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Machine Learning Research Intern, PhD

Published: 10 March 2021
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About Roku:

Roku pioneered streaming to the TV. We connect users to the streaming content they love, enable content publishers to build and monetize large audiences, and provide advertisers with unique capabilities to engage consumers. Roku streaming players and Roku TV™ models are available around the world through direct retail sales and licensing arrangements with TV brands and pay TV operators.

This role is for a Summer 2021 Internship and will eventually be based in San Jose, CA.

We are looking for a creative and passionate Machine Learning Research Intern to join Roku’s Advertising Performance team. The Advertising Performance team’s mission is to optimize the delivery of our ad campaigns based on their objectives. The team performs research on machine learning techniques/algorithms to solve complex problems in a variety of different areas and then releases these solutions to production systems by implementing them on our machine learning platform that has been developed in-house. The Advertising Performance team at Roku is looking for a software engineer with a background in machine learning to build, evaluate and improve machine learning models.

 

This role is for you if you fall under the below qualifications: 

  • Currently pursing a PhD in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering or related fields
  • 2+ years of Software Development experience
  • Familiarity with Python and machine learning frameworks
  • Experience with building, evaluating and improving machine learning models.
  • Course work and research related to machine learning
  • Communication skills and abilities to work in a collaborative team environment

 

Characteristics of success at Roku

  • Self-motivated individual who takes ownership
  • Positive attitude
  • Non political
  • Results oriented
  • Practical
  • Hands on and team oriented
  • Desire to win in a highly competitive environment
  • Ability to adjust plan and react as needed

Senior Machine Learning Scientist – Search, Ranking & Personalization

Published: 10 March 2021
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Faire is an online wholesale marketplace built on the belief that the future is local — there are over 1M independent retailers in the U.S. and Canada doing more than twice the revenue of Walmart and Amazon combined. At Faire, we’re using the power of tech, data, and machine learning to connect a thriving community of over 100,000 brands and local retailers around the world. Picture your favorite boutique in town — we help them discover the best products to sell in their stores. With the right tools and insights, we believe that we can level the playing field so that small businesses can compete with these big box and ecommerce giants. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement.

Senior Machine Learning Scientist – Search, Ranking & Personalization

Faire is using machine learning to change wholesale and help local retailers compete with Amazon and big box stores. Our experienced data scientists and machine learning engineers are developing solutions related to discovery, ranking, search, recommender systems, logistics, underwriting, and more – all with the goal of helping local retail thrive.

Job Description

The Data Science team owns a wide variety of algorithms and models that power the marketplace. We care about building machine learning models that help our customers thrive.

As a Senior Machine Learning Scientist on the Personalization team you’ll be responsible for developing machine learning-powered ranking models and adding personalization to our search and discovery. You’ll determine answers to questions like, how relevant is this product to this retailer and how can we infer that in real-time? Can we create real-time embeddings of users’ interests and use them to power ranking? How can we improve purchase flow? What techniques can we use to enable our A/B tests to more quickly converge when dealing with low sample sizes?

Our team already includes experienced Data Scientists from Square, Quora, TripAdvisor, Instacart, and TripAdvisor; and the head of the team is an experienced manager from Airbnb who is also a professor of machine learning at UC Berkeley. Faire will soon be known as a top destination for data scientists and machine learning, and you will help take us there!

You’re excited about this role because…

  • You’ll be able to work on cutting-edge ranking problems combining a wide variety of data about our retailers, brands and products
  • You want to use machine learning to help local retailers and independent brands succeed
  • You want to be a foundational member of a fast growing company
  • You like to solve challenging problems related to a two-sided marketplace

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of industry experience using machine learning to solve real-world problems, and a history of accomplishment and advancement in your Data Science career
  • Experience with learning to rank (pointwise, pairwise, listwise models and understanding the trade-offs associated with each)
  • Strong programming skills. The tooling/language isn’t important. (e.g., numpy, pandas, scikit-learn, R, Julia, etc.)
  • An excitement and willingness to learn new tools and techniques
  • Experience with relational databases and SQL
  • The ability to contribute to team strategy and to lead model development without supervision
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work with others in a closely collaborative team environment

Great to Haves:

  • Highly recommended: Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, or related STEM fields
  • Experience with Neural Network models for ranking
  • Experience with de-biasing and new learning to rank models
  • Ability to quickly implement state of the art algorithms from an academic paper

What We Offer:

  • We’re growing fast. You will get in early on something that’s going to be special.
  • We’re funded by the best VCs in the world.
  • Our founding team is experienced and led the development of one of the top 25 apps in the US App Store (Square Cash).
  • Great technology stack. It’s fun to work with the best tools and the latest software.
  • The business makes sense. It’s straightforward and provides clear value to both retailers and brands. You get to help change an entire industry for the better.
  • It’s beautiful. Work on something that’s well-designed, following the footsteps of Apple and Square.

Why you’ll love working at Faire:

  • We are entrepreneurs: We believe entrepreneurship is a calling and our mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. Every member of our team is an owner of the business and taking part in the founding process.
  • We are using tech and machine learning to level the playing field: We are using the power of technology and data to connect brands and boutiques from all over the world, building a thriving community of over 100,000 small business owners.
  • We build products our customers love: Everything we do is ultimately in the service of helping our customers grow their business because our goal is to grow the pie – not steal a piece from it. Running a small business is hard work, but using Faire makes it easy.
  • We are curious and resourceful: We always find a way to get the job done and come up with creative solutions to whatever problems are standing in our way. People at Faire are insatiably curious. We lead with curiosity and data in our decision making and reason from a first principles mindset.

Faire was founded in 2017 by a team of early product and engineering leads from Square. We’re backed by some of the top investors in retail and tech including: Y Combinator, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Forerunner Ventures, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Founders Fund, and DST Global. We have offices in San Francisco, Kitchener-Waterloo, and Salt Lake City. We’re looking for smart, resourceful and passionate people to join us as we power the shop local movement. To learn more about Faire and our customers, you can read more on our blog.

Faire is being built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs.

Additional Information

Faire provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

Research Fellow – Biology

Published: 22 January 2021
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Schedule

: Full-time

Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm, with flexibility
Salary Range: Up to $48,000 based on experience
Benefits Provided: Yes 
Required Attachments: Curriculum Vitae, Letter of Interest, Other Document (See Job Requirements for details) 
Job Description:
The postdoc will work on research projects related to the molecular biology and physiology of ion channels expressed in sensory neurons. Up to two years of funding is available with a flexible start date, but ideally no later than January 2020. Please submit a CV, Letter of Interest with potential start dates, and contact information for three professional references. Additionally, up to three representative publications may be sent as separate pdf files. Candidates from underrepresented STEM groups are encouraged to apply.

The postdoc will primarily use patch clamp electrophysiology techniques to investigate the effects of scorpion venom-derived peptides on voltage-gated sodium ion channel Nav1.8 (and related ion channels Nav1.6. Nav1.7). Specifically, the postdoc will characterize the biophysical properties of venom-derived pep-tides that inhibit Nav1.8 activity to block pain. The project is supported by an NIH grant to the Oklahoma Center of Biomedical Research Excellence in Structural Biology. The postdoc will have opportunities to collaborate with molecular biologists and neurophysiologists in the Department of Biology, as well as structural biologists and proteomics specialists in the Departments of Chemistry and Biochemistry.

 

Job Requirements

––– Required Education: PhD in Biology or a related field (Neuroscience, Physiology) by the time of employment.

Skills:

  • Experience in either whole-cell patch clamp or cut-open oocyte electrophysiology techniques, and molecular biology required.

Certifications:

  •  None

Advertised Physical Requirements:

  • None

Department Preferences:

  • Previous experience using electrophysiology techniques to study ion channels in either native cells/tissues or heterologously expressed cell lines.
  • Track record of quality publications in scientific journals as approp0riate for career stage of applicant.
  • Interested in working with rodent systems.
  • Previous experience mentoring students.

Post Doc Research Associate – Fungal Bioprocess Development

Published: 11 December 2020
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Job Description

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a world-class research institution powered by a highly educated, diverse workforce committed to collaboration and work–life balance. Every year, scores of dynamic, driven postdocs come to PNNL to work with renowned researchers on meaningful science, innovations and outcomes for the U.S. Department of Energy and other sponsors; here is your chance to be one of them!

We are seeking an outstanding Post-Doctoral candidate to join our multi-disciplinary team focused on development of biological processes to produce renewable fuels and chemicals within the Agile BioFoundry. The Agile BioFoundry is a multi-national lab consortium focused on implementation of metabolic engineering strategies and efficient improvement of bioprocesses. In this position the candidate will have the opportunity to develop biological processes from bench to bioreactor scale using industrially relevant yeast and filamentous fungi and will work with others to utilize advanced capabilities such as metabolic modeling, machine-learning, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics to study the engineered processes.

The selected candidate is expected to 1) Work safely and independently in a laboratory setting, 2) Conduct independent research and work on team assignments, lead manuscript development and maintain a strong overall publication record in the peer-reviewed scientific literature, 3) Interact, communicate, and problem-solve with a diverse team of research staff across PNNL, 4) Present research work at technical conferences, and 5) Participate in the development of research proposals.

Minimum Qualifications

Candidates must have received a PhD within the past five years (60 months) or within the next 8 months from an accredited college or university.

Preferred Qualifications

The ideal candidate will have experience working with bioreactors as well as yeasts or filamentous fungi. Experience with process control, experimental design, metabolic modeling, and utilization of -omics-based datasets (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics) is preferred.

The ideal candidate is safety-oriented, possesses good written and oral communication skills, has demonstrated an ability to collaborate effectively, has a track record of demonstrating initiative, problem-solving, independent execution of routine research tasks, demonstrated ability to publish high impact research, and ability to learn new concepts and research techniques.

PhD in Biological Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biology or related field.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Published: 1 December 2020
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Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Researcher

Position Type:

Other Academic

Department:

LSUAM Science – BioS – Ecology – Plant Herbivore (James T Cronin (00005628))

Work Location:

A0306 Life Sciences Annex

Pay Grade:

Other Academic

Job Description:

A full-time postdoctoral researcher to participate in a USDA funded project that focuses on the role of plant chemistry in mediating plant-herbivore, plant-soil microbe, and above- and belowground interactions. The goal is to understand whether these interactions are playing a role in the large-scale dieback of a dominant coastal marsh plant (Phragmites australis) in the Mississippi River Delta. The postdoctoral researcher will be expected to design and conduct experiments, analyze data and write manuscripts for peer-reviewed publications.

Duties:

  • 80% Design and conduct experiments, to understand whether these interactions are playing a role in the large-scale dieback of a dominant coastal marsh plant (Phragmites australis) in the Mississippi River Delta.

  • 20% Write manuscripts and give presentations on the research.

Minimum Qualifications:

PhD in Entomology, Botany, Ecology or related field.

Preferred Qualifications:
PhD in Entomology, Botany, Ecology or related field. With specific experience in conducting research on plant-herbivore or plant-soil microbe interactions. Strong statistical skills using SAS or R; A strong record of publications in peer-reviewed journals related to plant, plant-herbivore interactions or plant-microbe interactions.

Special or Physical Qualifications:

Must be willing and capable of working in coastal marsh habitats and in hot and humid weather.

Special Instructions:

Please submit a c.v., brief statement of research interest/accomplishments and a list of at least 3 professional referees with full contact information.

Posting Date:

November 6, 2020

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

Additional Position Information:

Background Check – An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits – LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

EEO Statement:

LSU is committed to diversity and is an equal opportunity / equal access employer.

HCM Contact Information:

Questions or concerns can be directed to the LSU Human Resources Management Office at 225-578-8200 or emailed HR@lsu.edu

Research Scientist II

Published: 30 November 2020
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Description

The Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) at Georgia State University (GSU) is seeking applicants for an instrument scientist position.  CHARA operates the CHARA Array, an optical/IR, long baseline interferometer located at Mount Wilson Observatory (www.chara.gsu.edu).  We are starting a program to add a seventh telescope to the Array.  This will be a mobile telescope that will be moved to several locations on Mount Wilson and will be connected to the other telescopes through fiber optics. We are seeking an optical instrument scientist who will lead this project, and direct the optical design, construction, installation, and initial operations.

This position is fully supported for three years. The workplace is the Mount Wilson Observatory north of Los Angeles.

Applications received by December 31, 2020, will receive full consideration.

Disclaimer: This job requisition provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion the employee’s direct supervisor.

Qualifications: PhD and five years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience.

College/Business Unit: College of Arts & Sciences

Department: College of Arts & Sciences, Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA)

Shift: 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM | Monday – Friday

Salary : $80,000

Pay Grade: NPP

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Type: Full Time (Benefits Eligible)

Job Posting: 11/12/20, 4:44:46 PM

Closing Date: 01/01/21, 10:59:00 PM

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Applicants should have the following basic qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in astronomy, physics, engineering or closely related field (or B.S. or M.S. with equivalent years of professional work)
  • Significant expertise in instrument development with work experience in one or more of the following areas: telescopes, detectors, optical devices, fiber optics, mechanical and electrical design, computer control of instruments
  • Evidence of the ability to work in a collaborative effort
  • A working knowledge of GNU/Linux and C-programming

Special Instructions:

Applications should include,

  • CV
  • Statement of the candidate’s professional interests and accomplishments, and how they relate to the CHARA Array
  • Contact information for at least three references

Questions regarding the position can be addressed to Dr. Theo ten Brummelaar (theo@chara-array.org) or Dr. Douglas Gies (gies@chara.gsu.edu).

Please note, Georgia State University’s career board updates daily and requisitions are subject to be removed without prior notice or before the posting expires.

Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Published: 30 November 2020
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Description

The Center for Molecular and Translational is seeking to fill several postdoctoral positions in the laboratory of Dr. Ming-Hui Zou at the Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine, Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA.

Responsibilities include providing specialized technical assistance to the laboratory personnel, performing research experiments, and assisting in the writing and submission of research grants to extramural funding agencies. Qualified individuals must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field, and have a broad background in the area of cardiovascular science, metabolism, and cell signaling.

Applicants should possess the expertise for a wide variety of histological methodologies including single/double/triple immunohistochemistry, mitochondrial biology, cell biology, small animal surgery techniques. Candidates with strong molecular and cell biology training, a strong interest in research, good communication skills, and the ability to work independently are a plus. Prior experience working with animals is also a plus.  Postdoc positions have an annual salary of ≥ $47,476 plus state-offered standard benefits such as a retirement package provided by the university. Atlanta is the biggest metropolitan city in the south. Atlanta is very affordable with pleasant four-season weather and Atlanta has direct flights with major cities worldwide.

Disclaimer: This job requisition provides a high-level job definition. It is not intended to provide a comprehensive or exclusive list of job duties. As such, job duties and/or responsibilities within the context of this job requisition may change at the discretion the employee’s direct supervisor.

Qualifications: Ph.D. in related field required.

College/Business Unit: Research & Sponsored Programs

Department: University Research Services Administration, Center for Molecular and Translational Medicine

Location: Atlanta Campus

Shift: 8:30 AM – 5:15 PM | Monday – Friday

Salary : NPP

Pay Grade: NPP

FLSA Status: Exempt

Job Type: Full Time (Benefits Eligible)

Job Posting: 11/24/20, 3:25:18 PM

Closing Date: 12/07/20, 10:59:00 PM

Preferred Hiring Qualifications:

Qualified individuals must have a Ph.D. degree or equivalent in Cell Biology, Biochemistry, or a related field, and have a broad background in the area of cardiovascular science, metabolism, and cell signaling.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

Special Instructions:

To be fully considered for this position all candidates at the time of submission must provide the following documents that clearly provides proof of education and relevant experience,

  • A complete and accurate GSU application
  • Resume
  • Cover letter

Please note, Georgia State University’s career board updates daily and requisitions are subject to be removed without prior notice or before the posting expires.

Georgia State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants due to race, ethnicity, gender, veteran status, or on the basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Family Medicine Research Physician

Published: 24 November 2020
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Position description

Position is full time with protected time for research activities.

Expectations:

  • Productivity with evidence of peer-reviewed publications and funding, commensurate with the level of experience.
  • Collaborations with other investigators.
  • Minimum of 20% clinical effort, depending on research funding.

The department has robust infrastructure to support research and has access to institutional resources. The department supports faculty to present at national and international meetings. The investigator will have access to internal and benefactor-supported funds for research projects, and numerous investigator development programs.

Other core resources include:

  • Dedicated research staff in the department to support IRB submissions and other regulatory requirements, data entry, data abstract6ion, and study enrollment.
  • Support for grant writing, clinical trials, qualitative research, and secondary data analysis from PhD-level collaborators and master-level statisticians that are supported by department.
  • Large Midwest and enterprise level integrated medical record (Epic) across five states.
  • Rochester Epidemiology Project population database.
  • Research Scholar and mentored career development programs.
  • Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences (CCaTs): education including Master’s Degree program; reeducated cost laboratory, imaging, and clinical trial services, consultation; assistance with multi-site clinical trials.
  • Center for Health Equity and Community Engagement Research
  • Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery
  • The Mayo Clinic Cancer Center

License or certification

Qualified candidates should be board-certified/board-eligible family medicine physicians with a research fellowship or equivalent research experience.

Postdoctoral Researcher

Published: 24 November 2020
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Job Title

Postdoctoral Researcher

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Nutrition – Stover Lab

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Job duties include:

·         Research of folate-mediated one-carbon metabolism in cell culture and animal models, nuclear metabolism, communication among metabolites and the genome, the development of mouse models of neural tube defects, cancer and neuropathy.

·         Research in various “omics” approaches.

·         Assist in preparing research papers, grants, and literature searches.

·         Present research data for publication and presentation.

·         Other duties as assigned.

Required Education:

PhD or related degree in a life or physical science

Preferred Experience:

Previous research experience

Required Special Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

Ability to multi task and work cooperatively with others.

THIS IS A GRANT FUNDED POSITION

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Published: 24 November 2020
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Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

Department

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Responsibilities:

-Conduct experiments to isolate bacteriophage active against Xyella species.

-Purify, conduct genomic sequencing and annotate of bacteriophage genomes active against Xyella species.

-Conduct experiment to determine the bacterial receptor for phages.

-Condct in planta efficacy greenhouse studies.

-Conduct analysis of data and present data for use in submission of quarterly reports and publication.

-Assist with the training and direction of lab personnel including graduate and undergraduate students.

-Other duties as required.

Required Education:

Ph.D. in Microbiology, Biochemistry, Plant Pathology or related field

Preferred Experience:

Experience in microbiological techniques bacteriophage and bacterial genetics. Bacterial transformation and general molecular biology techniques.

Required Special knowledge, abilities and skills:

-Ability to work in a collaborative research environment, to multitask and work cooperatively with others.

Preferred Special knowledge, abilities, and skills:

-Demonstrated knowledge in bacterial and phage genetics and bioinformatics.

-Bacterial genetics background and working knowledge of bacteriophage biology.

Note:

-This position is funded by non-appropriated sources. Continued employment in this position is contingent upon availability of funds.

-In order to be considered for this position please upload a current resume, cover letter and the name of 3 references including contact information.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer committed to diversity.