Senior Research Scientist

vor 4 Wochen


Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz Microsoft Vollzeit
Research Scientist - Spatial AI and Cloud Computing

We are seeking a highly skilled Research Scientist to join our team at the Microsoft Spatial AI Lab in Zurich, Switzerland. As a Research Scientist, you will be responsible for conducting research at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning/AI, robotics, and cloud computing.

Our team is focused on developing innovative technology that can be deployed to the cloud and utilized by millions of users. We are based near ETH Zurich, the top technical school in continental Europe, enabling close collaboration in multiple areas.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Conduct research at the intersection of computer vision, machine learning/AI, robotics, and cloud computing
  • Develop and deploy product-grade, robust, and efficient code in the cloud
  • Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to bridge the gap between research and development
  • Grow expertise in one or more subareas of research
  • Develop a deep understanding of tools, technologies, and methods that can be utilized to deploy product-grade, robust, and efficient code in the cloud

Requirements:

  • PhD in Computer Vision, or AI/Machine Learning, or similar professional experience
  • Demonstrated coding, debugging, and engineering skills in programming languages such as C++ (esp. C++14 and newer) or Python
  • Hands-on experience with deep learning and/or computer vision methods
  • Self-motivated team-player, problem solver, and keen to learn
  • Ability to present complex technical concepts to a diverse audience

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ego-centric video understanding, and action and activity recognition in video
  • Human motion analysis, skeletal action recognition
  • Experience with spatio-temporal feature extraction techniques
  • Experience with deep learning models like transformers and attention mechanisms for sequence modeling
  • Familiarity with object detection and semantic segmentation in computer vision
  • Publication record at top-tier conferences and journals (e.g., CVPR, ECCV, ICCV, NeurIPS, ICLR, CoRL)

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances.

Benefits and Perks:

  • Works within a team to achieve goals and objectives across services, including understanding user requirements, design, and coding
  • Brings the State of the Art to Products - collaborates in an interdisciplinary team to bridge the gap between research and development
  • Grows expertise in one or more subareas of research
  • Develops a deep understanding of tools, technologies, and methods that can be utilized to deploy product-grade, robust, and efficient code in the cloud
  • Grows our relationships with the research community
  • May contribute to publications, workshops, or the supervision of interns & PhD/MS students

Employment Type: Full-Time

Work Site: Up to 50% work from home

Role Type: Individual Contributor

Discipline: Applied Sciences

Profession: Research, Applied, & Data Sciences



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