Research Intern

Metacognition is hiring a Research Intern to contribute to an active research project alongside its research team. The intern will develop and carry out a focused research question, conduct experiments, and work toward an outcome such as a paper submission, technical report, or open-source release.

Responsibilities:

• Work with your supervisor to refine a research question within the company’s priority areas and help shape the project’s direction from the start of the internship
• Get up to speed quickly on prior and current work related to the project and identify gaps or opportunities the project can address
• Implement methods, build prototypes, and carry out rigorous experiments, with careful attention to baselines, evaluation, and reproducibility
• Draw on your own expertise to suggest new approaches, challenge assumptions, and enrich the team’s thinking
• Interpret findings critically and share progress regularly with your supervisor, the Chief Scientist, and the wider research team through meetings, discussions, and written updates
• Engage with other researchers and interns, take part in reading groups and research discussions, and contribute constructively to the team’s culture
• Work toward a tangible result by the end of the internship, such as a paper or workshop submission, a technical report, or an open-source release
• Leave behind clean, well-documented code and clear notes so the work can be continued or built on after the internship ends. (In some cases, there may be opportunities to continue collaborating with the company after completion of the internship)