[Sigia-l] JOB: Contract Taxonomy/UI Designer

Mon Oct 1 17:25:37 EDT 2007

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Please respond directly to taxonomyeditor at gmail.com

Job Title: Taxonomy Developer

Description
This project is for an exciting startup business developing a Web 2.0 site that will leverage technology from the Information Science and Information Architecture fields in new and innovative ways. The main task in the second phase of this project will be to maintain and expand two hierarchical taxonomies in business management.

The core task involves refining and expanding a meaningful faceted hierarchical structure that has already been developed. There may also be a need to create definitions that would be clear to a general audience for various aspects of the data in the hierarchies. These two taxonomies are used by a subject matter expert and by a computer program to index text. The taxonomy editor needs to work with the subject matter expert and the programmer. In addition, the taxonomy editor will participate in the design of taxonomy-based user interfaces for searching and display of results and modify the taxonomy to better serve this function.

Qualifications
Must be able tothink logically and creatively, generate innovative ideas, prioritize complex tasks, and work well under pressure; look at existing situations and problems in novel ways and come up with creative solutions and transform these creative ideas into practical reality; adapt and work effectively with a variety of situations, individuals, and groups. 

Masters of Library and Information Science (MLIS) or comparable degree. Business background is strongly preferred.

Ideal candidate will have 3+ years experience in information architecture of taxonomies, controlled vocabulary or classification schemes for business subject materials, including demonstrated consensus building and problem solving in a distributed team environment. Very well qualified candidates with less experience will be considered.

This is a part-time development contract project and may require 10-15 hours or more per week depending on the level of activity for the process.

Please send cover letter & resume to taxonomyeditor at gmail.com .

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