Student Employment & Internships

About Kocree Music Kocree leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree is seeking a talented, passionate, and hard-working full-stack web developer and software engineer, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. They are looking for expertise and experience that overlap with a majority part of the following key responsibilities, or their equivalents.  Key Responsibilities Database, knowledge-base, and search engine Software and web development, web services and network security (Relevant) Kubernetes, Docker, PostgreSQL, ElasticSearch, TypeScript, NodeJS, Svelte, TailwindCSS (Preferred) Experience in building social networks or recommendation systems Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Kocree Music Kocree Music leverages white-box AGI to redefine artistic creation in a social and gamified ecosystem that is accessible, immersive, engaging, personalized, and monetizable for every creative mind. The company is building highly interactive co-creation engines that unleash and connect creativity from people at all levels, moving from a traditional workspace to a gameplay, a marketplace, and WeMedia. Kocree is the home of the world’s leading scientists, engineers, and artists in the area of AI, information theory, computational creativity, music and art, as well as human-AI interaction. It is a small but fast-growing team, with UIUC, Stanford, and MIT founders. You’ll work closely with the founding team to apply cutting-edge techniques to the most exciting creative challenges in a new era that is about to begin: a deep fusion of art, technology, and human wellbeing. Kocree’s “Music Mosaic” (“Muosaic”) project, is on a mission to elevate everyone’s everyday music experience to the next level: from listening, singing, to composing new music together through immersive and personalized gameplay! Through Muosaic, Kocree brings music co-creation to everyone, and bring everyone together through music co-creation! Muosaic is an AI-powered, music social co-creation platform. It attracts music lovers to find each other, team up, and co-create music for all sorts of daily use and entertainment. Using music AI magic, Muosaic significantly lowers the bar for everyone to create and makes music co-creation as fun as co-assembling “music legos.” On Kocree’s Muosaic, everyone, regardless of their music background, can be a composer anywhere at any time—from a few minutes on a bus customizing a music gift to hours-long music games and parties. About The Role Job Description Kocree is seeking a talented, passionate, and hard-working Visual Designer, who thrives as a self-starter in a start-up setting. This role is ideal for a creative individual with a strong background in design, animation, and interaction design. As a Visual Designer, you will be integral in creating compelling visuals and interactive experiences that enhance the company’s product vision.  Key Responsibilities Create UI/UX designs for web/mobile apps and platforms. Develop digital illustrations and motion graphics. Create marketing materials, including posters, ads, social media graphics, and presentations. Design interactive elements for user interfaces, ensuring an engaging user experience. Collaborate closely with the team to create visually appealing and functional design elements. Qualifications Proven experience in UI/UX design/digital illustration/animation. Strong skills in marketing design for various platforms. Experience with interaction design for user interfaces. Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Illustrator, Photoshop, Blender, and Sketch. Preferred experience in music visualization design and game design. Creative thinker with strong attention to detail and a passion for visual storytelling. Self-starter with the ability to work independently in a start-up environment. Apply now by filling out this form. Questions can be sent to kocree.inc@gmail.com.

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Internship Term: Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between May 2025 through May 2026. If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site. Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements. The intern will be responsible for collaborating with the Electrical Hardware team to develop methodology and analysis flow to characterize thermal design power of electrical hardware devices . Responsibilities: Develop methodology and analysis flow to characterize thermal design power of electrical hardware devices. Analyze devices and systems through both simulation and testing vehicle measurements.   Qualifications: Must be currently pursuing a bachelors, masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Engineering Working knowledge of heat transfer fundamentals Proficiency in one or more coding languages such as Python, Matlab, C++ Computer power architecture and modeling fundamentals preferred Experience with commercial FEA or FVM software (such as ANSYS, Icepak, or FLUENT)  preferred Experience with Gitlab/Github version control preferred Must be enrolled in the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Must be located in Champaign, IL  and able to work out of our office in the Research Park. Must be available for 20 hours per week in the Fall and Spring and 40 hours in the summer. This project will require weekly task status update and monthly project update. Pay Disclosure: Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships: The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law. Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums. Equal Opportunity: Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Apply Here!

About Rivian Rivian is on a mission to keep the world adventurous forever. This goes for the emissions-free Electric Adventure Vehicles we build, and the curious, courageous souls we seek to attract. As a company, we constantly challenge what’s possible, never simply accepting what has always been done. We reframe old problems, seek new solutions and operate comfortably in areas that are unknown. Our backgrounds are diverse, but our team shares a love of the outdoors and a desire to protect it for future generations. Role Summary Internship Term:    Rivian internships are experiences optimized for student candidates. To be eligible, you must be an undergraduate or graduate student in an accredited program during the internship term with an expected graduation date between May 2025 through May 2026.    If you are not pursuing a degree, please see our full time positions on our Rivian careers site.    Note that if your university has specific requirements for internship programs, it is your responsibility to fulfill those requirements.  As a power electronics intern, you will have the opportunity to work with a world class team developing state-of-the-art power electronics for Rivian’s electric adventure vehicles. You will be given meaningful assignments which will contribute to the development of real-world products. You will interact and work with a seasoned engineering team.  Responsibilities: Perform modeling, design, and analysis of power electronic magnetic components such as inductors and transformers. Report results to team in clear and concise manner. Interact and work collaboratively with Rivian engineers.  Qualifications: Must be currently pursuing a masters, or PhD degree at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. Actively pursuing a degree or one closely related in Electrical Engineering, with emphasis on power electronics. Understanding of power electronics fundamentals, including devices, topologies, analysis and simulation methods.  Expertise in power electronics circuits and concepts. Understanding of the key components: power semiconductors, inductors, transformers, capacitors. Experience using software tools such as FEA (Ansys Maxwell or similar) and circuit simulators (LTSpice, PLECs, or similar).  Must be enrolled in the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Must be located in Champaign, IL  and able to work out of our office in the Research Park. Must be available for 20 hours per week in the Fall and Spring and 40 hours in the summer.    This project will require weekly task status update and monthly project update.    Pay Disclosure: Salary Range/Hourly Rate for Internships: The range of pay for internships is 25.00-51.00 per hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on location, and other factors permitted by law.   Rivian provides robust wellness benefits, and a medical insurance package for interns, their spouse or domestic partner, and children up to age 26. Coverage is effective on the first day of employment, and Rivian covers most of the premiums.  Equal Opportunity: Rivian is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information or characteristics, physical or mental disability, marital/domestic partner status, age, military/veteran status, medical condition, or any other characteristic protected by law. Rivian is committed to ensuring that our hiring process is accessible for persons with disabilities. If you have a disability or limitation, such as those covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, that requires accommodations to assist you in the search and application process, please email us at candidateaccommodations@rivian.com. Apply Here!

Do you want to be part of a team building high-tech robots that help the environment? EarthSense is a startup on the forefront of robotics, autonomy, and agricultural technology.  We’re developing the next generation of artificial intelligence robots and rapidly expanding what’s possible with smart and conscientious farming. We are adding to our superstar team and we are looking for an intern with a Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering background to join our electronics group. The ideal candidate has strong skills working with embedded firmware and microcontrollers such as STM32. They should also have experience with long range radio communications and antennas such as LoRa. Experience with hardware projects is a must. Excellent debugging and problem solving ability, combined with flexibility to excel at new challenges by learning quickly. Qualifications: Required: Preferred: Graduate and undergraduate students interested in internship are most welcome to apply Click here to apply!

Job Description Riverbed Acceleration Business Research Project: Summer 2024 === Duration: est. 8 weeks Requirements: Education: PhD-seeking student Summary: Area: Research into leveraging network optimization for Artificial Intelligence at the edge workflow for increased performance and security. Candidate Key areas of understanding: Large Language Models, AI training, hybrid AI techniques, Cloud AI, Edge device AI, AI Federated Learning   Description: We are interested in investigating if there are ways to leverage network optimization strategies to help enable AI at the Edge.  The research project includes investigating how hybrid AI scenarios with Federated Learning techniques could be optimized for performance and security using network optimizations. We are interested in scenarios using a hybrid technique where some of the processing is done locally and some in the cloud. Hybrid AI also allows for devices and cloud to run models concurrently – with devices running ‘light’ versions of the model for low latency while the cloud processes multiple tokens of the ‘full’ model in parallel and corrects the device answers if needed. We are interested in researching how much data is being transferred and if network optimizations such as scalable data referencing (SDR) be leveraged for reducing latency. Apply here  Riverbed Acceleration Business Research Project: Summer 2024

Overview We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team! As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture. We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more! Visit our Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations and the process of joining the State Farm team! Responsibilities Intern – Research & Development Center @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Fall 2024) This internship is open to current students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign only The Fall 2024 Internship program at the State Farm Research and Development Center (RDC) provides an opportunity for paid research work with a top Fortune 500 Company. The RDC offers students a unique internship at its University of Illinois Research Park location, working on projects that have direct application to State Farm’s research work. Some of the work will include: Research Company, Consumer and Industry trends Prepare written reports and PowerPoint presentations Research technology and innovation as it relates to State Farm Business Opportunities Department specific research initiatives such as: HR, Marketing, Digital, Public Affairs and Administrative Services Work with Corporate Project Leads Present information to State Farm management What You Can Expect: Internship duration and work hours: Our Fall Internship Semester will run from August 26,2024 -December 6,2024. Interns work 10-15 hours a week Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles Address: State Farm Research Center at the University of Illinois Research Park, 2001 South First St. (Suite 102), Champaign, IL 61820 Hybrid work environment What’s In It For You: Competitive pay and a relaxed dress code Direct experience you can leverage for your future career An opportunity to learn and network with industry-leading influencers A Learning Environment: Mentoring and Development to help you succeed We love to give back! Being involved in volunteer opportunities to give back to the community A culture that embraces Diversity and Inclusion – it is simply the right thing to do! Qualifications We Are Looking For The Following: Current College Student at University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign*** Graduate student: Solid research experience Experience running studies with participants and/or survey creation Critical thinking skills and ability to work independently with support Technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted Research and Data Analytics General research analyst (junior or higher preferred): Critical thinking, technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude Solid research experience Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted Project description: The intern will be assisting with macro trend research, complete tasks that have been backlogged and other adhoc requests that become priority Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity***** Apply Here

Overview: We are not just offering a job but a meaningful career! Come join our passionate team! As a Fortune 50 company, we hire the best employees to serve our customers, making us a leader in the insurance and financial services industry. State Farm embraces diversity and inclusion to ensure a workforce that is engaged, builds on the strengths and talents of all associates, and creates a Good Neighbor culture. We offer competitive benefits and pay with the potential for an annual financial award based on both individual and enterprise performance. Our employees have an opportunity to participate in volunteer events within the community and engage in a learning culture. We offer programs to assist with tuition reimbursement, professional designations, employee development, wellness initiatives, and more! Visit our Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations and the process of joining the State Farm team! Responsibilities: Intern – Research & Development Center @ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Fall 2024) This internship is open to current students at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign only The Fall 2024 Internship program at the State Farm Research and Development Center (RDC) provides an opportunity for paid research work with a top Fortune 500 Company. The RDC offers students a unique internship at its University of Illinois Research Park location, working on projects that have direct application to State Farm’s research work. Some of the work will include: Research Company, Consumer and Industry trends Prepare written reports and PowerPoint presentations Research technology and innovation as it relates to State Farm Business Opportunities Department specific research initiatives such as: HR, Marketing, Digital, Public Affairs and Administrative Services Work with Corporate Project Leads Present information to State Farm management What You Can Expect: Internship duration and work hours: Our Fall Internship Semester will run from August 26,2024 -December 6,2024. Interns work 10-15 hours a week Convenient on-campus location with easy access to Campus Shuttles Address: State Farm Research Center at the University of Illinois Research Park, 2001 South First St. (Suite 102), Champaign, IL 61820 Hybrid work environment What’s In It For You: Competitive pay and a relaxed dress code Direct experience you can leverage for your future career An opportunity to learn and network with industry-leading influencers A Learning Environment: Mentoring and Development to help you succeed We love to give back! Being involved in volunteer opportunities to give back to the community A culture that embraces Diversity and Inclusion – it is simply the right thing to do! Qualifications: We Are Looking For The Following: Current College Student at University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign*** Graduate student: Solid research experience Experience running studies with participants and/or survey creation Critical thinking skills and ability to work independently with support Technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted Research and Data Analytics General research analyst (junior or higher preferred): Critical thinking, technical/functional expertise (or ability to learn it), collaboration, curiosity, results driven attitude Solid research experience Previous work experience where project work and/or research was conducted Project description: The intern will be assisting with macro trend research, complete tasks that have been backlogged and other adhoc requests that become priority Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity***** Apply Here!