AI Applied Scientist - PhD Intern, Generative Computer Vision

We are seeking remote PhD interns for Summer 2026! As a PhD Research Intern, you will help train and adapt large models that better understand homes and users, advancing representation learning, multimodal modeling, computer vision and graphics for real-world problems at Zillow scale.

Requirements

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence or a related field with a strong research track record
• Experience in one or more of the following: Image, video, or 3D Diffusion Models, Sparse-view reconstruction, camera localization and scene understanding, Diffusion Planning, 3D Representations (Point Clouds, NeRFs, 3DGS)
• Proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face)

Benefits

• 12-week paid internship during Summer 2026
• Direct supervision from experienced Applied Scientists with publications in top-tier conferences (CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, 3DV etc.)
• Access to Zillow's unique large-scale indoor datasets and compute resources
• Opportunity to contribute to research projects that could lead to publications