Research Scientists in Data Mining – Jd Sports Employment Blackpool

Overview

Position Title: Research Scientists in Data Mining

Company: JD.COM

Location: Blackpool, UK

Job Description

JD offers endless data-rich application scenarios, including e-commence, supply-chain, logistics, big data, cloud computing, IoT, marketing, finance and robotics, to drive our research on data mining. We have open publication policy and researchers at JD AI have a strong record of publication in top platforms, such as ICML, NIPS, AAAI, IJCAI, KDD, ICDM, WSDM, SIGIR, CIKM, WWW, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, and ICCV.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct data-driven research, challenge the state of the art in data mining and its relevant areas, and publish research work in top research platforms, such as KDD, SIGIR, WWW, and ACL;
• Innovate and develop new ideas for applied AI in JD products and services;
• Work with business, engineering and product teams to form an understanding of the emerging technical requirements and identify/establish/participate in novel research programs to address identified technical challenges.

Requirements:

• PhD in data mining, information retrieval or natural language processing;
• Track-record in developing novel techniques and approaches, e.g., publications in one or more of the following: KDD, ICDM, WSDM, SIGIR, CIKM, WWW, ACL, EMNLP, etc.
• Solid background in statistical approaches or other emerging methods for modelling data (structured, unstructured or linked);
• Strong programming skills in at least one object-oriented programming language (Python, C++, Java, Scala, etc.)
• Experience in DM/IR/NLP algorithm implementation, as well as the ability to improve/modify standard algorithms (e.g. change the optimization objective, work out an alternative mathematical model and implement it);
• Ability to develop prototypes by manipulating and analysing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources;
• Eager to learn new algorithms, new application areas and new tools