NCI Intern – High-Performance Computing Research

About the role

The NCI Internship Program at the Australian National University offers a 12-week, full-time, fixed-term internship (ANU Officer 3 classification) with a salary package of $73,292 to $80,834 per year plus 17% superannuation. It is remote working supported. Candidates choose one of four projects within NCI Australia, which supports high-performance computing, data and cloud research.

Key responsibilities

• Work on a defined project within NCI Australia, collaborating with experienced technical staff and researchers.
• Contribute to high-performance computing, data and cloud initiatives that support national research.
• Present project deliverables, outcomes and key learnings at a formal showcase.

Projects:

• Evaluating FP8 mixed precision for scientific AI on NVIDIA H200 GPUs.
• Extending Zephyrus: agentic AI for Australian weather and climate data.
• A Python interface for MOM6 ocean modelling.
• Scaling near-real-time analysis of nanopore sequencing data.

Required profile

• Postgraduate student (master's by research or PhD) enrolled at an Australian university.
• Present in Australia during the internship with full-time working rights.
• Ability to commit full-time for the 12-week period.
• Interest in computational research, HPC, data science, cloud computing, AI/ML, research software or related areas.
• Foundational skills relevant to the chosen project, such as programming, analytics, modelling or scientific computing.

Required skills

• Foundational programming or analytical skills.
• Problem-solving, independent and team work, effective communication, time management and meeting deadlines.

What we offer

• Structured internship with hands-on experience in a professional research environment.
• Participation in NCI's training and education strategy.

To apply, candidates must submit a statement addressing the selection criteria, a CV with at least one referee, an academic transcript and a letter of support from their academic supervisor.