New 
Research Intern - Fundamentals of AI: Security, Agents, Systems & Control
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 28, 2025 | |
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OverviewResearch Internships at Microsoft provide a dynamic environment for research careers with a network of world-class research labs led by globally-recognized scientists and engineers, who pursue innovation in a range of scientific and technical disciplines to help solve complex challenges in diverse fields, including computing, healthcare, economics, and the environment.We are seeking multiple Research Interns to work with researchers in Microsoft Research Special Projects and the Deep Learning Group, alongside partner product teams, to advance core AI research across security, agentic workflows, and nextgeneration architectures. 1. Safety and SecurityDevelop methods to strengthen the robustness and trustworthiness of AI systems. This includes defenses against data poisoning, jailbreak attacks, and other adversarial threats, as well as principled threat evaluation and risk modeling through statistical analysis and the establishment of realistic attack benchmarks. 2. Post-Training Alignment and Multi-Turn InteractionDesign alignment strategies and fine-tuning harnesses that enable post-training for efficient, coherent multi-turn interactions in agentic systems to ensuring aligned models maintain guardrails under complex tool use and orchestration. 3. Next-Generation ArchitecturesInvestigate architectures beyond transformers to address task-specific needs, such as models for controlled dynamical systems, interpretable designs inspired by neuroscience, and multi-modal integration for richer reasoning. Projects span fundamental research and system-level applications, leveraging shared datasets, training and compute resources, and unified evaluation frameworks to enable impactful cross-domain applications.
ResponsibilitiesResearch Interns put inquiry and theory into practice. Alongside fellow doctoral candidates and some of the world's best researchers, Research Interns learn, collaborate, and network for life. Research Interns not only advance their own careers, but they also contribute to exciting research and development strides. During the 12-week internship, Research Interns are paired with mentors and expected to collaborate with other Research Interns and researchers, present findings, and contribute to the vibrant life of the community. Research internships are available in all areas of research, and are offered year-round, though they typically begin in the summer. | |