AI Research Intern PhD 3-6 months internship

Vanilla Steel is a digital B2B platform serving the European metal industry with data and innovation with the mission of simplifying how steel and other metals are traded today.

We are a team of passionate tech entrepreneurs that combine more than 50 years of digital experience with a passion for solving existing challenges through digitization.

It is an exciting time to join Vanilla Steel as we raised PreSeed and Seed financing from some of the best European VCs to grow our team and expand our business.

We are looking for an outstanding individual who wants to join an exciting early stage startup in its growth phase as an AI Research Intern (PhD) to work closely with our senior management and a highly motivated team.

This internship is based in Berlin and may lead to fulltime employment depending on the performance of the individual.

Tasks

As AI Research Intern (PhD) your responsibilities will be to support Vanilla Steel in their objectives of growing the business as well as building sustainable and profitable operations. You will be exposed to a different areas of the company and the role will evolve in parallel with the needs of Vanilla Steel:

• Analyze large datasets and apply statistical and machine learning techniques to identify potential trading opportunities
• Collaborate with the team to optimize existing trading strategies and develop new ones
• Develop algorithms to consume standardize and process large amounts of inventory data from market participants
• Design and build tools to disseminate actionable data for live trading activities
• Internally communicate research progress and results

Requirements

• You are in the process of obtaining a PhD in AI computer science engineering or related field
• You have first experience in conceptualizing implementing and thoroughly evaluating advanced AIbased systems
• You have excellent communication skills (in English) and the ability to report and present research findings clearly and efficiently within the organization
• You are passionate about keeping up to date with current research and enjoy extending papers on stateoftheart DeepLearningbased approaches
• Proficiency with Python modern C and/or Rust programming languages
• Experience with machine learning software platforms such as TensorFlow PyTorch Keras etc
• Strong sense of urgency drive to take ownership and a relentless need to learn

Benefits

• A focus on outcomes not timetracking
• Fastpaced environment and strong company culture for high performing individuals
• First hand experience with an exciting Berlin tech startup on a steep growth curve
• Unrivaled autonomy and ownership on projects
• Open and fun shared working environment/culture
• Competitive compensation