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<p class="MsoPlainText">Microsoft Research NYC seeks outstanding applicants for a postdoctoral researcher in the area of machine learning or a related field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">DEADLINE FOR FULL CONSIDERATION: <b>November 27, 2016</b>. Application instructions are at the end of this email. More information about postdoc and researcher positions can also be found at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/machine-learning-nyc">
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/machine-learning-nyc</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Microsoft Research offers an exhilarating and thriving environment for cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research, both theoretical and applied, with access to an extraordinary diversity of big and small data sources, an open publications
policy, and close links to top academic institutions around the world. We seek applicants from all areas of machine learning and related fields with a passion and demonstrated ability for independent research, including a strong publication record at top
research venues. The start date for this position is July 3, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Postdoc positions at Microsoft Research provide emerging scholars an opportunity to develop their research careers as members of a very active machine learning community at a world-class research organization. Postdocs in our lab are
encouraged to define their own research agenda and to demonstrate their ability to drive forward an effective program of research. They may also get the chance to see their ideas realized in products and services that will be used worldwide.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Microsoft Research New York City is the newest MSR lab, comprising thirty full-time researchers and postdocs working in machine learning, systems, computational social science, algorithmic economics, information retrieval, and social
media. The lab is highly collaborative and interdisciplinary, and is actively engaged with the local academic and tech communities. The machine learning group includes Alekh Agarwal, Miroslav Dudík, John Langford, Robert Schapire, Alex Slivkins, Jenn Wortman
Vaughan, and Hanna Wallach. Examples of current machine learning projects and directions include:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Active learning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Bayesian latent variable modeling.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Contextual bandits, exploration and incentives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Ethics of machine learning.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Logarithmic-time prediction for problems with extremely large label sets.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Online learning and game theory.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Prediction markets and auction design.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="margin-left:.75in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Reinforcement learning for large complex environments, such as Minecraft.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Structured prediction, including applications to NLP.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">A sampling of recent publications can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> <a href="https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/machine-learning-nyc">
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/group/machine-learning-nyc</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">Postdocs receive a competitive salary and benefits package, and are eligible for relocation expenses. Postdocs are typically hired for a two-year term appointment following the academic calendar, starting in July 2017. Applicants must
have completed the requirements for a PhD, including final submission of their dissertation, prior to joining Microsoft Research. Applicants with tenure-track offers from other institutions will be considered, provided they are able to defer their start date
to accept our position.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">HOW TO APPLY<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">To apply, submit an online application on the Microsoft Research Careers website at:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"> <a href="https://careers.research.microsoft.com">https://careers.research.microsoft.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">To be assured of full consideration, all materials, including reference letters, need to be received by
<b>November 27, 2016</b>. Applications received after that date may or may not be considered. In completing your application, please be sure to follow these additional instructions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>In addition to submitting your CV and the names of three referees (including your dissertation advisor) as required by the online application, please also upload the following three attachments:
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>two conference or journal articles, book chapters, or equivalent writing samples (uploaded as two separate attachments);<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>an academic research statement (approximately 3-4 pages) that outlines your research achievements and agenda.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]>Indicate that your research area of interest is "Machine Learning, Adaptation, and Intelligence" and that your location preference is "New York." Include "Robert Schapire" as the name of a Microsoft Research contact (you may include
additional contacts as well). <b>NOTE:</b> IF YOU DO NOT MARK THESE PREFERENCES, IT IS VERY UNLIKELY THAT WE WILL RECEIVE YOUR APPLICATION.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText">After you submit your application, a request for letters will be sent to your list of referees on your behalf. Note: The application system will not request reference letters until after you have submitted your application. You may
wish to alert your letter writers in advance so that they will be ready to submit your letter by our application deadline of November 27, 2016. You can check the progress on individual reference requests by clicking the status tab within your application
page.<o:p></o:p></p>
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