Speech Research (intern)

Centific

Redmond, US
$35-$45 hourly; not specified; not specified ph
Hybrid
Python and pytorch fluency
Gpu training experience
Modern sequence models
Centific AI Research seeks a PhD Research Intern to design and evaluate speech-first models, with a focus on Spoken Language Models (SLMs) that reason over audio and interact conversationally

Job Summary

  • Centific AI Research seeks a PhD Research Intern to design and evaluate speech-first models, with a focus on Spoken Language Models (SLMs) that reason over audio and interact conversationally.
  • You’ll move ideas from prototype to practical demos, working with scientists and engineers to deliver measurable impact.
  • Competitive stipend and hands-on projects with measurable real-world impact, mentorship from applied scientists and engineers, and access to modern GPU infrastructure.

Matching Summary

Centific AI Research seeks a PhD Research Intern to design and evaluate speech-first models, with a focus on Spoken Language Models (SLMs) that reason over audio and interact conversationally.

Salary

$35-$45 Hourly; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Python and PyTorch fluency
  • GPU training experience
  • modern sequence models
  • clean code and reproducibility
  • speech, audio ML, or multimodal LMs research

Nice-to-have

  • speech generation experience
  • multilingual or code-switching speech
  • evaluating safety and bias in speech systems
  • distributed training and serving

Key Requirements

  • PhD candidate in CS/EE (or related)
  • Fluency in Python and PyTorch
  • Familiarity with torchaudio or librosa
  • Working knowledge of modern sequence models
  • Depth in discrete speech tokens/temporal compression, modality alignment to LLMs via adapters, or post-training/instruction tuning for speech tasks
  • Strong experimentation habits

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Not specified

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