Research Scientist Intern, Human Understanding (PhD)

Meta's mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Through our family of apps and services, we're building a different kind of company that connects billions of people around the world, gives them ways to share what matters most to them, and helps bring people closer together. Whether we're creating new products or helping a small business expand its reach, people at Meta are builders at heart. Our global teams are constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to empower people around the world to build community and connect in meaningful ways. Together, we can help people build stronger communities - we're just getting started.Towards this mission, the Reality Labs (RL) team is helping people around the world to come together and connect through world-class AR/VR hardware and software. We are seeking exceptional Research Interns to join the RL XR People team and create a revolution in VR/AR: achieving true photorealistic telepresence. XR People is an organization focused on productizing novel human understanding technologies on VR/AR devices (for example we shipped face and body tracking technologies on Quest Pro). Through understanding of human appearance, movement and expression, the XR People team enables immersive new experiences that bring people closer together and enhance the way we interact with each other and computers.Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty four (24) weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year.

Research Scientist Intern, Human Understanding (PhD) Responsibilities:

• Solve real problems in enabling Photorealistic Telepresence.
• Develop and execute on an R&D agenda related to computer vision, computer graphics or machine learning.
• Push the state of the art research from recent top conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICLR, PAMI, IJCV).
• Collaborate and support other researchers across various disciplines.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently has, or is in the process of obtaining, a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Electrical and Computer Engineering in the field of Computer Science, Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning, or related field
• 2+ years experience with building systems based on Computer Graphics, Computer Vision or Machine Learning methods
• 3+ years experience in C++ and Python.-Interpersonal experience: cross-group and cross-culture collaboration
• Must obtain work authorization in the country of employment at the time of hire, and maintain ongoing work authorization during employment

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven track record of achieving significant results as demonstrated by grants, fellowships, patents, as well as first-authored publications at leading conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, SIGGRAPH, NeurIPS, ICLR, PAMI, IJCV)
• Demonstrated software engineer experience via an internship, work experience, coding competitions, or widely used contributions in open source repositories (e.g. Github)
• Experience working and communicating cross functionally in a team environment
• Intent to return to a degree-program after the completion of the internship
• Proven track record in tracking and modeling of humans (eyes, face, hands, body, ...) and garments
• Proven track record in human motion and animation (body/face/hands/eyes)
• Proven track record in action and gesture recognition
• Proven track record in 3D reconstruction, non-rigid fusion, and volumetric capture
• Proven track record in ML based data compression techniques
• Proven track record in Semi-supervised learning, self-supervised learning, or domain adaptation

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today-beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action 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. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at accommodations-ext@fb.com.

$7,650/month to $12,134/month + benefits

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.

Client-provided location(s): San Mateo, CA

Job ID: a1KDp00000E2ggSMAR

Employment Type: INTERN

Posted: 2025-11-07T19:55:19