2026PhDResidency-OperationsResearchandOptimization(EarlyStageProject)

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2 0 2 6 P h D R e s i d e n c y - O p e r a t i o n s R e s e a r c h a n d O p t i m i z a t i o n ( E a r l y S t a g e P r o j e c t ) Internship Mountain View, CA How you will make 10x impact: General description: An operations research and optimization specialist with experience in machine learning for industrial engineering, system engineering and/or chemical engineering Collaborate with the X Project team to design and develop operations research approaches/algorithms to support the project's mission Understand the project’s goals and challenges and conduct relevant literature surveys. Create modeling and optimization approaches for industrial systems. Design and evaluate models for simulated and real-world systems

Engage with the Intern community during the program, engaging with the X community, attending colloquia and tech talks. This project aims to push the limits of science and modeling as we know them and to prove how ML can radically accelerate our understanding of the world Location: X's headquarters in Mountain View, CA Start Date(s): Year-round rolling basis Duration: a flexible 4 mo. to 1 year program based on project team needs and your availability Throughout your AI Residency you can expect: To be embedded into one of our confidential or public X projects To get paid competitively and receive benefits To be a part of a lively community of AI and ML Residents To attend tech-talks with AI leaders from across X What you should have: Currently enrolled in a PhD program in a STEM field such as operations research, applied mathematics or industrial process engineering with a strong interest in machine learning

Strong experience with one or more general purpose programming languages such as Python, C/C++. Experience in industrial optimization, as in industrial engineering, chemical engineering, or system engineering is desired. A deep understanding of stochastic modeling or combinatorial optimization methods

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