Research Scientist Intern, Advanced Materials for Soft Robotics (PhD)

Job description

Reality Labs is Meta’s research and development division dedicated to building the future of immersive technologies. Our mission is to advance the state of the art in virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), and wearable devices to build systems that enhance human capabilities through intelligent machine collaboration and enable people to connect, collaborate, and experience the world in entirely new ways. Meta’s Reality Labs Research is seeking Research Scientist interns to join our materials, manufacturing, and integration team. These roles are focused on the research and development of advanced materials, architectures, and integration technologies for next-generation soft robotics. Our internships are twelve (12) to twenty-four (24) weeks long and we have various start dates throughout the year. Responsibilities: Collaborate with researchers and cross-functional partners including communicating research plans, progress, and results - Publish research results and contribute to research that can be applied to Meta product development - Design and implement elastomeric materials used for soft robotics fabrication - Synthesize, functionalize, and process polymer materials in t...