IBM Research Internship 2025/26 for South Africans

IBM Research Internship 2025/26 for South Africans. IBM Research is a global leader in scientific and technological innovation, dedicated to advancing computing and solving society’s most complex challenges. Joining IBM Research means being part of a team that invents what’s next in technology, shaping the future through bold, meaningful work. With a focus on research, software, and infrastructure, IBM provides an environment where growth, discovery, and real-world impact meet.

This internship offers an opportunity for motivated students to work on pioneering technologies in areas such as generative AI, quantum computing, and cloud-based systems while contributing to IBM’s mission of driving responsible innovation.

Summary

Job Title: Research Intern
Job ID: 67436
City / Township / Village: JOHANNESBURG
State / Province: Gauteng
Country: South Africa
Work arrangement :Hybrid
Area of work :Cloud
Employment type :Intern (Fixed Term)
Position type :Internship
Travel required: No Travel
Company: (0123) IBM South Africa (pty) Ltd
Shift: General (daytime)
Is this role a commissionable/sales incentive based position?: No

 

Your role and responsibilities

• IBM Research Africa is excited to announce openings for its Research Internship program. This is a unique opportunity to work on groundbreaking technology solutions, develop scalable software systems, and collaborate with leading research scientists and engineers in fields such as generative AI, quantum machine learning, and cloud-based workflows.
• As a Research Intern, you will have the opportunity to help develop foundation models, agentic workflows, quantum-ML algorithms, and approaches that impact fundamental sciences and application areas alike. You will work on industry research projects, take part in research meetings and discussions, contribute to internal and open-source code repositories, and contribute to commercial products and outputs such as research papers and patents.

Required education

• Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

• Master's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

• Currently enrolled in an M.Sc, or Ph.D degree program in Computer Science, Computer & Electronics Engineering, Machine Learning, Data Science, Statistics, Quantum Computing, or related technical fields.
• Proficiency in Python, PyTorch, or TensorFlow, and experience in any additional programming languages such as Java, C/C++, etc.
• Good understanding of machine learning algorithms.
  Knowledge of optimization approaches.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good communication and collaboration skills.

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Preferred technical and professional experience

• Experience publishing and presenting research in technical communities (e.g., Neurips, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, IJCAI, AAAI, KDD, IEEE QCE).
• Good understanding of Quantum computing
• Experience in MLOps.

Application Process

Qualified applicants should submit their application through the IBM Careers Portal by searching for Job ID 67436 under IBM South Africa listings.

For more Information: Visit the website for IBM Research Internship 2025/26 in South Africa