IR/NLP/ML Researcher Position at Yahoo! Applied Research, Montreal

Machine Learning / NLP / Information Retrieval Researcher

Yahoo! Applied Research Lab
Montreal, QC

Job Responsibilities

The NLP group in Yahoo's Applied Research Lab is looking for an  
researcher with the following qualifications:

-Strong knowledge of the Information Retrieval (IR) field
-Deep familiarity and hands-on experience in machine learning techniques
-Ability to conduct experiments involving massive data sources  
(mainly text and data mining)
-Background in natural language processing or computational linguistics
-Proven experience in software development in the fields mentioned above

Minimum Job Qualifications

The work that this researcher is expected to be conducting will be in  
the general area of Information Retrieval, typically will be related  
to one of Yahoo!'s initiatives in the area of search, including but  
not limited to relevance ranking, question answering, information  
extraction, text classification or subjectivity analysis. The  
candidate will be expected to have impact on product initiatives and  
at the same time will be encouraged to contribute to the general  
research community by active participation in scientific forums,  
publications, etc.

Masters Degree required

Preferable Job Qualifications

PhD

Yahoo! Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. For more information,  
please contact Fernando Diaz (diazf-ZXvpkYn067l8UrSeD/[email protected]), Jean-François  
Crespo (jfcrespo-ZXvpkYn067l8UrSeD/[email protected]), or visit http://careers.yahoo.com.