Multimodal Researcher: PhD Internship Opportunities - Brazil, Multiple Locations

This opportunity is open to PhD students in Brazil. The internship will take place from February – May and is a remote position. 

Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of university graduates from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.    

The Multimodal Intelligence team is at the forefront of developing state-of-the-art solutions to novel problems in the field of computer vision, machine learning, document, and natural language processing. Our team of experienced researchers and engineers collaborate to push the boundaries of what's possible with multimodality. We are looking for motivated and highly skilled research interns to join our dynamic team.  Some of our current projects include developing new frameworks for creating video processing, video anomaly detection, document understanding, enhancing the capabilities of Small Multimodal Models (SMM) and Large Multimodal Models (LMM) through post-training, alignment, Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG), and orchestration between multiple SMMs/LMMs and other tools. 

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology.

 
Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10/07/2024

Required Qualifications  

• Currently pursuing a PhD degree in computer science, statistics, mathematics, or related technical field.
• Must have at least one additional quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.  

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.

• Analyze the performance of large and small multimodal models on large-scale datasets, computer vision, and document understanding applications.  
• Implement prototypes of scalable systems in multimodal applications. 
• Collaborate closely with team members on developing systems from prototyping to production level.