Research Intern - Speech Processing
About The Position
Microsoft’s Speech and Audio Group develops core speech technologies, including signal processing, speech recognition, speech translation, and speech and audio generation, to support robust, natural, and scalable speech experiences across scenarios and languages. Research Interns contribute to research in areas such as end-to-end speech recognition and translation, speech and audio generation, and multimodal systems with Large Language Models (LLMs). They conduct fundamental and applied research in collaboration with researchers and scientists, and may prototype, demonstrate, and publish their findings. The 12-week internship pairs interns with mentors. Interns collaborate with fellow doctoral candidates, researchers, and other interns, present findings, and participate in the research community. Research internships are available year-round, though they typically begin in the summer. Interns must be physically located at their manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.
Requirements
- Currently enrolled in a doctoral degree program in speech recognition, speech translation, separation and enhancement, speaker recognition and diarization, speech and audio generation, audio processing, deep learning, machine learning, AI, or a related field.
- Physically located at the manager’s Microsoft worksite for the duration of the internship.
- Submit at least two reference letters, a cover letter, and relevant work or research samples.
Nice To Haves
- At least one year of research experience in speech recognition, speech translation, speech and audio generation, speech LLMs, deep learning, machine learning, AI, or a related field.
- Experience with open-source tools such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
- Publications in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields, such as ICASSP, Interspeech, ASRU, SLT, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Audio, Speech and Language Processing, Speech Communication, or Computer Speech and Language.
- Demonstrated communication and writing skills.
Responsibilities
- Conduct fundamental and applied research in speech and audio technologies.
- Collaborate with mentors, researchers, scientists, and fellow interns.
- Prototype and demonstrate research findings.
- Present findings and contribute to research and development.
- Contribute to the research community during the 12-week internship.
- Publish research findings where applicable.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Intern
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
