Graduate/Undergraduate Researcher in Materials Science and Engineering

Spring/Summer/Fall 2026 Project Opportunities in Computational for Materials Science with AI/ML
Location: North Andover, MA (20 miles north of Boston)
Format: Hybrid – 1–2 days/week on campus, remainder remote

The Computational Materials Design Group led by Professor Avik Mahata at the School of Engineering and Computational Sciences, Merrimack College, is seeking motivated undergraduate students and research scientists for summer internships or semester-long research projects (for credit hours or paid positions).

Our research focuses on applying Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), Data Mining, and Large Language Models (LLMs) to design and discover advanced materials for future technologies.

We welcome students from the following backgrounds:

• Computer Science
• Materials Science
• Mechanical Engineering
• Chemistry
• Physics

Areas of work include:

• AI/ML for materials property prediction
• Data mining from scientific literature
• LLMs for knowledge extraction
• Materials informatics and computational modeling

To Apply:
Please send your resume and a brief note expressing your interest to Professor Avik Mahata at mahataa@merrimack.edu.

Pay: $15.00 - $25.00 per hour

Work Location: Hybrid remote in North Andover, MA 01845