Language Models for Databases Intern

Number of Position(s): 1

Duration: 10 Weeks

Date: June to August, 2026

Location: On-site, Murray Hill, NJ

 

EDUCATIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS 

Currently a candidate for a PhD or Master's in Computer science, Electrical engineering, or mathematics, or a related field with an accredited school in the USA. 

 

You will join our research team to contribute to high-quality foundational studies and support the translation of research insights into practical solutions used across diverse Nokia applications. Throughout the internship, you will engage in exploratory work, collaborate with experienced researchers, and participate in hands-on development involving emerging AI technologies. These efforts will allow you to build skills, gain exposure to real-world challenges, and deepen your knowledge of advanced AI methods. Likely focus areas include:

• Enhancing the performance and adaptability of off-the-shelf LLMs for enterprise-scale databases.

• Applying machine learning to model, interpret, and manage large and complex network database schemas.

• Developing agentic approaches that enable seamless interaction across heterogeneous data systems.

• Designing methods to process, learn from, and reason over dynamic, continuously evolving data streams

 

• Demonstrated research experience with strong peer-reviewed publications.

• Ability to write clean, high-quality, maintainable code in research team environments.

• Experience working with large language models; familiarity with database systems is a strong plus.
   

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