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PhD internships

If you're pursuing a PhD and want to explore what it's like to work at Microsoft, look no further. We host PhD interns in both our product teams and in Microsoft Research (MSR). Our PhD interns are active, contributing members to our product and research community regardless if you are conducting cutting-edge research or engineering a new product. No matter what route you take—come work on meaningful, innovative projects that add to our company's success. 

 

Microsoft product team internships

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  • Do you love research but maybe the lab isn’t for you? We have a variety of product teams to choose from that are working on real-world problems in computer science. Our PhD product engineering and data science teams have plenty of opportunities for you to explore.

     

    Whether you are interested in developing, prototyping, data mining, or applying your research in artificial intelligence – you’ll have a chance to experience a variety of products and technologies. You would collaborate closely with program managers, engineers, scientists, and more to work on something impactful and meaningful. Come apply your PhD skills in a product group and make a real difference in billions of people’s lives. 

  • For our product teams, we hire applied research and engineering centric PhD interns like applied scientists, data scientists, production software engineers, and software engineers specializing in AI/ML.

     

    This is a 12-week internship in the spring or summer that is designed to be a conversion program to a full-time opportunity post-graduation pending successful completion. Recruiting begins in early August-December for summer internships, and March-June for fall internships. Students are expected to collaborate with other interns and colleagues. This is a paid internship where the locations will vary, but typically our interns will be placed at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA or Sunnyvale, CA. We can also help with visa applications where applicable.

  • Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD program and are looking for more hands-on applied research and engineering roles versus just pure research focused on publication only.

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  • Photo of Microsoft employee writing on whiteboard

    Do you love research but maybe the lab isn’t for you? We have a variety of product teams to choose from that are working on real-world problems in computer science. Our PhD product engineering and data science teams have plenty of opportunities for you to explore.

     

    Whether you are interested in developing, prototyping, data mining, or applying your research in artificial intelligence – you’ll have a chance to experience a variety of products and technologies. You would collaborate closely with program managers, engineers, scientists, and more to work on something impactful and meaningful. Come apply your PhD skills in a product group and make a real difference in billions of people’s lives. 

  • Photo of group of employees working at computers

    For our product teams, we hire applied research and engineering centric PhD interns like applied scientists, data scientists, production software engineers, and software engineers specializing in AI/ML.

     

    This is a 12-week internship in the spring or summer that is designed to be a conversion program to a full-time opportunity post-graduation pending successful completion. Recruiting begins in early August-December for summer internships, and March-June for fall internships. Students are expected to collaborate with other interns and colleagues. This is a paid internship where the locations will vary, but typically our interns will be placed at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, WA or Sunnyvale, CA. We can also help with visa applications where applicable.

  • Photo of Microsoft employww working on laptop

    Candidates must be enrolled in a PhD program and are looking for more hands-on applied research and engineering roles versus just pure research focused on publication only.

  • Microsoft Research (MSR)

    Research interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world’s best researchers, interns are given the opportunity to learn, collaborate, and network.

    During the 12-week internship, students are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other interns and researchers where they will present findings and contribute to the community. Internships are available in all areas of research. In the application process, we’ll work with you to find the opportunity that best aligns with your interests. Internships are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer. All internships are paid. We’ll also help with visa applications where needed.