Internship for PhD Students in Artificial Intelligence from Microsoft in the United States

Microsoft is offering an internship opportunity for Ph.D. students in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or any related technical field. Microsoft provides a nurturing environment to support passionate researchers and engineers in AI technology innovation. Microsoft is seeking candidates excelling in deep thinking research aspects and fast-paced entrepreneurial execution. The ideal candidates should have a strong ability to work with researchers and product team colleagues at Microsoft to push forward research agendas, being a team player in a collaborative and supportive environment with outstanding programming skills.

• Analyze and improve performance of advanced algorithms on large-scale datasets and cutting-edge research in machine intelligence and machine learning applications.
• Implement prototypes of scalable systems in AI applications.
• Collaborate closely with team members on developing systems from prototyping to production level. 
• Develop solutions for real-world, large-scale problems.

• Currently pursuing aPh.D. degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or related technical field.
• Experience with one or more general-purpose programming languages including C/C++, Java, MATLAB, or Python ideally languages such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, and other deep learning toolkits.
• Experience (classroom or work-related) in one or more areas of computer science, such as Natural Language Understanding, Neural Networks, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Algorithmic Foundations of Optimization, Data Science, Privacy, Trust & Safety, Software Engineering, Programming Languages, Distributed Systems, Human-Computer Interaction, Networking, Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Data Mining and/or Artificial Intelligence.
• Experience in leveraging and augmenting machine learning code base and libraries/toolkits to deliver new solutions.
• Experience contributing to research communities and/or efforts, including publishing papers (being listed as author) at conferences such as NIPS, ICML, ACL, CVPR, etc.
• Should be able to take initiative, but also follow a research/productization plan and work well as part of a team.
• Excellent critical thinking and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Returning to the degree program after the completion of the internship. 
• Relevant work experience, including industry experience or as a Researcher in a lab.
• Publication Record.
• Ability to design and execute on a research agenda.

About Microsoft:

Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology company with headquarters in Redmond, Washington. It develops, manufactures, licenses supports, and sells computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services. Its best-known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems, the Microsoft Office suite, and the Internet Explorer and Edge web browsers.