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<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Colleagues, please share the intern posting below with your students.</font>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Cheers,</font>
<p><font size="2" face="Arial">Cody</font>
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<p><font size="2" face="Arial"><b>Research Intern -- Cognitive Visualization</b></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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To apply please email your CV and three references to Cody Dunne <</font><a href="mailto:cdunne@us.ibm.com"><font size="2" color="#0000FF" face="Arial"><u>cdunne@us.ibm.com</u></font></a><font size="2" face="Arial">>.</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Job description:</i></font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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IBM Watson (Cambridge, MA) is hiring a summer intern to join the Cognitive Visualization Lab. We are looking for candidates with a research track record in information visualization or a related field, preferably with additional experience in machine learning, natural language processing, or human-computer interaction.</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Our research group aims to advance the state of the art on visual analytics. We are an interdisciplinary group comprised of computer scientists, data scientists, social network analysts, and designers. We are working on a diverse set of truly fascinating projects, including pure R&D/papers (VIS/InfoVis/VAST, CHI, EuroVis), applied mathematics, developing prototypes for the most important industries in the world, and gallery installations. Many internships have resulted in academic publications, patents, and new features in IBM products. One of our main areas of interest is collaborating with the core Watson Algorithms team to leverage the impressive capabilities of Watson for exploratory visual analysis. </font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Our laboratory is located a few minutes from the MIT campus in an inclusive and friendly work environment. Despite being small geographically, Boston has 61 colleges and universities and hosts a vibrant academic atmosphere.</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Research Keywords:</i></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>
Information Visualization, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Science, Big Data Analytics, Information Design, Network Analysis, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Key Responsibilities:</i></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>
* Design, implement, and evaluate a novel visual analytics prototype following user-centered design principles.<br>
* Collaborate with domain experts within Watson<br>
* Publish and present results to both the academic community and to non-scientists.</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Required:</i></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>
* M.S. student in Information Visualization, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Computer science, or a directly related field.<br>
* Publication history within the academic community related to Information Visualization.<br>
* Research skills including data visualization, processing, modeling, analysis, and user studies/usability testing.<br>
* Programming and data analysis proficiency, ideally including web-based visualization tools. E.g., JavaScript, D3, jQuery, WebGL, three.JS, JSON.<br>
* Excellent communication skills for conveying technical material to both scientists and non-scientists in both written and oral presentations.<br>
* Strong desire to work in a team environment.<br>
* English: Intermediate</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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Preferred:</i></font><font size="2" face="Arial"><br>
* PhD student<br>
* Knowledge in Adobe Creative Suite applications or similar.<br>
* Additional programming proficiency in Java, Python, Unix shells, R, Matlab, SPSS<br>
* English: Fluent</font><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><br>
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IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status</font><font size="2" face="sans-serif">.</font></body></html>