Research Intern

Hi, I'm Brian, Co-Founder of Egra. We just raised $5.5M to build foundation models for brain signals, and we're looking for a research intern to join our team for the summer (or longer).

This isn't a "shadow someone and take notes" internship. You'll work directly alongside the founding team on real research problems from day one. You'll run your own experiments, contribute to our shared knowledge base, and leave with work you're genuinely proud of. If you want high agency, hard problems, and the chance to shape early-stage research at a funded startup, this is that opportunity.

EEG — electrical brain activity recorded from the scalp — is one of the hardest real-world signal modalities in ML: low signal-to-noise ratio, massive subject variability, and device inconsistencies. Most people avoid it for these reasons.

As a research intern, you'd be embedded with the founding team, working on problems like:

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• Coursework or research experience in deep learning, with exposure to self-supervised or representation learning

• The ability to implement, run, and debug ML experiments independently (PyTorch preferred)

• Comfort working with messy, heterogeneous data

• Strong written communication — you can clearly explain what you tried, what worked, and what didn't

• Familiarity with (or eagerness to learn) the EEG landscape: public datasets, benchmarks, and where current approaches fall short

• You need highly structured direction to be productive

• You're more interested in neuroscience theory than building systems that work

• You're looking for a passive learning experience rather than active contribution

Our process is two conversations:

1. 30-minute intro call. We'll tell you what we're working on, you'll tell us what you've worked on. Casual, honest, no prep needed.

2. 30-minute technical conversation. We'll talk through a real research design problem together. No whiteboard tricks — we want to see how you think about signal problems, failure modes, and tradeoffs. Think of it as a research jam session.

• Competitive internship stipend

• Direct mentorship from the founding team

• Uncapped compute access

• Co-author publication opportunity if the work merits it

• A strong reference and potential path to a full-time role

• Visa sponsorship available