Research Intern - Machine Learning and Statistics

Key Skills

Python Programming, Scala Programming, C++, Java Programming, Machine learning techniques, Data science techniques, SQL, Apache Hadoop, MapReduce, TensorFlow, PyTorch, R Programming

Job Description

Virtual Internship

Participation in the Research Internship Program requires that you are physically located in the United States or Canada for the duration of the internship.

Research Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers. Our researchers and engineers pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.

The mission of the Microsoft Research Academic team is to empower every researcher and research institute to achieve more with artificial intelligence. This project focuses on helping Microsoft build a Web-scale knowledge system of Academic data for use in multiple production applications, and our team contributes key technology for major Microsoft flagship products (Bing, Cortana, Office, Windows, Microsoft Academic & more). We aim to explore and develop state-of-the-art technologies in artificial intelligence/machine learning to extract and organize information and knowledge on the Web.

The intern project will focus on state-of-the-art NLP and GNN techniques to create and understand a billion-scale heterogeneous entity and text graph. The interns will have the unique opportunity to learn and work on real-world search and recommendation systems as well. We’re looking for someone who has a strong background in data mining, natural language processing, and machine learning and is passionate about working on hard problems with some of the best talents in the world.

Responsibilities

Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides. During the 12-week internship, students are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the vibrant life of the community. Research internships are available in all areas of research, and are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer.

Qualifications

In addition to the qualifications below, you’ll need to submit a minimum of two reference letters for this position. After you submit your application, a request for letters may be sent to your list of references on your behalf. Note that reference letters cannot be requested until after you have submitted your application, and furthermore, that they might not be automatically requested for all candidates. You may wish to alert your letter writers in advance, so they will be ready to submit your letter.

Required Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science or a related STEM field.
• Must have at least 1 year of experience with machine learning.

Participation in the Research Internship Program requires that you are physically located in the United States or Canada for the duration of the internship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills, cross-group, and cross-culture collaboration.
• Demonstrated ability to handle billion-scale graph data.
• Demonstrated ability to develop original research ideas, such as publications in NeurIPS, KDD, ICLR, ACL, etc.