Microsoft
Research Intern - Office of Applied Research
Redmond, WA +1 · On-site · Internship · Posted Oct 30, 2026
- Location
- Redmond, WA
New York, NY - Experience
- Preferred: 1+ year(s) conducting research and writing peer-reviewed publications.
- Education
- Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in a listed or related STEM field.
About the job
Conduct applied research on enterprise AI challenges, collaborate with researchers, and present findings during a 12-week internship.
What you'll do
- Conduct applied research and collaborate with mentors, other interns, and researchers.
- Present research findings and contribute to the research community.
- Develop research aligned with real-world enterprise AI challenges.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in Computer Science, Information Science, Statistics, Information Systems, Economics, Operation Research, 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
- 1+ year(s) of experience conducting research and writing peer-reviewed publications.
- Active research in a listed area such as LLM/agent training, user feedback, differential privacy, continual learning, or enterprise AI agents.
Pay
USD $6,810 - $13,480 per month (base pay); USD $8,920 - $14,610 per month (base pay, San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area)
Tools
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Generative AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), Natural Language Processing (NLP), Reinforcement Learning (RL)
AI focus
Applied research in frontier AI model development and human-centered AI, including enterprise AI agents, model training, continual learning, privacy, and human-AI collaboration.
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