Description: Participate in the design and development of
state-of-the-art systems for data mining and knowledge discovery. The
focus of the job is on integrating relational databases with KDD
systems, including development of prototypes to demonstrate innovative
business applications of KDD.
The candidate will join one of the leading R&D teams in
the area of data mining and knowledge discovery. Principal
responsibilities will include managing our relational database system
and related support for the various KDD activities. Our current
projects include predictive customer modeling for GTE's cellular
telephone markets ( 4 million customers), analysing web usage data and
discovering interesting changes in customer databases. We are applying
multiple machine learning methods such as neural nets, decision trees
and nearest neighbor classifiers to large, high-dimensional real-world
databases, involving millions of records and Gbytes of data and have
created KDD-based solutions that are being deployed in the field.
The ideal candidate will have an M.S. or Phd. in Computer
Science/Databases/related fields and 2-3 years of experience. The
candidate should have experience with relational database
systems and be proficient in SQL. Experience with statistical
techniques is essential. Familiarity with machine learning methods is
desirable. Experience with Web programming and proficiency with
HTML, Javascript, Java would be a plus. Excellent coding skills in
C/Unix environment and an ability to quickly pick up new languages and
technologies are needed. Effective communication skills, the ability to
work in a team, and good system maintenance practices are very
desirable.
GTE Laboratories Incorporated, located in Waltham, Ma is the
central research facility for GTE. GTE is among the largest local
telephone carriers and provides local, long distance, cellular and
internet services. Our research facility is located on a quiet 50
acre campus-like setting in Waltham, MA, 20 minutes from downtown
Boston. Our salaries are competitive, and our outstanding benefits
include medical/life/dental insurance, saving and investment plans,
and an on-site fitness center.
KDD at GTE: http://info.gte.com/~kdd/kdd-at-gte.html
GTE is an equal opportunity employer.
Please send a resume and a cover letter
(preferably by e-mail, in ASCII (plain text) to:
or by fax to 617.466.3342 (Attn: Brij Masand)
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