Student Researcher (Multimodal Interaction and World Model - Seed) – 2027 Start (PhD

Student Researcher (Multimodal Interaction and World Model - Seed) – 2027 Start (PhD)

Location:

San Jose

Team:
Technology

Employment Type:

Intern

Job Code: A105384

The Seed Multimodal Interaction and World Model team is dedicated to developing models that have human-level multimodal understanding and interaction capabilities. The team is working to advance the exploration and development of multimodal assistant products.

Responsibilities include:

• Conduct research on multimodal foundation models and related systems.
• Explore methods to improve model capabilities across modalities, including areas such as vision-language modeling, world modeling, and representation learning.
• Design and prototype algorithms, models, or system components.
• Collaborate with the team to advance research directions.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a PhD in computer science, mathematics, engineering, or a related field.
• Strong programming skills and solid foundation in algorithms and data structures, proficient in Python or C/C++.
• Demonstrated research track record with publications in conferences related to multimodal learning, machine learning, or artificial intelligence.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in multimodal modeling, vision-language modeling, world modeling, simulation, or 3D representations.
• Experience with latent space modeling or structured representations is a plus.
• Strong problem-solving ability and experience conducting independent research.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a research environment.

Job Information:

For Pay Transparency Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $60- $60.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

About Doubao (Seed):
Established in 2023, the Byte Dance Seed team is dedicated to pioneering new paths toward artificial general intelligence. We aspire to advance the frontier of intelligence to drive progress for both technology and society.

With a long-term vision for the AI sector, the Seed team's research spans MLLM, Gen Media, AI for Science, and Robotics. We maintain a global presence with laboratories and career opportunities across China, Singapore, and the United States. To date, we have launched industry-leading general foundation models and cutting-edge multimodal capabilities. Our technology powers over 50 application scenarios — including Doubao, Jimeng, TRAE, Dola and Dreamnia — and serves enterprise customers through Volcano Engine and Byte Plus.

Third-party data shows that the Doubao App ranks first in user volume in the Chinese market, while Doubao foundation models lead the industry in average daily token consumption.

Why Join Byte Dance:
Inspiring creativity is at the core of Byte Dance's mission. Our innovative products are built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As Byte Dancers, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our Company, and our users. When we create and grow…