Research Science Intern

3 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa IBM Full time

Introduction

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

Your Role and Responsibilities
- Work towards developing a community of individuals driven to contribute to Quantum computing research and education
- Work across team and organizational boundaries with internal and external stakeholders for developing educational programs and activities
- Work with cross-functional team for logístical planning, event production, and long term goal setting for a program targeting a highly technical audience
- Measurement, tracking and reporting of outcomes to stakeholders
- Learning and studying quantum computing with Qiskit and its tools with first hand educational resources

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics or equivalent work experience
- Solid quantum computing knowledge
- Some experience with Qiskit (IBM SDK for programming Quantum Computers)
- Passion for education and career growth Comfortable leading internal and external meetings

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
- Master’s Degree in Physics, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Chemistry with a focus on quantum computing (for example during internship or master thesis)
- Good Qiskit knowledge (ex: you have already run few small projects or contributed to GitHub)
- Have attended a Qiskit/IBM Quantum events or participated in some programs such as: Qiskit Advocate, IBM Quantum Challenge, Qiskit Global Summer School, etc.

Enthusiasm about teaching Quantum Computing and developing educational material

About Business UnitIBM Research is the organic growth engine of IBM and an innovation engine for our customers and partners. As part of this mission, IBM Research anticipates and examines 'What's Next in Computing' to ultimately create and integrate the technologies the world relies upon to solve big challenges and unlock new opportunities. We create and pioneer new markets for IBM, our partners and customers as exemplified in our ongoing quest to reach practical and large-scale quantum computing. Across IBM Research, we realize the power and potential to accelerate discovery with our partners and clients by combining the power of high performance computing, AI, and Quantum, all integrated through the hybrid cloud.

Being an IBMer means you’ll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you’ll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.

Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.

Are you ready to be an IBMer?

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