Senior NLP/ML Researcher Full-time

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Responsibilities (Text Only)

– Lead and contribute to cutting edge research on Generative AI for the African context
– Collaborate with researchers across Microsoft on existing projects
– Collaborate with stakeholders to ground research in actual needs and support the implementation of AI solutions that are equitable and beneficial for all
– Mentor and support junior researchers
– Communicate research findings through publications, presentations, and engaging with the academic and research communities. Organize and lead workshops or seminars to disseminate research progress and findings, and to foster knowledge exchange among the research community
– Contribute to the strategic planning of research initiatives that align with the vision of creating Globally Equitable Generative AI, ensuring the research direction is impactful and sustainable.
– Work with both academic communities and product teams
– Be committed to creating impact with and for Microsoft research Africa

Qualifications (Text Only)

Required qualifications:
– Has completed a PhD in Machine Learning, Computer Science, or other related domain
– Has a minimum of 4 years work experience post PhD
– Strong theoretical and practical knowledge of machine learning algorithms, and the methods that underpin modern language and vision processing
– Strong practical knowledge in working with current deep-learning toolkits, particularly in language and/or vision, and in critically evaluating models.
– Proven research record including publications in top computer science and ML venues, such as including NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCR, ECCV, EMNLP
– Passion for staying up to date with the latest advancements in AI & ML
– Ability to shape and lead research agendas
– Ability to communicate their findings to academia and business audiences

Preferred qualifications include demonstrated research experience in one or more of the following areas:
– Deep learning /Generative AI – either image, language, audio or multimodal models
– Deep learning /Generative AI for African languages or in data constrained tasks
– Data generation and augmentation for building and evaluating models
– A demonstrated research interest in Africa
– Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
– Effective communication and collaboration skills within a multidisciplinary team
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