ByteDance · 2 weeks ago
Student Researcher [Seed – Model Evaluation] – 2026 Start (PhD)
United States
Internship
Remote
Intern
Start in 2026ByteDance is a leading technology company dedicated to pioneering advanced AI foundation models. They are seeking a PhD Intern to explore model evaluation and contribute to the organization's research and future technological advancements.
ContentData MiningFoundational AIInternetSocial Media
Responsibilities
Explore the intrinsic consistency of foundation models across pre-training and post-training stages, and help characterize their capability ceilings
Design evaluation protocols grounded in model internal mechanisms, with a focus on interpretability and failure analysis
Develop novel benchmarks and testing paradigms to systematically evaluate models
Contribute to defining evaluation standards for next-generation intelligent systems, including Agent Foundation Models and long-horizon research agents
Qualification
Required
Currently pursuing a PhD in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
Strong analytical mindset and ability to reason from first principles
Demonstrated interest in model evaluation, interpretability, or theoretical grounding of LLM capabilities
Familiarity with LLMs or large-scale model training dynamics
Preferred
Experience with designing or analyzing model benchmarks, probing tools, or failure modes
Exposure to AGI-related concepts, open-ended evaluation, or long-horizon generalization
Research publications in top-tier venues such as NeurIPS, ICLR, ICML, ACL, EMNLP
Benefits
Interns have day one access to health insurance
Life insurance
Wellbeing benefits
10 paid holidays per year
Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year)
Housing allowance
Company
ByteDance
ByteDance is a technology company that develops content creation platforms and services.
Founded in 2012
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$9.8BKey Investors
Capital TodayG42Tiger Global Management
2025-11-20Secondary Market· $300M
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Leadership Team
Jochen Bischoff
Head of Global Business Solutions - Africa
Matty Lin
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, KR
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