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Microsoft UK • Cambridge, United Kingdom

Internship Opportunities: AI4 Science Materials Intern

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top 3 scores:
83%

Location flexibility

81%

Hours flexibility

79%

Autonomy

Job Description

Over the coming decade, deep learning will have a transformational impact on the natural sciences. The consequences are potentially far-reaching and could dramatically improve our ability to model and predict natural phenomena over widely varying scales of space and time.

Our AI4Science team encompasses world experts in machine learning, computational chemistry, material science, quantum physics, molecular biology, fluid dynamics, software engineering, and other disciplines, who are working together to tackle some of the most pressing challenges in this field.

We are seeking interns to join our generative model for materials design team and contribute to a program of research at the intersection of machine learning and materials science.

Responsibilities

You will be embedded in a collaborative ambitious project using deep learning to push the frontiers of generative models for materials design.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Must be currently enrolled in a PhD program in a STEM field.
  • Interns are expected to be physically located in their manager's Microsoft worksite location (Cambridge, UK; or Berlin, Germany) for the duration of their internship.

Preferred Qualifications

A subset of the following:

  • Understanding and hands-on research experience in machine learning or computational materials science demonstrated for example through research in a PhD program.
  • Publications in relevant conferences (e.g. NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR), or high-profile scientific journals.
  • Ability to code in Python, as well as familiarity with Git and code reviews.
  • Interest in applying machine learning to scientific research.
  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary collaborative environment with people from different technical backgrounds.

The length of this internship is 12 weeks.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.

Company benefits

Wellbeing allowance
Health insurance
Dental coverage
Gym membership
Mental health platform access
Buy or sell annual leave
Shared parental leave
Charity donation scheme
Employee assistance programme
Employee discounts
Volunteer days
Fertility treatment leave
Open to compressed hours
Open to job sharing
Fertility benefits
Enhanced sick pay
Enhanced sick days
Compassionate leave
Travel insurance
20 days annual leave + bank holidays
Enhanced maternity leave
Enhanced paternity leave
Adoption leave
Childcare credits
Carer’s leave
Cycle to work scheme
Faith rooms
Annual bonus
Annual pay rises
Company car
Hackathons
Open to part-time employees
Pregnancy loss leave
Life insurance
Equity packages
Financial coaching
Relocation packages
Sabbaticals
Enhanced pension match/contribution

We asked employees of Microsoft UK what it's like to work there, and this is what they told us.

Location flexibility
83%
Employees are very happy with their working location freedom
Hours flexibility
81%
Employees are very happy with the flexibility in the hours they work
Benefits
67%
Employees are largely happy with the benefits their company offers
Work-life balance
63%
Employees feel that they can switch off quite easily from work
Role modelling
74%
Employees feel that most people work flexibly
Autonomy
79%
Employees feel that they can mostly manage how they get their own work done

Working at Microsoft UK

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