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a16z Crypto Research Summer Intern (NYC)

a16z Crypto Research is a new kind of multidisciplinary lab that bridges the worlds of academic theory and industry practice to advance the science and technology of the next generation of the internet.  In addition to fundamental research, we collaborate with portfolio companies to solve hard technical and conceptual problems. Research interns will have the opportunity to learn from the firm’s investment and engineering teams, although this is a research role with no responsibility for investment decisions. We are seeking students with a strong research background and an interest in blockchains and web3 to join the group for the summer.  Specific research areas of interest include cryptography, security, distributed computing, economics, incentives, finance, governance, market and mechanism design.  This list is not exhaustive and we encourage applicants with different backgrounds who may have unique perspectives on the space to apply.

Responsibilities

A typical schedule will have an intern spending ⅓ of their time working with the portfolio, ⅓ of the time pursuing personal research interests, and ⅓ of their time meeting with visitors/attending seminars, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

A typical successful candidate is:

Letters of recommendation (1-2 letters, optional): recommenders should email their letters of support to email, with the name of the applicant in the subject line.