Data Mining Researcher - Yahoo

Did you know ...

Yahoo! collects over 10 terabytes of clickstream behavioral data each day, the equivalent of all the information within the Library of Congress.

Yahoo!'s user data warehouse is in the order of 'petabytes' - the largest in the world.

Yahoo! serves nearly half a billion unique users.

Yahoo! is one of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For".

Yahoo! is looking for key hires to leverage all of this data for actionable strategies and systems.

Yahoo! DATA MINING and RESEARCH GROUP (DMR) is looking for an outstanding data mining researcher who wants to work on real problems leading to solutions that make a direct and measurable business impact. This individual should enjoy formulating problems based on customer needs, selecting, modifying and/or building appropriate tools or methodologies, and providing true end-to-end solutions for diversified and challenging data mining and data research projects. We encourage our team members to stay abreast of novel academic work and seek patents and/or publish work when appropriate. This is an exciting opportunity to apply your data mining skills to the 15 terabytes of data that Yahoo! captures every day. The following criteria will be used in finding the ideal candidate:

Basic Requirements

• Demonstrated expertise and desire to work hands-on in analyzing and modeling large industrial data sets
• Experience in exploratory data analysis and data mining process
• Proven knowledge of data mining and machine learning methods and tools
• Ph.D. in Data Mining, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Statistics, Artificial Intelligence, or a related field
• Strong candidates with a Master's degree in the above field and 5+ years of rich industry experience will also be considered
• Excellent communication skills and ability to understand business requirements
• Team spirit and ability to aggressively execute independently
• Creativity and passion in achieving goals
• Software development skills (C/C++, Perl, Java, SQL, etc.)

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

Contact:

If interested in any of these opportunities, please email your resume to careersindata@yahoo-inc.com

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