Summer 2026 intern positions at IBM Research Lab

[Michael Katz]

Please forward to relevant candidates

Are you curious about a research career in an industrial lab? Want to give it a try?

Our team at IBM Research is offering an exciting summer internship for 2026!

If you're passionate about autonomous agents, their planning abilities, and/or foundation models, this could be the perfect fit for you.
To get a better understanding of what kind of projects we are interested in, you can look at two recent examples:

 

* Thought of Search: https://ibm.github.io/AutoToS/
* ACPBench: https://ibm.github.io/ACPBench/
* QueryGym: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.21674

I would also strongly suggest checking out this paper for a general background: https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.21674

You are welcome to reach out with questions and clarifications. Also, since the posting is for the entire department, please let me know if you have applied and are interested specifically in our team.

To check out what our entire department is interested in and to apply, go to:

Research intern (PhD students): https://ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=58728&source=External+Career+Site
Software engineering intern (all students): https://ibmglobal.avature.net/en_US/careers/JobDetail?jobId=58829&source=External+Career+Site

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Cheers,

  Michael