About the role#
This PhD internship is based in the Grooming Research & Development group. You will work at the intersection of data science, generative AI, and cognitive science to understand how consumers perceive skin and hair changes. The project involves combining image-based technical measurements with consumer data to identify what drives the shaving experience, such as skin smoothness, evenness, and tone.
What you'll do#
- Develop and evaluate multimodal GenAI approaches to understand skin and hair perception from images.
- Connect image-based measurements with consumer data to identify key visual drivers of product experience.
- Build benchmarks, evaluation datasets, and metrics to assess model alignment with human perception.
- Explore agentic and multimodal AI workflows that integrate images, technical measurements, and consumer data to address research problems.
- Translate findings into actionable insights for R&D and product development.
What you'll need#
- Current enrollment in a PhD program in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Data Science, Statistics, Cognitive Science, Human Factors, or a related field.
- Proficiency in Python.
- Experience with machine learning, computer vision, multimodal AI, image analysis, data analysis, statistics, or quantitative modeling.
- Experience connecting objective measurements to human perception.
- Familiarity with multimodal GenAI, vision-language models, foundation models, or agentic AI workflows.
- Experience with collaborative development tools like Git and GitHub.
Location & details#
- This is a 12-week paid, full-time internship occurring in the summer of 2027.
- The role is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
- The expected work schedule is hybrid, requiring 3 days per week in the office.
- Please note that immigration sponsorship is not available for this position.
About Procter & Gamble
Procter & Gamble is a consumer goods company based in Cincinnati, Ohio. It produces items such as soap, candles, and various household brands. The company operates in approximately 70 countries and employs over 90,000 people. It functions as a public organization.
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