Summary
Bell Labs Cambridge UK is currently seeking interns for the area of Data Science to fill 3-month research internship positions. The Data Science research, in Bell Labs - Cambridge, spans from advanced data mining to intelligent computational models.
A successful candidate is expected to have experience in the areas of Technology and Society, Visualization and Interaction Design, or Data Science.
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Bell Labs is a worldwide research and development community that focuses its efforts on key technologies for telecommunications. It is internationally renowned as the birthplace of modern information theory, the transistor, the laser and the UNIX operating system. Nowadays we are working on the network of 2020. In this new scenario of interconnected things, people will, almost more than ever before, matter. The Social Dynamics team in Cambridge UK works on the idea of a society empowered by digital data. As part of the emerging research area of “Computational Social Science”, the team answers questions typical of the social sciences using computational methods. The team provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment with close links to top academics.
Role description:
- Carry out an active and ambitious research project.
- Publish the outcomes of the research in major scientific venues worldwide, including top conferences and journals.
- Generate intellectual property through the patenting of ideas.
Candidates should ideally be enrolled in a PhD program in computer science, information science, interaction design, engineering or any related field.
Candidates must have the ability to conduct independent research while also contributing to team-oriented projects that often span across multiple Bell Labs sites.
A proven record of publication(s) is highly valued, particularly in conference venues such as WWW, CHI, KDD, and CSCW, and journals such as PNAS and Science.
A successful candidate will be versatile, flexible, hands-on, and a self-starter. Experience in development activities is also highly valued.
Key attributes:
- Strong written and spoken communications skills, able to participate in robust discussions in English.
- Good research skills.
