Yahoo! – Londra – £ 55,000+

Yahoo Labs is growing its strategic research teams to enable the company to build the cool products and enabling platforms that our customers need, now and in the future. We have exciting job openings in several technical focus areas that are located around the globe, close to our customers and our product partners. 

We hire the best scientific minds who like to roll up their sleeves, dig into mountains of data and uncover new discoveries that can be presented at the top scientific conferences and eventually contribute to the business’ success.

We are looking for Research Scientists with a PhD degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Statistics, Human Computer Interaction, or related areas. Our scientists conduct experiments in real-world settings, have skills to deal with large volumes of data including building end-to-end models, and/or designing innovative algorithms and/or compelling interfaces, and constantly measure and improve overall performance.

Responsibilities Include:

  • Apply probabilistic, machine learning, and data mining techniques to build models to improve relevance, revenue, and user experience
  • Deep dive into the data to understanding and apply patterns, while maintaining a sense of the big picture
  • Work closely with colleagues on the engineering team to put research results into action
  • Provide thought leadership to guide the direction of Yahoo products and services

Required Skills and Qualifications

  • PhD in Computer Science or related field
  • Strong academic research track record focuses on one of information retrieval, computational linguistics, machine learning, matrix and graph algorithms, unsupervised clustering, data mining, human-computer interaction/user experience or related areas
  • Ability to perform research that is justified and guided by business opportunities
  • Knowledge in at least one programming language

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