Senior Researcher - Machine Learning & Statistics - Research

Position: Senior Researcher - Machine Learning & Statistics - Microsoft Research
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Location:

United States, Massachusetts, Cambridge Salary: USD $119,800 - $234,700 per year

Employment type:

Full-Time Work site: 3 days / week in-office

Role type:
Individual Contributor Travel:
Less than 25%
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Research, Applied, & Data Sciences Discipline:
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Microsoft Overview Microsoft  Research New England in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is seeking a Senior Researcher in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and related areas. We welcome applicants who are nearing completion of a relevant PhD, have recently completed a PhD or postdoctoral appointment, or have comparable research experience. If your research background is in these fields or a related one, we would like to hear from you!  

Microsoft Research offers a supportive environment for cutting-edge theoretical and applied research across disciplines. Current areas of focus at MSR NE include the science of deep learning and generative AI, post-training, data curation and synthesis, test-time scaling, and new model architectures and training paradigms; these themes are illustrative rather than exhaustive. Researchers benefit from access to a wide range of large and small data sources, an open publication policy, and close connections with leading academic institutions.

We seek candidates who can define and pursue an independent research program and who have demonstrated research impact through a publication record at leading venues. Microsoft Research New England brings together full-time researchers, postdoctoral researchers, data scientists, engineers, and program managers working across machine learning, statistics, healthcare, computational biology, theoretical computer science, algorithmic game theory, economics, and other disciplines. The lab fosters collaboration across fields and maintains active connections with the academic and technology communities in the Cambridge and Boston area.

#MSRR #Research At Microsoft, our mission—to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more—guides how we partner with customers to deliver trusted, impactful solutions. With a growth mindset culture, we innovate responsibly and measure success by shared progress—people, teams, and customers. Join us to do meaningful work that changes the world and helps shape what’s next for everyone.

Responsibilities Help define and lead an independent research agenda spanning fundamental and applied work.

Collaborate closely with researchers, engineers, and other colleagues across disciplines helping shape the direction of ongoing and future projects

Contribute to large-scale research efforts. Develop new ideas, conduct rigorous research, publish influential results, and explore opportunities for research to inform products and services used worldwide. Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Doctorate in relevant fieldOR Master's Degree in relevant field AND 3+ years related research experience OR Bachelor's Degree in relevant field AND 4+ years related research experience OR equivalent experience

Other Requirements:
To ensure we receive a complete application from you, please be sure to follow these instructions:   Upload your Resume/CV. Upload (as separate attachments to your application) 1 or 2 conference or journal articles, book chapters, link to blog posts, technical reports or equivalent (potentially unpublished) writing samples that you are most proud of. Upload a cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining technical achievements so far that you are most proud of and what you aim to continue doing moving forward.

Feel free to also add extra research activities such as volunteering, civic engagement, community organizing that you might have been part of. Add contact information for…