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Microsoft Corporation Research Intern - Azure AI: Visual Document Intelligence in Redmond, Washington
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, who 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 Cognitive Services Visual Document Intelligence team in the Azure AI organization is to make fundamental contributions to advancing the state-of-the-art in artificial intelligence (AI) technology related to document understanding. “Documents” stand at the intersection between natural language processing (NLP) and computer vision (CV) research. To fully understand a document, one needs to borrow from both language and visual (Layout) elements of the document. We explore both these research areas – and their synergy - to conduct research on forward-looking topics such as key-value extraction, few-shot named entity recognition (NER), hierarchical layout analysis, and many others.
We are looking for passionate Research Interns to work on cutting edge research in Document Understanding. We are particularly interested in research interns with a background in AI, NLP, and/or CV, including topics like layout analysis, chart understanding, multi-page multi-document question answering, novel ways of leveraging large language models for document understanding and solving problems inherent to large language models (grounding, retrieval-based generation, etc.). Familiarity with modern large language models is a plus, but not required.
In this position, you will conduct both fundamental and applied research under the supervision of Microsoft mentors. As a Research Intern, you will have the opportunity to prototype, demonstrate and publish your results.
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.
Responsibilities
Research Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, Research Interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Research Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides. During the 12-week internship, Research Interns are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other Research 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
Required Qualifications
Currently enrolled in a PhD program in computer vision, natural language processing, deep learning, machine learning, AI, or a related field.
At least one year of experience in natural language processing, deep learning, or multimodal research with hands-on deep learning experience.
Other Requirements
Research Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager’s Microsoft worksite location for the duration of their internship.
In addition to the qualifications above, 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.
Preferred Qualifications
Proficient algorithmic problem solving and software development skills (Python, C/C++, etc.).
Experience with open-source tools such as PyTorch, etc.
Publication(s) in top-tier conferences or journals in related fields (e.g., ACL, CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, EMNLP, NAACL, NIPS, ICML, ICLR, IJCV, PAMI, etc.).
The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,290 - $12,170 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 $8,060 - $13,240 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 (https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay%C2%A0)
Microsoft accepts applications and processes offers for these roles on an ongoing basis.
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