The Ethical AI team at Google is looking for a research intern based in their San Francisco office. The ideal candidate should be interested in the histories of machine learning datasets. They should have experience and training in the areas of science and technology studies, history of science and/or technology, media studies, cultural anthropology, sociology of science or related fields. Google seeks motivated and enthusiastic colleagues with a solid research agenda who take a critical approach to data and sociotechnical systems.
The candidate will have an opportunity to work closely with many interdisciplinary researchers at Google. They will be expected to produce high-quality research and will be encouraged to publish in top journals and conferences in their areas of expertise.
Research internships at Google offer a highly competitive salary, an exciting work environment, and research and career-building events.
Applicants must be enrolled in a graduate (Masters or PhD) degree program; Have experience in archival and qualitative research methods.
The internship is planned for the summer of 2020. A minimum of 12 weeks is required.
Candidates who are interested should send a short statement of interest, a curriculum vitae, and contact information of two references who can comment on the applicant’s research potential, to ethical-ai-internship-2020@google.com.
Note, this is NOT an application for this position, but a channel to gauge interest. The deadline to send in materials is January 15, 2020, but the team will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis.