<![CDATA[<b>Job Description:</b>
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We're looking for a Chief Scientist who will be responsible for improving and developing algorithms for our various systems. You'll be responsible for figuring out how to make machines do things that only humans can do now.
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<b>Who are we?</b>
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A stealth start-up with a mission to increase awareness of people by allowing the wisdom of crowds to be applied to every piece of information in the world. Cryptic? Yes, but then again, we're still in stealth mode.. :) -- Find out a little more here: <a href="http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/13/shopzilla-founder-farhad-mohit-behind-stealth-startup-dotspots/" rel="nofollow">http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/06/13/shopzilla-founder-farhad-mohit-behind-stealth-startup-dotspots/</a>
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<b>Who are we looking for? People who:</b>
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- Are on top of their respective fields and acknowledged as an expert
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- Have interests in a wide variety of related and unrelated areas
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- Can work well in unstructured, distributed environments
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- Have great communication and inter-personal skills
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- Are enthusiastic about applying their skills to solving interesting, real-world problems
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- Are not just looking for a job, but want to be part of something great
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<b>Requirements:</b>
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Strong algorithm research and development background, specifically:
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-Automatic structure/schema analysis and detection
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-Search algorithms
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-Natural language analysis
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-Bayesian learning
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-MS or PhD in related field
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-Experience with Java, C++e
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-IMPORTANT: Candidates that are able to solve any of the challenges listed on our site move to the top of our queue: <a href="http://dotspots.com/challenges.html" rel="nofollow">http://dotspots.com/challenges.html</a>
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<b>Benefits:</b>
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- Salary + equity
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- We are a totally distributed company. This means you can work from / near your home and don't have to waste time, energy and money to get to one central workplace, only to IM / phone your colleagues down the hall.
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- This also means that we don't have an office expense, so we can provide employees a stipend to help offset their rent / mortgage expense... (yes, it's smarter than the free Google cafeteria... :)
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- Paid vacation and holidays.
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- Medical coverage.
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<b>Learn more:</b>
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<a href="http://dotspots.com/about.html" rel="nofollow">http://dotspots.com/about.html</a>
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<b>Note:</b> You can either apply directly from here, or if you are applying through our website, make sure to mention that you found this job through Craigslist.]]> |
