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  • Software Engineering Internship (AI)

    Software Engineering Internship (AI)

    Your Role and Responsibilities
    IBM Research – Africa is Hiring!
    Join us for a unique 12-week paid internship that offers personal and professional development including mentorship from leading technology researchers. This program will give you an opportunity to work on meaningful technology solutions, develop scalable software systems, interact and collaborate with top research scientists in AI, health informatics, statistics, among others – all of which requires research, asking the right questions, curiosity, and thinking outside the box.
    As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on research questions that are of interest to IBM and have access to a vast number of tools and resources within the global IBM community to help you succeed. Depending on your background and experience, you will be working in one of the following areas: AI Science, AI Engineering, Accelerated Discovery and Industries Research. This internship will be at our Research Lab in Nairobi.
    Minimum Qualifications:

    Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Computer Science or related technical field.
    Experience with Data Structures or Algorithms.
    Experience in Software Development and coding.

    Experience in coding using one of the following programming languages, including but not limited to:

    Java,
    JavaScript,
    NodeJS or
    Python.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise
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    Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
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    Apply via :

    careers.ibm.com

  • Accelerated Discovery Internship

    Accelerated Discovery Internship

    Introduction

    At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

    Your Role and Responsibilities

    IBM Research – Africa is Hiring!
    Join us for a unique 12-week paid internship that offers personal and professional development including mentorship from leading technology researchers. This program will give you an opportunity to work on meaningful technology solutions, develop scalable software systems, interact and collaborate with top research scientists in AI, health informatics, statistics, among others – all of which requires research, asking the right questions, curiosity, and thinking outside the box.

    As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work on research questions that are of interest to IBM and have access to a vast number of tools and resources within the global IBM community to help you succeed. Depending on your background and experience, you will be working in one of the following areas: AI Science, AI Engineering, Accelerated Discovery and Industries Research.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    Minimum Qualifications

    Enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s degree program in Computer Science or related technical field.
    Experience with Data Structures or Algorithms.
    Experience in Software Development and coding.
    Experience in coding using one of the following programming languages, including but not limited to:

    Java,
    JavaScript,
    NodeJS or
    Python.

    Apply via :

    careers.ibm.com

  • Internship -Research Scientist AI

    Internship -Research Scientist AI

    At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.
    Your Role and Responsibilities
    IBM Research Africa is looking for a Ph.D-level intern to join their AI research group which is exploring Trustworthy AI concepts and anomalous pattern detection techniques. This unique position will provide an opportunity to work with developers and researchers based in Nairobi, Kenya while also engaging with hundreds of global researchers in the world’s largest industrial research lab.
    AI systems are increasingly being used to support human decision-making. While these systems hold the promise of delivering valuable insights across a multitude of applications, broad adoption of AI systems will rely heavily on the ability to trust their output. IBM Research is developing diverse approaches for how to integrate fairness, robustness, explainability, and causality concepts throughout the entire lifecycle of an AI application.
    Applicants should meet the following criteria:

    Currently enrolled in a Ph.D program from an accredited university in quantitative fields such as Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, Physics, Information Systems
    Demonstrable interest in Trustworthy AI concepts such as Robustness, Bias, Causality, Uncertainty Quantification, and Explainability
    4 years coding experience with scientific Python stack (numpy, scipy, pandas, matplotlib, etc.)

    Apply via :

    careers.ibm.com

  • Software Developer

    Software Developer

    Introduction

    Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

    Your Role and Responsibilities

    Africa is poised to become a leading source of innovation in a variety of sectors with an expected growth rate of 7% annually over the next 20 years. IBM recognizes the potential impact of research and smarter systems in helping to build Africa’s future, hence the African research lab creates technology applications in a range of industries at the core of Africa’s growth: financial services, education, healthcare, mobility, public safety and utilities. IBM believes that increasing access to healthcare and improving the quality of healthcare is critical to the continent of Africa.

    We develop and leverage high-end cognitive technologies to develop original and novel solutions to healthcare challenges. IBM Research software engineers are evaluated on their technical contributions, ability to collaborate across labs, and leadership. These metrics, in the context of a commercial research lab in an emerging market, create a unique combination of roles and responsibilities for a Software Engineer working in the healthcare domain.

    Skills

    Experience in developing and implementing AI and Machine Learning models
    Experience with one or more OOP language (eg. Java, Python, C++)
    Experience with relational and non-relational databases (e.g., postgres, DB2, mongo)
    Experience with at least one front-end framework (e.g., angular, react)
    Mobile Android and iOS development
    Experience building at least one production application
    Experience with agile methodology

    Impact

    Develop technologies, analytics and algorithms in financial inclusion and financial services projects
    Identify data-driven methods when more traditional approaches are infeasible.
    Transform research insights into real-world systems for use across the continent.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    M. S. (preferred) in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Engineering or related field.
    3 to 5 years of work experience depending on education level. Recent graduates will be considered.
    Knowledgeable of the many tools in machine learning, artificial intelligence, and data mining
    Strong data structures and algorithm design skills
     

    Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

    NA

    Apply via :

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  • Internship: Research Engineer AI 

Internship: Research Scientist (AI for Climate impacts and Risk)

    Internship: Research Engineer AI Internship: Research Scientist (AI for Climate impacts and Risk)

    Your Role and Responsibilities
    IBM Research Africa is looking for Research Engineer interns (Masters level) to join our efforts in anomalous pattern detection and Trustworthy AI. The internship will provide selected students the unique opportunity to work with world-class scientists based in Nairobi and around the globe as part of the world’s largest research organization.

    The exact starting time and duration will be agreed upon individually.

    Successful applicants will demonstrate excellent coding (Python) and communication skills to quickly make contributions to research projects over the course of a few months. We will be giving preference to students with backgrounds in anomalous pattern detection, deep learning (PyTorch or Tensorflow) or Trustworthy AI concepts such as: bias, explainability, or causality.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    MS Degree in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or related fields
    Safely integrating novel code into larger projects
    Design, validation, and characterization of algorithms and/or systems
    Contributing to open source projects

    Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
    None

    About Business Unit
    With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research brings together hundreds of researchers who possess unparalleled industry expertise to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. Join us as we do pioneering work in areas such as cognitive computing, augmented intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, to name a few.

    Your Life @ IBM
    What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?

    Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

    Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.

    Location Statement
    For additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

    Being You @ IBM
    IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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  • Internship: Research Scientist, Future of health

    Internship: Research Scientist, Future of health

    Introduction
    At IBM, work is more than a job – it’s a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you’ve never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world’s most challenging problems? If so, lets talk.

    Your Role and Responsibilities
    Africa is poised to become a leading source of innovation in a variety of sectors with an expected growth rate of 7% annually over the next 20 years. IBM recognizes the potential impact of research and smarter systems in helping to build Africa’s future, hence the African research lab creates technology applications in a range of industries at the core of Africa’s growth. IBM believes that increasing access to healthcare and improving the quality of healthcare is critical to the continent of Africa. We develop and leverage high-end AI technologies to develop original and novel solutions to healthcare challenges.

    IBM Research interns are evaluated on their technical contributions, ability to collaborate across labs, and leadership. These metrics, in the context of a commercial research lab in an emerging market, create a unique combination of roles and responsibilities for a research intern working in the healthcare domain.

    Skills

    Expertise and experience in programming in one or more of these languages: Python, Java, C, C++, Go, Julia
    Advanced skill level in solving analytical problems using rigorous and quantitative approaches
    Advanced skill level in creating and applying a broad range of machine learning techniques in healthcare
    Experience with standard machine learning techniques and frameworks including but not limited to Theano, Tensorflow, Caffe, PyTorch
    Experience communicating your research in technical communities, such as publications in NIPS, CVPR, ICML, ICLR, IJCAI, AAAI, KDD, AMIA, JAMIA, JAMA or similar

    Impact

    D evelop technologies, analytics and algorithms in healthcare projects .
    Identify AI/ML and data-driven methods when more traditional approaches are infeasible.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    PhD in Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics applied to Healthcare
    Experience analyzing large scale data from a variety of sources
    Design, validation, and characterization of algorithms and/or systems
    Contributing to open source projects

    Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

    None

    About Business Unit

    With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research brings together hundreds of researchers who possess unparalleled industry expertise to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. Join us as we do pioneering work in areas such as cognitive computing, augmented intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, to name a few.

    Your Life @ IBM
    What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?

    Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.

    Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.

    Apply via :

    careers.ibm.com

  • 2021 Great Minds Student Internships

    2021 Great Minds Student Internships

    Internship Type: Paid internship

    Internship Location: IBM labs in Zurich, Nairobi or Johannesburg

    Internship Targeted at: Masters Students

    Duration of Internship: 3 to 6 months

    Slots: Several (number not stated).

    Subject Eligibility: Please see eligible courses (below)

    Country/Candidate Eligibility: Students worldwide

    IBM Great Minds student internships 2021 | Details

    Eligibility and Selection Criteria

    The program is open to any full-time student enrolled in a Master’s program at a recognized university in central or eastern Europe, the Middle East or Africa. with a focus on

    Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning
    Applied Mathematics / Computer Science
    Engineering
    Life Sciences
    Chemistry oder Computational Chemistry
    Biology oder Computational Biology
    Neuromorphic Computing / Networks

    The students must have a solid command of the English language in both written and spoken form.

    Candidates applying for the IBM Great Minds student internships 2021 must currently be enrolled in a full-time student enrolled in a Master’s program as stated in eligibility criteria aboveApplication Deadline: 15 December 2020.

    Apply via :

    www.zurich.ibm.com

  • Research Scientist

    Research Scientist

    IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today’s most complex challenges, whether it’s discovering a new way for doctors to help patients, teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.

    Your Role and Responsibilities

    Over the past 100 years, IBMers all over the globe have helped make the world work better and smarter. In this new era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things: Changing how we create, collaborate, analyze and engage. From transforming healthcare to improving the retail shopping experience – it’s what IBMers do. In Africa, we’ve been changing the way the continent does business for more than 50 years, and as our company continues to grow, we’re looking for talented professionals to join us in this new era.
    Join us and be part of a diverse and global team of thinkers and doers, and make an impact.
    The researcher in this position will c onduct research in the field of machine learning, deep learning, and AI and its applications in specific domains such as agriculture, water, financial services, healthcare etc.
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    Develop generalizable and scalable AI and conversational architectures and systems applied to addressing the “big” challenges in Africa.
    Efficiently implement algorithms and run experiments on real data (either small, big or zero data).
    Build information machines and smart applications that enable humans to make better decisions and perform more efficiently in their tasks and allow for their swift integration into industry software components.

    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    Minimum: Masters’ level individuals who have strong software engineering skills with demonstrated experience in projects that use the AI/ML toolkits eg. Keras, tensorflow.
    Preferred: PhD’s with NLP, reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence skills.
    Added advantage: experience managing teams, developing strategy for a project and leading projects.

    Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise

    PhD in computer science but are open to related areas such as Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, etc Outstanding MSc graduates may also apply.
    Strong background in machine learning, deep learning and applied statistics.
    Hands on experience in writing code.
    Innovative thinking, creative and capable of thinking.
    Experience in Java and/or Python.
    Excellent academic track record in machine learning and/or natural language processing research.
    Strong publication record in top-tier conferences and journals.

    Apply via :

    careers.ibm.com

  • Research Scientist Software Engineer

    Research Scientist Software Engineer

    Introduction
    IBM Research Scientists are charting the future of Artificial Intelligence, creating breakthroughs in quantum computing, discovering how blockchain will reshape the enterprise, and much more. Join a team that is dedicated to applying science to some of today’s most complex challenges, whether it’s discovering a new way for doctors to help patients, teaming with environmentalists to clean up our waterways or enabling retailers to personalize customer service.
    Your Role and Responsibilities
    Over the past 100 years, IBMers all over the globe have helped make the world work better and smarter. In this new era of Cognitive Business, IBM is helping to reshape industries by bringing together our expertise in Cloud, Analytics, Security, Mobile, and the Internet of Things: Changing how we create, collaborate, analyze and engage. From transforming healthcare to improving the retail shopping experience – it’s what IBMers do. In Africa, we’ve been changing the way the continent does business for more than 50 years, and as our company continues to grow, we’re looking for talented professionals to join us in this new era.
    Join us and be part of a diverse and global team of thinkers and doers, and make an impact.
    The researcher in this position will c onduct research in the field of machine learning, deep learning, and AI and its applications in specific domains such as agriculture, water, financial services, healthcare etc.
    Develop generalizable and scalable AI and conversational architectures and systems applied to addressing the “big” challenges in Africa.
    Efficiently implement algorithms and run experiments on real data (either small, big or zero data).
    Build information machines and smart applications that enable humans to make better  decisions and perform more efficiently in their tasks and allow for their swift integration into industry software components.
    Required Technical and Professional Expertise
    Minimum: Masters’ level individuals who have strong software engineering skills with demonstrated experience in projects that use the AI/ML toolkits eg. Keras, tensorflow.
    Preferred: PhD’s with NLP, reinforcement learning and deep reinforcement learning, machine learning and artificial intelligence skills.
    Added advantage: experience managing teams, developing strategy for a project and leading projects.
     
    Preferred Technical And Professional Expertise
    PhD in computer science but are open to related areas such as Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, etc Outstanding MSc graduates may also apply.
    Strong background in machine learning, deep learning and applied statistics.
    Hands on experience in writing code.
    Innovative thinking, creative and capable of thinking.
    Experience in Java and/or Python.
    Excellent academic track record in machine learning and/or natural language processing research.
    Strong publication record in top-tier conferences and journals.
    About Business Unit
    With more than 3,000 researchers in 12 labs located across six continents, IBM Research brings together hundreds of researchers who possess unparalleled industry expertise to address some of the world’s most challenging problems. Join us as we do pioneering work in areas such as cognitive computing, augmented intelligence, quantum computing, and blockchain, to name a few.
    Your Life @ IBM
    What matters to you when you’re looking for your next career challenge?
    Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities – where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust – where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.
    Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.
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  • Technical Support Representatives

    Technical Support Representatives

    Job Summary
    A Technical Support Representatives at IBM is a front-line position supporting our products and making sure they are at their best for our customers. With over 100 years in technology, IBM has built a strong reputation of quality service and this role ensures we continue to deliver on that promise. If you enjoy helping people with technical issue, you’ll love your career at IBM.
    Required Technical and Professional Expertise

    8+ years of sales experience and/or pre-sales experience with a demonstrated record of success, preferably in the software or IT industry covering eastern and western countries such as Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Morocco and Tunisia.
    Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science, or other technical discipline
    Intimate knowledge of the Linux portfolio, with particular focus on emerging technology products such as JBoss, Ceph Storage, Gluster Storage, Ansible, OpenShift and OpenStack and/ or DB open source options
    Solutions sales experience in an environment with multiple offerings and services; experience with cloud, virtualization, middleware, DevOps, or emerging technologies
    Solid understanding of the complete sales cycle management from prospecting to closing
    Ability to work with the complexities of partner organizational structures and be able to develop strategic relationships with alliance partners
    Excellent communication skills

    Responsibilities

    Sell IBM supported Open Source services in your assigned territory or industry
    Meet quantitative and qualitative performance goals and set high standards for articulation and presentation of key messages and the IBM’s Open Source value proposition
    Meet assigned sales quotas by acquiring new customer accounts and renewing and growing existing relationships
    Call on prospective customers, providing technical and administrative information, demonstrations, and price quotes for our offerings
    Accurately forecast and close sales in alignment with company goals