Please see below for details of vacancies at our company, Smartodds Ltd. The closing date for this round of applications is 30/06/2011 although for the right candidates we are flexible on start dates.
For further information about the company and our roles, please visit our website at http://www.smartodds.co.uk. For queries or applications, please e-mail [log in to unmask], quoting the job reference and attaching a CV and covering letter to applications. We politely note that we will not respond to any approaches from recruitment agencies.
ABOUT SMARTODDS:
Smartodds is a privately owned company providing statistical research and sports modelling services. We are based in north London, and employ in excess of 40 UK employees together with a larger number of consultants based globally.
Founded in 2004, Smartodds has a proven record of providing exceptional services to our clients. We are a growing company and work in an exciting and fast-paced industry of which we are a market leader.
Smartodds' people are the key to its success. We have an exceptional team, comprising statistically trained quantitative analysts, innovative software developers and expert football analysts. And as a growing company, we are looking to recruit. We have positions in each of these teams for outstanding individuals who have (or expect to gain) good mathematically based degrees.
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VACANCY: Quantitative Analysts
LOCATION: London
SALARY: Competitive
REF: QTA110107
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Postgraduate qualified (at least M.Sc., Ph.D. preferred) mathematicians or statisticians required to work as Quantitative Analysts for our dynamic sports modelling consultancy. We expect self-motivated individuals with experience in developing and implementing mathematical or statistical models. Your CV should speak for itself.
We offer a relaxed, but professional and fast paced working environment and an excellent salary package, depending on experience and qualifications.
As part of the Quantitative Team the roles will involve researching and applying innovative new methods to develop and implement predictive statistical models for sporting events, in order to provide a basis for our clients to make profitable betting decisions.
We have several positions at this level in our established football modelling team, and several others in our newly formed teams for modelling basketball, American football, baseball, ice hockey and tennis. These positions offer exciting opportunities to be involved in model development from the ground up.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS:
Post graduate qualification (at least M.Sc., Ph.D. preferred) in mathematics, statistics or another subject with considerable mathematical content
Experience in developing and implementing mathematical or statistical models, preferably with a sporting application
Knowledge and experience of computer programming (preferably in C++, C, R or Python)
Enthusiasm, self-motivation and the ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines with a versatile approach to problem solving
The ability to plan, analyse and evaluate work as required
An interest in and knowledge of football, basketball, American football, baseball, ice hockey or tennis
DESIRABLE SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience of using relational databases (preferably MySQL)
A good record of strong team working skills
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