Microsoft Research (MSR) AI Frontiers lab is seeking applications for the position of Senior Researcher to join their team in Redmond, WA or New York City, NY. The mission of the AI Frontiers Lab is to expand the pareto frontier of Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, efficiency, and safety through innovations in foundation models and learning agent platforms. Some of our projects include work on Small Language Models (e.g. Phi, Orca) and agentic AI systems (e.g. AutoGen, MagenticOne, OmniParser). We are seeking a Senior Researcher to join our team and lead efforts on the advancement of Generative AI and Multimodal Model (MLM) technologies. As a Senior Researcher, you will play a crucial role in developing, improving, and exploring the capabilities of Multimodal AI models. Your work will have a significant impact on the development of cutting-edge technologies, advancing state-of-the-art and providing practical solutions to real-world problems.

As a Senior Researcher in MSR, you will perform cutting-edge research in collaboration with other researchers, engineers, and product groups. As a member of a world-class research organization, you will be a part of research breakthroughs in the field and will be given an opportunity to realize your ideas in products and services used worldwide.Embody our culture and values.