Microsoft

Applied Science: PhD Internship Opportunities - Multiple Locations

Microsoft$81K — $161K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining after the internship.
  • Enrolled in a relevant full-time bachelor's, masters, MBA, or PhD program during the academic term before the internship.
  • Desired experience includes coursework or projects in areas like search, language models, or recommender systems.
  • Experience in running controlled experiments and interpreting evaluation metrics.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze and improve performance of advanced algorithms on large datasets.
  • Identify product challenges and design machine learning tasks for iteration and optimization.
  • Implement AI application prototypes and understand applicable research techniques.
  • Prepare data for analysis by defining quality criteria and addressing data quality issues.
  • Assist in developing datasets for modeling and scaling feature ideation.
  • Adapt cleaned data for machine learning under senior team guidance.

Benefits

  • Internship opportunities with flexible timelines based on academic calendar.
  • Continuous recruitment process throughout the academic year.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge research in AI and machine learning.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

  • Analyze and improve performance of advanced algorithms on large-scale datasets and cutting-edge research in machine intelligence and machine learning applications.


  • Think through the product scenarios and goals, identify key challenges, then fit the scenario asks into Machine Learning (ML) tasks, design experimental process for iteration and optimization.


  • Implement prototypes of scalable systems in AI applications.
    Gain an understanding of a broad area of research and applicable research techniques, as well as a basic knowledge of industry trends and share your knowledge with immediate team members.


  • Prepare data to be used for analysis by reviewing criteria that reflect quality and technical constraints. Reviews data and suggests data to be included and excluded and be able to describe actions taken to address data quality problems.


  • Assist with the development of usable datasets for modeling purposes and support the scaling of feature ideation and data preparation.


  • Help take cleaned data and adapt for machine learning purposes, under the direction of a senior team member


Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Statistics, Econometrics, Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related field.


  • Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.


  • Candidate must be enrolled in a full time bachelor's, masters, MBA, or PhD program in area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before their internship.


Preferred Qualifications:

  • Explore product challenges using state of the art solutions.


  • Research publications, coursework, or project experience relevant to search, language models, recommender systems, geospatial or location intelligence, or content and commerce systems.


  • Experience running controlled experiments and interpreting offline and online evaluation metrics.


  • Familiarity with large-scale distributed systems or productionizing applied science solutions.


  • Passion for building AI experiences and an understanding of how AI tools and technologies can be applied to improve relevance, discovery, personalization, and end-user satisfaction.


The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,810.00 - $13,480.00 per month. 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 $8,920.00 - $14,610.00 per month.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay

Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis throughout the academic calendar
(September - April)

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

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