Generative AI Research Intern

Job Description

• Position: Generative AI Research Intern
• Duration: Flexible / 6 months
• Location: Espoo, Finland
• Educational recommendations: Pursuing ongoing studies in a relevant field at a Finnish university
  
  

How You Will Contribute

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE AND WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

• Design and implement experiments to test hypotheses, optimize models, and analyze results, with a focus on reproducibility and rigorous ablation studies.
• Develop tools and pipelines to support research workflows, including data preprocessing, model training, and evaluation frameworks.
• Debug and refine code with meticulous attention to detail, diving deep into technical challenges to improve system performance.
• Collaborate closely with researchers and engineers to prototype new features for ongoing projects in generative AI.
• Document findings clearly to contribute to internal knowledge sharing and potential publications.
  
  

What You Will Learn

• Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art GenAI technologies (e.g., LLMs, vision models, or reinforcement learning for generative tasks).
• Best practices in research-driven development, including experimental design, metric evaluation, and iterative improvement.
• How to thrive in a team that values precision, curiosity, and a methodical approach over quick fixes.
  
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Strong problem-solving: untangle complex bugs with systematic analysis
• Python/Linux skills: package management, shell , version control
• Research mindset: learn methods, read papers, implement and iterate using data
• Fluent English
• Nice to have: AI/ML and Generative AI experience, coursework , publication or projects
  
  

WE VALUE

• Curiosity and patience: You ask “why” and test assumptions, even when deadlines loom.
• Ownership: You take pride in delivering polished, well-tested solutions.
• Collaboration: You thrive in team environments where feedback drives progress.
  
  

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

• One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
• Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
• Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  
  

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

About The Team

As Nokia's growth engine, we create value for communication service providers and enterprise customers by leading the transition to cloud-native software and as-a-service delivery models. Our inclusive team of dreamers, doers and disruptors push the limits from impossible to possible.