This is for a 2025 summer internship with the following start dates: May - August or June - September for quarter system schools.

The designer will research and design a one to two mile-path – a walking space where the building’s residents can rejuvenate cognitive resources and stimulate creativity. The designer will be responsible for all aspects of the path design, to be documented from the initial brief to concept and detailed design documents.

The designer will work in the Research Design department. They are empathic with the research community and will endeavor to capture the practical, creative, and emotional goals of an outdoor stroll during the workday.

The designer will then translate these and other requirements into hypotheses - and explore these with a broad spectrum of the community, including architects, ornithologists, and quantum and AI scientists.

The design should consider all aspects of the experience from leaving the building to materiality, sound, vegetation, seasons, birds, possible signage and/or maps. The design will be beautiful and practical but above all, it will serve the community for many years.Environment: Acquires knowledge of the IBM Research mission and vision, the scientific method, and how creativity manifests itself in scientists.Communication/Negotiation: Engaged as an independent professional. Ability to communicate with visuals and with words. Able to compare alternative approaches.Problem Solving: Recognize and communicate problems related to project objectives. Exercise creativity, judgment, and collaborative skills to solve them.Contribution/Leadership: Leads this special project. Generally controls own work priorities and methods requiring tradeoffs.