Microsoft Research opens AI & Human Systems PhD internships

Microsoft Research is taking applications for a 12-week doctoral internship in a group it now calls AI & Human Systems, based at MSR New York City and MSR New England. The Microsoft Careers listing describes the team as combining researchers from 'Fairness, Accountability, Transparency, and Ethics in AI (FATE), Sociotechnical Alignment Center (STAC), Economics and Computation, and Computational Social Science' under a single banner.

Posted research areas include 'AI measurement and evaluation; measuring the impacts of AI on individuals, organizations, and society; human–AI interaction and meaningful human engagement with AI; and the design of agentic systems, markets, and institutions.' Applicants must be 'currently enrolled in a Doctorate Degree program in a related field,' and 'Proficiency with AI tools' appears among the preferred qualifications.

Base pay runs $6,810 to $13,480 per month, rising to $8,920 to $14,610 in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; the posting recommends submitting by December 1, 2026.