Research Intern (Summer 2026)

Eyeline Studios At Eyeline, Scanline VFX's virtual production division, we want to provide you with a solid foundation where you can be a part of an innovative team of brilliant researchers, developers and virtual storytellers. Learn more. We are seeking exceptional PhD students to join Eyeline Labs as Research Interns for the Summer 2026 internship program. As a Research Intern, you will work on groundbreaking research projects using video/image generative AI and 3D neural representation/reconstruction techniques to revolutionize the field of filmmaking, content (re)creation, and visual effects/enhancements (relighting, super-resolution, stylization, etc). Key Responsibilities

• Engage in quick iterations of hands-on research in the field of video/image generative AI and 4D neural reconstruction/representation
• Balance between research and engineering, and develop state-of-the-art techniques to address high-priority challenges in the field of filmmaking, content (re)creation, and visual effects/enhancements (stylization, relighting, super-resolution, bit depth, etc)
• Align closely with filmmakers and artists to prototype AI tools for their final pixel quality, production scaling, efficiency, and creativity
• Conduct experiments to validate research hypotheses and incubate new ideas into publications

Qualifications

• Enrolled in PhD in Computer Vision, Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, and/or Machine Learning
• Proficiency in Python and other related programming languages
• Practical experience working with multi-GPU-node neural network training, architecture design for video/image generative AI or 3D reconstruction, as well as large-scale data processing parallelization.
• Profound knowledge of content (re)creation using generative AI, including diffusion models
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written

$45 - $65 an hour This salary range is specific to applicants applying to our position in Los Angeles, CA. To determine your base salary, we consider your qualifications, skills, and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary outside of this range and will also be dependent on your location. About Us Scanline VFX is an award-winning leader in the visual effects industry with 8 studios worldwide, including London, Los Angeles, Montreal, Munich (will cease to operate by year's end), Seoul, Mumbai and Vancouver. Since our beginning in 1989, we strive to set the highest standard of quality in everything we do. Through innovation, we generate solutions for our clients and raise the bar — both within our workplace and throughout our industry. We look for explorers, people who are willing to go to new places and are open to testing, learning and iterating as they go. We believe great ideas come from everyone, so we actively encourage team members to ask questions and present their ideas. Powered by Netflix Netflix’s investment in our pipeline, infrastructure, and workforce allows us to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible in visual effects. In addition to working on projects for Netflix, we continue to work with a variety of long-standing and new clients. Come as you are We are committed to ensuring fair and equal treatment of your application. When you apply for a role with us, you will receive consideration based solely on your qualifications.