Senior Researcher: Machine Learning for Intelligent Systems

Overview

In this role you will lead and shape an original research programme within Microsoft Research Cambridge, focusing on integrated intelligent systems. You will collaborate across teams to advance reliable, interpretable AI that can reason, remember, and interact with computational tools. The position emphasizes contributing to the scientific direction, disseminating results, and mentoring junior researchers. This is an opportunity to push foundations for intelligent agents capable of operating over long horizons in real-world settings.

Pay / Benefits

• base pay range 74,700.00 – 122,600.00 per year
• benefits and other compensation
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead an original research programme in memory, reasoning and control, tools and computation, or multi-agent architectures
• Contribute to team direction through new research initiatives
• Advance rigorous, responsible AI including reliability, privacy, transparency, and human oversight
• Collaborate with researchers within MSR and the broader community
• Disseminate research via peer-reviewed publications and conferences
• Mentor interns and junior researchers, providing guidance on research and development

Key requirements

• PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, or related field
• Deep expertise with a track record of original research in AI/ML (e.g., statistical methods, optimisation, probabilistic modelling, RL, deep learning, learning theory)
• Ability to identify important research questions and drive projects independently
• Strong written and verbal communication to explain complex ideas and collaborate across teams

• collaboration
• communication
• mentoring
• memory and long-horizon planning
• reasoning and control
• tools and computation

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