Job Description
Microsoft Research (MSR) AI Frontiers is inviting applications for a Senior Researcher to join our team. At MSR AI Frontiers, we pursue ambitious research to advance AI in areas such as modeling, algorithms, agents, and agentic systems. We foster a vibrant environment for multidisciplinary work with an open publication policy, close ties to leading academic institutions, and a commitment to impact beyond research. We regularly release open-source models, libraries, and tools to accelerate community progress, while also working within Microsoft’s ecosystem to ship AI technologies across multiple products, ensuring our innovations create real-world value for people. We are seeking exceptional candidates to advance the state-of-the-art in agentic systems and ecosystems. Relevant projects from our lab include agentic systems (e.g., Magentic-UI, Magentic-One), ecosystems (e.g., Magentic Marketplace), frameworks (e.g., AutoGen), models (e.g., Phi, Orca) and tools (e.g., AgentInstruct, AutoGen Studio). Focus areas for this position include, but are not limited to, the following: Agentic Systems. Building state-of-the-art agentic systems, applications, and environments. Agent Ecosystems. Building agent-native ecosystems (e.g., frontier firms, agentic markets) where agents can effectively collaborate alongside people and other agents. Advanced Agentic Capabilities. Post-training models for advanced agentic capabilities, including reinforcement learning, fine-tuning, self-play, and synthetic data generation. Human-Agent Interaction. Creating novel human-agent interaction techniques and experiences. Evaluation & Tooling. Developing evaluation benchmarks, methods, and tooling for agentic capabilities. Responsible AI. Ensuring agents operate safely and responsibly while delivering real value to people.
