Data Scientist in Machine Learning (Graph Neural Networks or Reinforcement Learning)

Key Skills

Apache Hadoop, Apache Kafka, Deep Learning, Machine learning techniques, Python Programming, PyTorch, Spark Core

Job Description

TELEFONICA RESEARCH

Telefonica Research is a leading industrial research lab, based in Barcelona (Spain). The aim of the lab is to carry out disruptive research that addresses several technological areas of interest to the Telefónica Group. The Research group follows an open research model in collaboration with universities and other research institutions, promoting the dissemination of their work both through publications and technology transfers. The board is constituted of a multi-disciplinary team with a variety of skills, including Systems, Networks, Machine Learning, Privacy/Security and Human-Computer Interaction. We are seeking candidates at all levels of seniority for staff researcher positions, to strengthen our efforts in the respective areas, with an emphasis in Machine Learning.

Mission

The researcher will have the opportunity to propose and develop research ideas individually, as well as jointly with members of the research team and Telefonica at large. The researcher will also strengthen their research profile via the creation and leading of high-value synergies with academic institutions, industrial partners, customers, and government agencies. Furthermore, the researcher will support the dissemination of research results by means of high-quality publications and talks in major venues worldwide, generation of intellectual property, and partnership with business units to ensure the successful exploitation of research outputs.

Main responsabilities

• Propose and develop disruptive research ideas for advancing the state of the art in the respective field of their expertise
• Promote the dissemination of research results via high-quality publications and demonstrations in major venues worldwide
• Generate intellectual property
• Design and develop ML systems and models
• Compare and analyze ML models in real-world use cases
• Perform statistical analysis and investigate how to improve models
• Convert data science projects into prototypes for production

Qualifications

• BSc/MSc in Computer Science, or related fields
• Good programming skills, preferably in Python
• Strong verbal, visual, and written communication skills
• Ability to work in a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary environment
• Strong knowledge and experience for research in the area of Machine Learning (with a specialization in Deep Learning, Graph Neural Networks or Reinforcement Learning)
• Experience with ML and Deep Learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch)
• Experience with tools for BigData (e.g., Spark, Hadoop, Apache Kafka)
• Prior internship(s) with Telefonica Research is a plus

Language

English

If you join Telefónica

You join almost 100 years of history, you join a team of 106 nationalities present in more tan 35 countries. You join a team that works to connect people wherever they are. We are leading the digital revolution with the enthusiasm of the first day in all our businesses, creating the best digital ecosystem for our clients: network, IoT, cloud, security, innovation etc. Here, at Telefónica you count with everything you need to be the best you. We need people like you that wants to take this challenge of creating the Telefónica of tomorrow.

Telefonica is committed to the new working ways. Under our proposition “Disconnect to Reconnect” we have applied the Digital Disconnection.

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