Research Internship, OlmoEarth

Research Internship, OlmoEarth Ai2 is seeking a passionate early-career AI researcher to join our team working on foundation modeling of Earth observation data. This internship offers a unique opportunity to work on impactful research at the intersection of foundation models and some of the biggest challenges facing our planet. We work across many areas including environmental monitoring, sustainability, wildfire resilience, food security, and conservation. As a Research Intern, you have the opportunity to: Define and lead a high-impact research project using spatio-temporal Earth observation data.

Train, evaluate, and contribute to the next generation of OlmoEarth. Build open-source software, tools, and benchmarks that enable environmental and humanitarian applications. Author scientific papers and technical reports for high-profile conferences or journals. Ai2 Internship Information: Duration: 12 weeks Start date: Flexible Candidates: A PhD candidate or a master/undergraduate student with a strong research background.

Please apply by January 4, 2026, at 11:00pm Pacific Time to be considered for our Summer 2026 internships. We plan to contact a short list of applicants by the end of January 2026. We are a team of researchers and engineers building foundation models for Earth and making them broadly accessible for impactful applications. We recently released OlmoEarth, a spatio-temporal foundation model for Earth observation data that establishes a new Pareto frontier in computational efficiency and accuracy.

We also released a new platform that enables organizations without AI or engineering resources to leverage this technology for environmental and humanitarian applications. At Ai2, you will be working with world-class AI researchers and talented software engineers. We perform team-based, ambitious research, with a mandate to strive for big breakthroughsnot just incremental progressin an exciting and interactive workplace. Your Next Challenge: All interns are paired with a mentor from the OlmoEarth research team and participate directly in Ai2's groundbreaking work.

We encourage open collaboration on intern projects, including with researchers and practitioners at external institutions, NGOs, and partner organizations. We are committed to open science and place no restrictions on publications based on internships. We are passionate about building open AI for good and using foundation models to tackle real-world environmental and humanitarian challenges.

What You'll Need

Students (Ph. D., masters, or exceptional undergraduates) with a strong academic record.

Experience

and/or knowledge of modern deep learning (LLMs, vision transformers, SSL).

Experience

with foundation models (pretraining, finetuning, etc.). Interest in applying AI to address global challenges like wildfire and food insecurity. Expertise in Python and modern ML engineering stack (GitHub, CI, etc). Bonus: Successful past internships or full time employment in a technical role.

Highly proactive and self-motivated.

Experience

with satellite imagery. Demonstrated contributions to open source projects.

Experience

with working with large pretraining datasets (hundred TB ? PB).

Experience

training large models on multi-node GPUs.

Experience

working with partners in the field on ML for EO. Physical Demands and Work Environment: Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time. The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand. Must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.

The ability to observe details at close range. Can work under deadlines. A Little More About Ai2: We are a learning organization because everything Ai2 does is ground-breaking, we are learning every day. Similarly, through weekly Ai2 Academy lectures, a wide variety of world-class AI experts as guest speakers, and our commitment to your personal on-going education, Ai2 is a place where you will have opportunities to continue learning alongside your coworkers.

We value diversity We seek to hire, support, and promote people from all genders, ethnicities, and all levels of experience regardless of age. We particularly encourage applications from women, non-binary individuals, people of color, members of the LGBTQA+ community, and people with disabilities of any kind. We value inclusion We understand the value that people's individual experiences and perspectives can bring to an organization, and we are building a culture in which all voices are heard, respected, and considered. We emphasize a healthy work/life balance we believe our team members are happiest and most productive when their work/life balance is optimized.

While we value powerful research results which drive our mission forward, we also value dinner with family, weekend time, and vacation time. We offer generous paid vacation and sick leave as well as family leave. We are collaborative and transparent we consider ourselves a team, all moving with a common purpose. We are quick to cheer our successes, and even quicker to share and jointly problem solve our failures.

We are in Seattle and our office is on the water We have mountains, we have lakes, we have four seasons, we bike to work, we have a vibrant theater scene, and we have so much else. We even have kayaks for you to paddle right outside our front door. We welcome interest from applicants from outside of the United States. We are friendly chances are you will like every one of the 200+ (and growing) people who work here.

We do. Ai2 is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. You may view the related compliance poster and the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision by clicking on their corresponding links.

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Benefits

Team members and their families are covered by medical, dental, vision, and an employee assistance program. Team members are able to enroll in our health savings account plan, our healthcare reimbursement arrangement plan, and our health care and dependent care flexible spending account plans. Team members will receive $125 per month to assist with commuting or internet expenses and will also receive $200 per month for fitness and wellbeing expenses. Team members will accrue sick days per year in line with Seattle sick time requirements.

If you are usually scheduled to work on a holiday that Ai2 recognizes as a day off, you will be paid for this day.