Research and Coordinator
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Job Description
The Research and Coordinator will assist in researching and creating various materials for Microsoft AI's Advanced Planning Unit. Responsibilities include crafting high-quality deliverables (research papers, whitepapers, etc.), addressing urgent questions and communications, creating impactful events and publications, building research networks, and translating research into actionable insights for development teams. The role requires flexibility, adaptability, and strong communication skills to contribute to a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, research experience in AI and society, and excellent writing and communication abilities.
Must have:
- Degree in relevant field
- Research/writing experience in AI and society
- High-quality deliverable creation
- Strong communication skills
- Collaboration across teams
Good to have:
- Experience publishing academic papers
- Experience in academia and a technology company
- Ability to work fast and flexibly on diverse projects
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OverviewMicrosoft AI is a new organization within Microsoft encompassing Copilot, Bing and Edge, designed to create the world�s most compelling and successful consumer artificial intelligence (AI) products and models. If successful in our mission to produce an AI companion for everyone, this will have a profound impact on society, changing everything from health and education to social relationships and work. To understand this impact and guide our teams to produce the best possible results, Microsoft AI is creating an Advanced Planning Unit to help envision and build for the future.
The Advanced Planning Unit will operate in the Office of Microsoft AI�s CEO and will combine cutting edge research across Microsoft and beyond, explore and articulate a range of possible scenarios for the future of AI, craft concrete product recommendations, and suggest planning outcomes based on them.?Alongside this it will produce a rolling program of events, publications and other reports to help further our understanding.
AI is transforming how we work, live, and connect. We want to understand how and what it implies for us working on AI today. You will assist in researching and creating all kinds of materials from the unit. You will be able to independently gather a range of data points and ideas and put them into materials. Additionally, you will handle a diverse range of tasks, from organizing conferences to drafting communication materials. Much of the role will change week by week. We�re looking for proactive, flexible, and imaginative team players who can bring the precision of academia to the fast-paced world of modern technical business.
Microsoft�s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
In alignment with our Microsoft values, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment for all employees to positively impact our culture every day.
Responsibilities
- Help craft high-quality deliverables (research papers, whitepapers, product memos, summaries, executive briefings, presentations, email updates) that grapple with questions of AI�s societal impact and potential. The expectation is that the original work will be kept within Microsoft.
- Apply yourself to a range of urgent questions, reports and communications as needed, from must-have briefings to responsive external communications on matters related to the Advanced Planning Unit, the Office of the MAI CEO and Microsoft AI more widely.
- Help create impactful events and publications on areas adjacent to our work including significant internal review meetings, convenings of experts, public conferences, journals, blog posts and website updates.
- Build a network of research sources and contacts across Microsoft and maintain relationships. You will collaborate across teams to develop research insights and have visibility on all relevant Microsoft research and work.
- Help the Microsoft AI team and the wider Microsoft community understand our work's core messages and implications. Build relationships across the organization to facilitate these messages and translate your research into actionable insights for development teams working on core products.
- Propose and deliver research topics, output materials, and both internal or external activities to further our mission of addressing the challenges we face from AI safety to development hurdles.
- Embody our and .
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Degree in relevant field AND related research or other relevant experience
- Proven track record of research and/or writing in academic or other contexts in areas relating to AI and society.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience publishing academic papers or other high-quality writing.
- Ability to collaborate and clearly communicate across multiple teams and levels while also contributing to a positive, inclusive work environment, fostering knowledge sharing and growth within the team.
- Experience within academia and ideally a technology company or similar fast-paced environment.
- Proven ability to work fast and flexibly on diverse projects, including non-research-based tasks under pressure.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request?via the .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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