Senior Researcher – AI (Agentic Systems & Interaction)

Required Qualifications: 

• Doctorate (or currently pursuing) in Computer Science or related fields 

• OR equivalent experience 

• Publication record as a lead author or essential contributor at top venues such as: CHI, NeurIPS, UIST, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, AAAI, ICAPS. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Doctorate in Computer Science or relevant field AND 2 years related research experience  

• OR equivalent experience.   

• Hands-on experience working with large foundation models (e.g., OpenAI GPT models, LLAMA etc) and state-of-the-art AI/ML frameworks and toolkits (e.g., Pytorch, Tensorflow, Langchain, AutoGen). 

• Demonstrated software engineering experience building and deploying prototypes, applications, or open-source technologies. Providing a link to GitHub profile (if available) and/or code samples, is highly encouraged.  

• Hands-on experience evaluating AI models or systems (e.g., running benchmark experiments or user studies, analyzing data). 

• Experience working in multi-disciplinary teams along with a team player mindset, characterized by effective communication, collaboration, and feedback skills. 

• Reference letters are welcomed, though they are not mandatory. Please include them if available. 

Research Sciences IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. 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 $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.

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