Applicants
The application submission deadline for the 2022 Great Minds internships is 15 December 2021.
Overview
The Great Minds initiative is a competition for 3 to 6-month internships at one of the IBM Research Labs in Zurich, Nairobi, or Johannesburg for students from central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. It provides students with the unique opportunity to work alongside world-class scientists in the leading industrial IT research organization.
The internships will take place in 2022. The exact starting time and duration will be agreed upon with the winning students individually, taking into account their academic commitments and the availability of IBM staff.
IBM will pay the winners a lump sum towards travel expenses as well as compensation that covers adequately the cost of living in Switzerland, Kenya, or South Africa, respectively. IBM will also obtain the necessary visa and work permits for the successful candidates.
IBM Research has been conducting the Great Minds internships for more than a decade. This program also benefits Universities when the Great Minds winners bring back a valuable understanding of real industry problems, knowledge of advanced IBM technologies, and contacts throughout IBM Research.
Eligibility
The program is open to any full-time student enrolled in a Master’s program with a focus on
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
- Applied Mathematics / Computer Science
- Engineering
- Life Sciences
- Chemistry oder Computational Chemistry
- Biology oder Computational Biology
- Neuromorphic Computing / Networks
at a recognized university in central or eastern Europe, the Middle East or Africa. The students must have a solid command of the English language in both written and spoken form.
IBM is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from all genders as well as minority groups.
The program
At IBM Research, we have a longstanding and strong commitment to encourage and mentor the next generation of top research talents. Every year, our twelve research Labs around the world host many visiting academics, scientists and students in the belief that it takes broad collaboration of the brightest minds to create innovations that make the world work better.
With the Great Minds initiative, we want to reach out to outstanding young research talent in the countries of central and eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. We are inviting qualified students to apply for an internship at one of the IBM Research Laboratories in Zurich, Nairobi, or Johannesburg in 2022 and to take this opportunity to work at world-class industrial IT research centers.
Since launching this initiative in 2007, we have hosted around 100 students at our Laboratories for three to six-month internships. The experiences on both sides have been very positive. The winners gain insights into real industry challenges and get hands-on experience that should be valuable to their university and faculty. They bring back knowledge of IBM’s advanced technologies as well as contacts throughout IBM Research.
The competition is open to any full-time student enrolled in a Master’s program in Artificial Intelligence, Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Machine Learning, Life Sciences, Physics, Software Engineering or Service Science at the time of application. IBM is an equal-opportunity employer and encourages applications from any gender as well as minority groups. Students must have a solid command of both written and spoken English. Applicants must submit their current CV and a short video to their faculty.
An IBM committee will choose the winners at its discretion. The internships will start in 2022 on a mutually agreed date. IBM will pay the winners a travel allowance as well as compensation that covers adequately the cost of living in Switzerland, Kenya, or South Africa, respectively. IBM will also obtain the necessary visa and work permits for the successful candidates.
Thank you very much for participating. We intend to give the brightest students an opportunity that could significantly boost their future career prospects.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Solomon Assefa
Director, IBM Research–Africa
Dr. Alessandro Curioni
Vice President, IBM Research Europe and Africa
Director, IBM Research–Zurich
Participating countries
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