Researcher (Machine Learning)

Yandex Research is looking for beginner and experienced researchers to join its team to develop new science-intensive tech, conduct experiments, and present results. Apply if you have higher technical education, Python or C++ programming skills, fluent English, and desire to drive your own research.* Develop new technologies * Conduct experiments to verify your scientific hypotheses * Write papers describing your new results * Present your results at top-tier international conferences* Have higher technical education with good training in mathematics and algorithms * Have studied at least one of the following areas: Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Speech Recognition, Natural Language Processing * Have good programming skills in C++ or Python for implementing algorithms and conducting experiments * Have good written and spoken English * Want to drive your own research agenda* Have a Ph.D. degree or its equivalent * Have experience of graduate studies in a strong academic group * Have experience writing research papers, publications in leading journals and conference proceedings * Have experience in applied mathematical statistics * Have profound knowledge of mathematics and the ability to achieve new results * Participate international scientific competitions, such as KDD Cup, Kaggle competitions * Have experience in developing big data software * Have experience working on a team* Experience in one of the world's strongest scientific laboratories * The opportunity to hone your skills of conducting research projects, introducing new technologies and writing papers for the best conferences * The opportunity to play a key role in a young and growing team * The opportunity to engage in science * A competitive salary