Student Researcher, Phd, Fall 2026

Google Google · Big Tech · Mountain View, CA +3

Student Researcher, PhD, Fall 2026 at Google. This role focuses on participating in exploratory research projects to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems, aiming to advance the state of the art in computing and build the next generation of intelligent systems. The position requires a PhD student in a related technical field with experience in areas like Machine Learning or Deep Learning.

What you'd actually do

  1. Participate in research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

Skills

Required

  • PhD in Computer Science, Linguistics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Natural Sciences, or a related technical field
  • Experience in one area of computer science (e.g., Natural Language Understanding, Human Computer Interactions, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Algorithmic Foundations of Optimization, Quantum Information Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or similar areas)

Nice to have

  • Currently enrolled in a full-time degree program and returning to the program after completion of the internship
  • Currently attending a degree program in the United States
  • Experience as a researcher, including internships, full-time, or at a lab
  • Experience contributing to research communities or efforts, including publishing papers in major conferences or journals
  • Experience with one or more general purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, etc.)

What the JD emphasized

  • PhD degree
  • researcher
  • publishing papers

Other signals

  • exploratory research
  • scientific advancement
  • foundational research
  • pioneering AI systems