Data Science: PhD Internship Opportunities – Redmond

Job Description

Join Microsoft as a Data Scientist PhD Intern and contribute to building and improving great products using machine learning, statistics, and AI.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a Doctorate Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Econometrics, Economics, Operations Research, Computer Science, or related field
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship
• Candidate must be enrolled in a full-time bachelor's, master's, MBA, or PhD program in an area relevant for the role during the academic term immediately before their internship

Responsibilities

• Formulate approaches to solve problems using well-defined algorithms and data sources
• Incorporate an understanding of product functionality and customer perspective to provide context for those problems
• Use data exploration techniques to discover new questions or opportunities within your problem area and propose applicability and limitations of the data
• Interpret the results of their analysis, validate their approach, and learn to monitor, analyze, and iterate to continuously improve
• Engage with peer stakeholders to produce clear, compelling, actionable insights that influence product and service improvements that will impact millions of customers
• Participate in the peer review process and act on feedback while learning innovative methods, algorithms, and tools to increase the impact and applicability of your results

Benefits

• Industry leading healthcare
• Educational resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Savings and investments
• Maternity and paternity leave
• Generous time away
• Giving programs
• Opportunities to network and connect