Student Researcher (Aug 2024)

Your role

The Student Researcher Program’s primary objective is to foster academic collaborations with students through research at Google. Join them for a paid Student Researcher position that offers the opportunity to work directly with Google research scientists and engineers on research projects.

Student Researcher opportunities are flexible in time commitment, length of opportunity, and onsite/remote nature, depending on the specific project and host needs.

Responsibilities

• Participate in research to develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

About you

This opportunity is intended for students who are pursuing a Master’s degree or PhD program in Computer Science or a related field.

This program is best suited for students who will not be seeking full-time employment following this role, as this program is non-conversion eligible.

Minimum qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a Master’s degree or PhD program in Computer Science, Linguistics, Statistics, Biostatistics, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Natural Sciences, or related technical field.
• Experience in one area of computer science (e.g., Natural Language Understanding, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Algorithmic Foundations of Optimization, Quantum Information Science, Data Science, Software Engineering, or similar areas).

Preferred qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a full-time degree program and returning to the program after completion of the internship.
• Currently attending a degree program in India.
• Experience as a researcher, including internships, full-time, or at a lab.
• Experience contributing to research communities or efforts, including publishing papers in major conferences or journals.
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages (e.g., Python, Java, JavaScript, C/C++, etc.).

Benefits

When you become an employee, they will offer benefits such as:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Competitive compensation
• Paid time off, including vacation, bereavement, jury duty, sick leave, parental leave, disability, and holidays
• A hybrid work model with remote work opportunities is also available
• Room and opportunities to grow

Training & development

The Student Researcher Program offers more opportunities for research students to work on critical research projects at Google in a less structured way. The program allows opportunities beyond the limitations of their traditional internship program on aspects such as duration, time commitment, and working location (with options for on-site or remote). The topics student researchers work on tend to be open-ended and exploratory, and don't always have a clear deliverable like a traditional internship would.

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Career progression

At Google, employees have ample opportunities for career progression, as demonstrated by Jenny Sun, Director of Customer Engineering. With a background as a software engineer and over 13 years in cloud technology, she emphasizes the importance of continuous learning and empowerment in her leadership role. Team members are encouraged to explore diverse career paths across various industries and specializations. Read more about Jenny's story here.

How to apply

To start the application process, you will need an updated CV or resume and a current unofficial or official transcript in English (PDFs preferred).

Please ensure your anticipated graduation dates (in MM/YY) and any proficiency in coding languages are listed on your resume.

Sources

The following sources were used in researching this page:

• blog.google/inside-google/life-at-google/jennys-path-to-become-a-director-of-customer-engineering/
• google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/
• youtube.com