Microsoft Research is seeking candidates to advance the state of the art in agentic model capabilities, creating models and agents that can reliably perform tasks across digital systems on behalf of humans, combining automation, reasoning, and interaction capabilities to execute workflows end-to-end.
Requirements
- At least 1 year of experience with deep learning and large language model training.
- Proven expertise in language model pre-training, post-training, or reinforcement learning.
- Demonstrated ability to develop original research and perform hands-on research in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
Responsibilities
- Advance the state of the art in agentic model capabilities
- Creating models and agents that can reliably perform tasks across digital systems on behalf of humans
- Combining automation, reasoning, and interaction capabilities to execute workflows end-to-end
- Leveraging both text-based environments (CLI tools, APIs, scripts, MCPs) and visual environments (GUI applications)
- Conducting cutting-edge research in AI and publishing findings in top-tier venue
- Releasing models and libraries in the open-source
- Working within Microsoft's ecosystem to ship our AI technologies in multiple products
Other
- Accepted or currently enrolled in a PhD program in Computer Science or related STEM field.
- Research Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.
- In addition to the qualifications below, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position as well as a cover letter and any relevant work or research samples.
- Proven publication record in top-tier conferences.
- Demonstrated ability for technical work and a proven record of influential publications on Artificial Intelligence.
