills

Desired:

  • Passionate about building a universal AI assistant
  • Experience working in the industry and collaborating with product teams
  • Experience with PyTorch profiler, Gradio, etc. Hands on experience with VLMs
  • Ninja Programmer; Ninja Executions

What We Offer

  • Assign with an industry expert as Mentor
  • Fixed term employment contract up to two years
  • 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
  • Group Personal Pension
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Life insurance
  • Corporate social events

Department: Computer Vision | Role: Research Intern | Location: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] London Research Center

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