Yahoo Labs Openings For Research Scientist @ Bangalore - November 2012

Company Name:     Yahoo Labs

Website:          www.labs.yahoo.com

Qualification:    Ph.D. in Computer Science

Experience:       Freshers/Experienced

Location:         Bangalore

Job Role:         Research Scientist

Job Number:       037276


We’re looking for outstanding Research Scientists in the following areas:


• Computer Science – requires expertise in information retrieval, computational linguistics, machine learning, computer systems and storage, information management, matrix and graph algorithms, large scale data mining or human-computer interaction/user experience.

• Economics – requires expertise in micro economic theory, game theory and mechanism design or experimental economics.

• Social Sciences – requires expertise in ethnography, social network analysis or online consumer behavior and measurement.

• Large-Scale Computing – requires expertise in large-scale distributed systems, cloud infrastructure and data management


Job responsibilities:


• Initiate and execute research projects, develop new and innovative algorithms and technologies and pursue patents where appropriate

• Analyze data, identify problems and potential customers, devise solutions and build prototypes

• Stay current on published state-of-the-art algorithms and competing technologies and maintain world-class academic credentials through publications, presentations, external collaborations and service to the research community


Required Skills/Experience:


• Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field

• Strong academic research track record focused on information retrieval, computational linguistics, machine learning, matrix and graph algorithms, unsupervised clustering, data mining, human-computer interaction/user experience or related areas


Preferred Skills/Experience:


• Ability to perform research that is justified and guided by business opportunities

• Strong communication and collaboration skills


For more information on Yahoo! Labs please visit http://labs.yahoo.com/.

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information or to search all of our openings please visit http://careers.yahoo.com.


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