[Asis-l] Lead Developer for Cell Image Library

[Holly Miller]

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The MBLWHOI Library at the Marine Biological Laboratory seeks applications
for highly motivated informatics specialists to join a growing team of
developers and informaticians focusing on biology and biodiversity. The
successful candidate will join a community of researchers that are
internationally recognized as defining the current trends and practices in
marine information sciences and biological informatics.

Duties:
The successful candidate will report to the Director of the MBLWHOI Library.
The library was recently funded to create public resource database of
images, videos, and animations of cells from a variety of organisms,
including both cell architecture and intracellular functionalities from the
NIH in collaboration with American Society for Cell Biology.

--Develop accessible and highly usable web applications for the ingestion,
annotation, curation and use of cell images, video and other multimedia
objects
--Develop solutions for loading, manipulating and searching large amounts of
varied data (images, audio, text)
--Develop solutions for presenting a variety of multimedia objects in a
useful, innovative, attractive way
--Work within an agile environment where core practices include test-driven
development, continuous integration, small release cycles, and collective
code ownership
--Interact with other MBL informatics groups  and collaborators including
the Biology of Aging team, the Biodiversity Heritage Library literature
informatics team, and the Encyclopedia of Life initiative that is, in part,
being led by the Marine Biological Laboratory

Conditions:
The position is full-time, and available starting November 1, 2009. The
incumbent will be evaluated annually and re-appointed contingent upon
satisfactory performance, project needs, and available funds. Funding is
currently committed for 2 years from the National Institute of General
Medical Sciences.

Education/Experience:
    Required:
--Bachelor's or Master's in CS or relevant field
--Extensive experience creating web applications
--Enthusiasm and ability to solve difficult, algorithmically novel problems
creatively
--High level of experience with open source database management systems
(such as MySQL or Postgres)
--Experience with web usability
--Ability to work independently and manage a large project

    Preferred:
--Training or experience in biological science
--Knowledge of Ruby/Rail web development
--Knowledge/experience in using semantic web technologies and ontologies

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Holly Miller, PhD
Project Leader
Biology of Aging Portal
MBLWHOI Library
Marine Biological Laboratory
7 MBL Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
voice: 508-289-7632
email: hmiller at mbl.edu
www: http://biologyofaging.org
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