Research Internship, AI for Neuroscience

We are seeking a Research Intern to join our Asta Project team at the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) in Seattle. As a Research Intern, you will work on a neuroscience project, helping to find ways to use and advance Asta tools to rapidly advance neuroscience research.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct high-impact research and author scientific papers for publication in high-profile computing and scientific venues.
• Collaborate with and learn from a dedicated Ai2 mentor and other team members across Ai2, including scientists and engineers.
• Explore topics such as agentic planning, reasoning, learning, and evaluation; AI workflows for scientific discovery; data-driven discovery; evaluation of AI-generated hypotheses; and AI workflows incorporating scientific literature and automated hypothesis generation and testing.

Requirements:

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in neuroscience, biology, or a related life science, or in a computational discipline with biological research experience.
• Demonstrated independent experience in performing and integrating biological research and computational analysis.
• Familiarity with Python, using AI agents for scientific data analysis, and constructing reproducible analysis pipelines.
• Familiarity with the analysis of primary experimental data, including the judgment required to assess data quality and work within its limitations.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, and employee assistance program coverage for team members and their families.
• Health savings account plan, healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans.
• $125 per month for commuting or internet expenses and $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses.
• Accrued sick days per year in line with Seattle sick time requirements.
• Paid holidays.