Senior Applied Research Scientist - Machine Learning and Generative AI - Microsoft Research

We are seeking a Senior Applied Research Scientist to join a foundational team to steer the trajectory of machine learning research, with an eye toward enterprise and institutional applications.

On this team, you will collaborate to propose, develop, and execute novel research programs, with a focus on community-leadership, publication, and open-source frameworks.

Below, you will find a complete breakdown of everything required of potential candidates, as well as how to apply Good luck.

To do this, you think not just about single benchmarks, models, and scripts, but about larger classes of problems. You think about systems of experimentation.

And despite a large scope, you aren't afraid to get started with smaller hypotheses and prototypes to gain understanding.

Your collaboration with experts across Microsoft Research will drive the evolution of Generative AI technologies, leveraging Microsoft's industry-leading compute infrastructure for large-scale experimentation.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more, and we’re dedicated to this mission across every aspect of our company.

Our culture is centered on embracing a growth mindset and encouraging teams and leaders to bring their best each day. Join us and help shape the future of the world.

Responsibilities

• Identify open and interesting questions, conduct independent research, and collaborate with colleagues and researchers across MSR.
• Take ownership of research projects, from prototype to publication.
• Share findings internally and externally, including through team engagements, peer-reviewed publications, and open-source projects, to enable others to build on your work.
• Communicate effectively with product leaders and researchers.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications :

PhD in Computer Science or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Demonstrated research or applied science experience in Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Multimodal analysis, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Algorithmic problem solving, system design, and software development skills.
• Familiarity with open-source tools such as PyTorch, as well as experience with statistical analysis and data visualization tools.
• Demonstrated publication record in top-tier, peer-reviewed conferences such as NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, CVPR, AAAI, or in scientific journals.

Applied Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 - $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 - $238,600 per year.

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

If you need assistance and / or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

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