[Hiring] Research Scientist Intern @Thomson Reuters

Role Description

Are you a curious and innovative thinker with experience doing machine learning research? Thomson Reuters Labs is seeking a machine learning scientist intern with experience in natural language processing, information retrieval, and AI agent design and evaluation.

As a Research Scientist Intern, you will contribute to foundational research focused on building the next generation of machine learning systems that power our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Research and Design: Research and design a new method, framework, or evaluation for search, deep research, or document drafting.
• Experiment: Run experiments to test your idea using both internal and public data, validating the generality and practicality of your approach.
• Influence and Share: Have the opportunity to publish your research and influence the direction of applied science work within Thomson Reuters Labs.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a PhD program in a relevant discipline and have research experience.
• Published research in top conferences such as ACL, NAACL, EMNIGIR, ECIR, AAAI or other related venues.
• Expertise in Information Retrieval and Natural Language Processing, including training and evaluating language models and building AI Agents.
• Versed in the scientific method, with strong statistical thinking and experience designing and evaluating machine learning experiments.
• Experienced in one or more programming languages (preferably Python) and have experience working in the Cloud (such as AWS or Azure).
• Experience with ML/NLP libraries such as PyTorch, TensorFlow, and HuggingFace.
• Comfortable using AI coding agents like Claude Code, Codex, or similar.
• Experienced working with unstructured datasets and knowledgeable in techniques for data cleaning and processing.
• Good communication and writing skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
• Experienced using AI to assist without outsourcing critical thinking.

Benefits

• Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities.
• Career Development and Growth: Culture of continuous learning and skill development.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: Comprehensive benefit plans including flexible vacation, mental health days, retirement savings, and tuition reimbursement.
• Culture: Award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, and work-life balance.
• Social Impact: Opportunities for community involvement and pro-bono consulting projects.
• Making a Real-World Impact: Helping customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

Company Description

Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media.