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WorldQuant Research (Israel) Ltd. seeks quant researchers to create quantitative and computer-based models to predict the movements of worldwide stock markets and financial markets. Candidates need not have prior knowledge of financial markets but must have a strong interest in learning about stock markets and financial markets. Our highly accomplished senior staff will provide new hires with mentoring and guidance to help them succeed.

We offer outstanding career opportunities, including:

· Exceptional financial rewards.

· Friendly and collegial working environment.

· Opportunity for promotion to Assistant Vice President in 2 to 4 years.

· Rare opportunity to learn from highly successful investment experts.

Bachelors degree Cum Laude from the Technion, Tel Aviv University or Hebrew University (or a leading foreign university), in a highly analytical field, such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Engineering or any other highly analytical and quantitative field.

· Preferably have or will soon have a Masters or PhD degree from one of Israel's top universities or a leading foreign university.

· A research scientist mindset, i.e., a deep thinker, creative, persevering, smart, self-starter, etc.

· Competent in a programming language (C/C++).

· Good English language skills.

· Serious interest in learning about worldwide financial markets.

· Strong work ethic.

Interested candidates please send CV in ENGLISH ONLY!

wqisraeljobs@worldquant.com

Experience Required:

l Education: M.Sc.\Ph.D. From a Physics / Mathematics / Electrical Engineering faculty.

l 5+ years of experience in Computer Vision / Machine Learning / Pattern Recognition (Ph.D. study time included).

l Experience with Object Recognition / Object Tracking / Image Analysis / Real Time Optimizations in Image Processing.

l Deep understanding of required algorithm performances.

l C and C++ expertise

l Experience with MATLAB

Advantage:

l Ph.D. in the relevant field.

- 2-3 years experience in relevant positions.

- Experience with various signal processing platforms – an advantage.

- M.Sc in relevant fields – an advantage.

Job requirements:

Mandatory:
1.Minimum BSc in Physics, Mathematics or similar discipline. Higher education and research experience a strong plus.
2.Experience in programming. While we prefer work experience, we will consider candidates with a strong theoretical understanding of core programming concepts (they should be able to pass rigorous questioning in pseudo code)
3.Good verbal / written communication skills in English. Ability to communicate ideas in English clearly and succinctly.
4.Strong problem solving skills. Ability to gain rapid & thorough understanding of new concepts / ideas.
Preferred:
"Experience in the finance industry or with financial products
"Experience with work in a live production environment.
"Experience in applied and numerical mathematics / stochastic process / probabilities.
"Experience with statistical analysis of noisy data.

Mamram graduate or BA/BSc in computer science/software engineering
At least 3 years of prior hands-on programming experience
?At least 2 years of prior experience with web server-side development in Java
Ability to individually transform a request/user-story to software design and implementation
Creativity and excellent problem-solving skills
Good English (verbal AND written)
?Experience with and knowledge of:
Linux and open source tools
Object Oriented Programming and design
Advantages
Experience in development and optimization algorithms
Experience in working by Agile methodologies
Experience in PHP
MSc in computer science

In this position you will be expected to research, develop and implement algorithms with an emphasis on real-time image processing, computer vision, segmentation, detection and tracking algorithms in x-ray videos. You will collaborate with other members of the RnD team in order to integrate these algorithms into the company’s core application software.

Applicants should have a strong record of work experience in their field or equivalent graduate work. Successful applicants will demonstrate the ability to work in a multidisciplinary team to develop and expand the technological capabilities of the company. Applicants will be self-motivated to develop and learn new technical skills and to adapt to changing program emphasis, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and an innate drive to solve challenging and unique problems.

- M.Sc. or PhD in physics, computer science, mathematics, engineering or equivalent with at least 2 years of relevant experience.
- Substantial experience in algorithm development, specifically digital image processing, computer vision, real-time optimization, numerical methods.
- Proficiency in using MATLAB and C++.
- Experience in GPGPU (e.g CUDA) programming – an advantage.
- Technical curiosity and fast learning new fields.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.

Experience in development of Recommendation Engines / Search / Analytics / Machine learning / Data Mining2+Object Oriented Design3+Algorithmic experience 2+C#3+ Java Background in databases/search engine technologiesAdvantageBackground in distributed systems

At least 5 years of experience as an algorithms developerExperience in "computer-vision" algorithms Advantage: o PhD in mathematics, physics or computer scienceo Experience in computational geometry o Experience in 3D reconstruction and photogrammetryo Experience with computer vision algorithmsRelevant knowledge: Linear algebra, analytical geometry, projective geometry, differential geometry, numerical analysis

Excellent analytical skills
Excellent English (native level) is required, preferably native speaker Second degree or a successful track record in research projects, and a high interest in languages
B.A in CS/Mathematics/Linguistics