If you’re an excellent candidate with systems expertise, and are interested in doing cutting-edge research at an institution where your work can have a direct impact on commercial products, we encourage you to apply for this position. The Systems Research Group in Microsoft Research Redmond is devoted to advancing the state of the art in cloud computing, distributed systems, and operating systems, while making systems secure, scalable, fault-tolerant, manageable, fast, and efficient.

Responsibilities

Microsoft Research provides a collaborative and supportive environment for some of the world’s best researchers and engineers. Together, we strive to create innovative solutions to computing’s toughest challenges and improve the lives of people everywhere. With this posting, we seek senior researcher candidates with PhDs and a proven track record of published papers. The ideal candidate has outstanding communication skills and the ability to develop an original research agenda, while still being a team player. Successful candidates will be expected to transform research ideas into concrete systems, report on their findings at top technical venues, and interact closely with Microsoft’s product groups. If you thrive in environments of “deep thinking” and fast-paced entrepreneurial execution, then this is the place for you.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science or a relevant field.
• Strong publication record in peer-reviewed CS conferences/journals, including at least one publication in ASPLOS, EuroSys, FAST, HPCA, ISCA, MICRO, NSDI, OSDI, PLDI, POPL, S&P, SIGCOMM, SIGMETRICS, SIGMOD, SOSP, USENIX ATC, USENIX Security, or VLDB.

As part of your application please upload:

• An academic statement that outlines both your research achievements and agenda, and your service and outreach activities and plans.
• A current CV.

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.  We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form.

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