Hybrid Human-Centered AI Intern – Human-Computer Interaction

at Tri-global Solutions Group Inc.

• Job title: Human-Centered AI Intern – Human-Computer Interaction
• Job type: Internship
• Experience level: Entry level
• Salary: $45 - $65 per hour
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Los Altos, United States

About the role

• Intern for Human-Computer Interaction research at Toyota Research Institute. Engaging in AI, organizational behavior, and emotional labor projects.

Responsibilities

• Scope a research project aligned with Harmonious Communities’ HCI, Conversational AI, and Organizational Behavior research agenda.
• Evaluate an existing conversational AI platform and, where gaps are identified, design and prototype alternative or supplementary solutions.
• Drive the end-to-end research plan, with regular feedback from your mentor and teammates.
• Develop a taxonomy for understanding the factors shaping “difficulty” in workplace conversations.
• Present findings in research meetings to the Harmonious Communities Department, the HCAI Division, TRI leadership, and Toyota business group partners.
• Produce work that informs internal strategy and is aimed at publication in an academic journal or conference.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a PhD degree program.
• Track record of implementing research projects from start to finish.
• Demonstrated experience with prototype design, as well as mixed-methods research design and analyses.
• Familiarity with messy, real-world data, and evidence of critical, creative thinking about how this impacts study design and insights.
• Ability to reason across multiple levels of analysis and translate research insights into implications for organizational decision-making.
• Desire to work on challenging, open-ended research projects.
• Desire to be part of a highly interdisciplinary team and understanding of how this will improve your work.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously while proactively soliciting feedback.
• Interest in wellbeing, organizational behavior, emotional labor, and/or the future of work.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• paid time off benefits (including holiday pay and sick time)