Research Intern - MSR AI Interaction and Learning
About The Position
The AI Interaction and Learning team in Microsoft Research studies and builds next-generation AI systems that help people accomplish more valuable work. Its research spans understanding how people use AI in real-world settings, evaluating agents in realistic workflows, and developing methods that make AI systems more capable, adaptive, and effective collaborators. Current research directions include agent evaluation and environments, reinforcement learning and post-training, user modeling and simulation, agent and group memory, personalization and continual learning, analysis of large-scale interaction logs, and human-AI collaboration. Research Interns work alongside doctoral candidates and researchers to put inquiry and theory into practice. During the 12-week internship, interns are paired with mentors, collaborate with other interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the research community. Internships are available year-round, though they typically begin in the summer. Interns are expected to be physically located at their manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a doctorate degree program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related STEM field.
- Physically located at the manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.
- Submit a minimum of two reference letters, a cover letter, and relevant work or research samples.
Nice To Haves
- At least 2 years of experience conducting research, developing research software, and/or writing peer-reviewed publications.
- Ability to identify important research problems and develop creative, rigorous approaches to addressing them.
- Active research experience in one or more of the following or related areas: Foundation Models, Reinforcement Learning and Post-Training, Agents, Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Interactive or Continual Learning, User Modeling and Simulation, Evaluation, Computational Social Science, Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration, or Artificial Intelligence.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with a research mentor and with researchers, engineers, and product partners across Microsoft.
- Proficient interpersonal, cross-group, and cross-cultural collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with a research mentor, other Research Interns, and researchers.
- Present research findings.
- Contribute to research and development and to the research community.
Benefits
- Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation; further benefits information is linked in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
