Post Doc Researcher - Office of Applied Research

Company: Microsoft Corporation
Location: Redmond
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

It is an important time to be building experiences and devices at Microsoft. As work changes , Microsoft can play a critical role in making sure it changes for the better . Help shape the rapidly evolving productivity landscape by conducting the research needed to create next-generation intelligent systems and drive the company's collective bold ambitions for productivity forward. - As a post-doc in Microsoft's Office of Applied Research , your core mission will be to deliver research that fundamentally impacts Microsoft's products and services. You will also contribute to the scientific community and beyond through presentations, publications, and other outlets (e.g., blogs, press interviews). We are looking for candidates who are smart and creative, as well as self-driven, curious, and comfortable with ambiguity. The successful applicant will collaborate closely with people across Microsoft's product teams and Microsoft Research, and have the opportunities see their ideas realized in products and services that are used worldwide. - We are in particular looking for candidates with deep expertise in two areas:

• Physical space and productivity: What does the office of the future look like? How can software and hardware both substitute for and complement physical space to help people be more productive? What types of systems can we build to help leaders understand all these changes in how their organizations are using physical space? Addressing these questions will draw on knowledge in cyber - physical systems, smart buildings, architecture, geography, ubiquitous computing, and related fields.
• Computational social science for organizations: How can research in organizational social networks, workplace recommendation and personalization , and organization science help organizations succeed amidst the rapid changes in how we work ? How can we apply tool s like causal inference and privacy-preserving machine learning to turn data about how work gets done into insights for individuals, teams, and organization leaders ? Successful candidates will be offered a post-doc position of two years within the Office of Applied Research, which brings together scientists from many different backgrounds and deeply values the importance of diverse perspectives in the research process. We are looking for candidates who are smart, creative and team-oriented, as well as self-driven, curious, and comfortable with defining their own paths. Successful applicants will collaborate closely with people across Microsoft's product teams, Microsoft Research, and broad academic community, and will have the opportunities see their ideas realized in products and services that are used worldwide. -

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