Subject: [AUDITORY] PhD Summer Internship - ML and Auditory Perception at Reality Labs Research Meta From: Michael McManus <000003b5d5456abc-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2025 17:48:18 +0000--_000_IA1PR15MB612689224B59B06600CAABCAA5FD2IA1PR15MB6126namp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear Colleagues, I am emailing to spread the word on an opportunity for PhD students to inte= rn in the Reality Labs Research Audio team at Meta in Redmond, WA, during t= he summer of 2025. We are looking for a student which ideally has some expe= rience in both ML and auditory perception to help us research objective qua= lity and intelligibility methods to model human perception when using Meta'= s new range of wearable devices. The internship should last at least 16 weeks (longer internships can be arr= anged and are generally preferred), with start date sometime early this sum= mer. The student will have access to an incredible team of scientists and e= ngineers, working alongside esteemed researchers in the field such as Thoma= s Lunner and Antje Ihlefeld, and helping to advance new and exciting techno= logies which have the potential to touch millions of lives. There is a generic ad posting here: https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/157695= 0703169479/, where students can apply, but please do feel free to contact m= e directly at michaelmcmanus@xxxxxxxx<mailto:michaelmcmanus@xxxxxxxx>, or t= hrough LinkedIn and I'd be happy to discuss the position further. Thank you very much for your time. Best Regards, Michael McManus --_000_IA1PR15MB612689224B59B06600CAABCAA5FD2IA1PR15MB6126namp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Dus-ascii"= > <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style><!-- /* Font Definitions */ @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:Aptos; panose-1:2 11 0 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;} @xxxxxxxx {font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; panose-1:2 0 5 3 0 0 0 2 0 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0cm; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; mso-ligatures:standardcontextual; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} span.EmailStyle17 {mso-style-type:personal-compose; font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif; color:windowtext;} p.p1, li.p1, div.p1 {mso-style-name:p1; margin:0cm; line-height:13.5pt; font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:white;} p.p2, li.p2, div.p2 {mso-style-name:p2; margin:0cm; line-height:13.5pt; font-size:11.5pt; font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; color:white;} span.s1 {mso-style-name:s1; text-decoration:underline;} span.apple-converted-space {mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;} .MsoChpDefault {mso-style-type:export-only; font-size:11.0pt; mso-fareast-language:EN-US;} @xxxxxxxx WordSection1 {size:612.0pt 792.0pt; margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p2"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">I am emailing to spread the word on an opportunity for PhD studen= ts to intern in the Reality Labs Research Audio team at Meta in Redmond, WA= , during the summer of 2025. We are looking for a student which ideally has some experience in both ML and auditory percep= tion to help us research objective quality and intelligibility methods to m= odel human perception when using Meta's new range of wearable devices.<o:p>= </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">The internship should last at least 16 weeks (longer internships = can be arranged and are generally preferred), with start date sometime earl= y this summer. The student will have access to an incredible team of scientists and engineers, working alongside esteemed= researchers in the field such as Thomas Lunner and Antje Ihlefeld, and hel= ping to advance new and exciting technologies which have the potential to t= ouch millions of lives.<span class=3D"apple-converted-space"> </span><= o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p2"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">There is a generic ad posting here: <a href=3D"https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/1576950703169479/"><span class= =3D"s1"><span style=3D"color:black">https://www.metacareers.com/jobs/157695= 0703169479/</span></span></a>, where students can apply, but please do feel= free to contact me directly at <a href=3D"mailto:michaelmcmanus@xxxxxxxx"><span class=3D"s1"><span style= =3D"color:black">michaelmcmanus@xxxxxxxx</span></span></a>, or through Link= edIn and I'd be happy to discuss the position further.<o:p></o:p></span></p= > <p class=3D"p2"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">Thank you very much for your time.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p2"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">Best Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p2"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"p1"><span style=3D"font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;col= or:black">Michael McManus<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_IA1PR15MB612689224B59B06600CAABCAA5FD2IA1PR15MB6126namp_--