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Research Intern

Technology, Data & Digital · Data, AI & Analytics · Data Science · Artificial Intelligence

In short

Research Internships at Microsoft offer a dynamic environment for research careers in fields like computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment. The Office of Applied Research focuses on impact-driven research using empirical techniques for real-world problems in enterprise AI, particularly in Generative AI, LLMs, and NLP.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct state-of-the-art applied research.
  • Collaborate with researchers and other interns.
  • Present findings.
  • Contribute to the vibrant life of the research community.

Requirements

  • Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in Computer Science, Information Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Operation Research or a related STEM field.
  • Expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.

Desired Qualifications

  • 1+ year(s) of experience in conducting research and writing peer-reviewed publications.
  • Ability to think unconventionally to derive creative and innovative solutions.
  • Actively conducting research in areas such as Collaborative or Multi-party AI Agents, Mid- and post-training for LLMs / Agents, Learning from user interaction or feedback, Synthetic data generation for LLM evaluation and fine-tuning, Understanding, verifying, or evaluating LLMs outputs, Differential privacy for LLM and data, Continual Learning / Test-time Training, Agents (e.g. Memory, Goal management, Inter-Agent conversations), Multi Agent Simulations, Forward deployment for enterprise AI.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with mentor and others at Microsoft on research projects.
  • Demonstrated interpersonal and communication skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration skills.

Benefits

  • USD $6,810 - $13,480 per month (San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area: USD $8,920 - $14,610 per month).

Skills

Generative AILarge Language Models (LLMs)Natural Language Processing (NLP)Reinforcement Learning (RL)Human-centered AIAI AgentsDifferential PrivacyContinual LearningEnterprise AI
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Company

Microsoft

Job Posted

2 days ago

Employment Type

Internship

Work mode

Hybrid

Salary

US$6,810–14,610 / month

Experience Level

Entry

Locations

United States

Qualification

Doctoral

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