Senior Research Scientist Vacancy at Microsoft in Egypt

Microsoft is offering a job opportunity as a Senior Research Scientist in Cairo, Egypt (Up to 50% work from home).

• Create machine learning solutions, including artificial intelligence, for a diverse set of problems, with an emphasis on geospatial data and analysis.
• Identify sources of data for use in artificial intelligence and statistical modeling.
• Work closely with data analysts, data engineers, business and project stakeholders and incorporate their expertise into your analytical solutions.
• Partner with organizations outside Microsoft to help advance their efforts in addressing food security, environmental concerns, and health.
• Represent our capabilities and product offerings to internal and external leadership audiences, both technical and non-technical.
• Advance the research agenda for AI For Good initiatives: Prepare technical papers and presentations and publish them internally and externally. Our research philosophy encourages knowledge sharing so you will contribute to the AI for Good research community by publishing papers, collaborating with leading academic institutions, and speaking and participating at leading industry events.

• Required/Minimum Qualifications: Doctorate in a relevant field OR equivalent experience with delivering insights and capabilities through data science, AI or machine learning techniques.
• Additional or Preferred Qualifications

1. Ph.D. preferred.
2. Experience with PyTorch or TensorFlow, particularly computer vision models.
3. Experience with cloud-based architectures such as Azure or AWS.
4. At least 2 years of experience in delivering insights and capabilities through data science, AI or machine learning techniques, e.g., neural networks, NLP, computer vision, random forests and other supervised methods, clustering, PCA, etc.
5. At least 2 years of experience with Python.
6. Research or strong experience in computational aspects of one or more of the following, or highly related, areas preferred: Bayesian modeling, causal inference methods, finite mixture models, generalized linear models, joint modeling, nonlinear mixed models.
7. Experience framing and participating in data-driven business decisions, including measuring and evaluating outcomes.
8. Excellent oral and written communication skills. The ability to translate data science to non-technical people at all levels.
9. Working as part of a team, with proven ability to build trusted relationships. Demonstrated ability to work efficiently, prioritize workflow, and meet demanding deadlines.

About Microsoft:

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