Microsoft
Research Intern - MSR AI Interaction and Learning
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Internship · Posted Oct 16, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- Preferred: 2+ years conducting research, developing research software, and/or writing peer-reviewed publications.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
About the job
Conduct research on AI systems that help people accomplish valuable work, collaborating with researchers and presenting findings during a 12-week internship.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with mentors, other interns, and researchers on research and development.
- Present research findings and contribute to the research community.
- Study and build AI systems, including work on agents, human-AI collaboration, and related research areas.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field.
- Physically located at the manager’s Microsoft worksite for the internship.
- Submit at least two reference letters, a cover letter, and relevant work or research samples.
Nice to have
- 2+ years of experience conducting research, developing research software, and/or writing peer-reviewed publications.
- Research experience in one or more listed AI areas, such as Foundation Models, Reinforcement Learning and Post-Training, Agents, or Human-AI Interaction and Collaboration.
Pay
USD $6,810 - $13,480 per month (base salary); USD $8,920 - $14,610 per month (base salary, San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)
AI focus
Research and develop AI systems, with potential focus areas including agent evaluation, reinforcement learning and post-training, user modeling, personalization, continual learning, and human-AI collaboration.
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