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Intern, Research
Yahoo!
Sunnyvale, CA, United States
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Description:
Yahoo is rapidly transforming itself into a mobile-first company. Along with mobile consumer products, Yahoo is investing heavily in mobile advertising. Yahoo has recently launched Yahoo Gemini (http://www.tumblr.com/search/yahoo+gemini) - the world's first advertising marketplace for both search and native ads. We are looking for research interns with skills and experience in one or more of the following areas: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Search Relevance, or Natural Language Processing.
Job Responsibilities:
• Propose innovative ideas to improve the monetization and quality of the Gemini advertising platform.
• Perform statistical analyses on large data sets, identify problems and propose solutions.
• Conceive, design, prototype, and evaluate complex algorithms and statistical models that can be integrated into the advertising platform.
• Document your software implementations and experimental results
• Work with business teams to gain acceptance of proposed policies and designs.
• Generate intellectual property with patent applications and publications at relevant forums
• Stay current on published state-of-the-art techniques for online advertising
Required Skills/Experience:
• Currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering , Statistics or similar field.
• Strong track record of developing novel and scientifically sound techniques to solve real world problems.
• Solid programming skills in Java, C++, or scripting languages like Python or R in a Unix environment
• Hands-on skills in cleaning, manipulating, analyzing, visualizing and modeling large data sets.
• Experience with machine learning, data mining, search relevance, natural language processing.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced entrepreneurial culture
Preferred Skills:
• Experience with large scale data processing on Hadoop is a plus
• Familiarity with online advertising is a plus