Scholarships at the European Bioinformatics Institute

uk: Developer – Literature Services [3y; degree comp sci; know bioinformatics, exp bio resource dev, tech exp scientific publishing or info science; exp data-driven websites with high user traffic, Java & Java persistence framework, SQL, PL/SQL, Oracle RDBMS, XML, XSLT, JSP, Ajax, DHTML, Javascript, Apache Wicket, Apache Web Server, Tomcat, Lucene development] / European Bioinformatics Institute, Hinxton / deadline May 28

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Developer – Literature Services (4 Posts)

Location:	EBI – Hinxton near Cambridge, UK
Staff Category:	Staff Member
Contract Duration:	3 years
Grading:	6 or 7
Closing Date:	28 May 2011
Reference number:	EBI_00082

Job Description
We are looking to recruit an experienced Developer to join the Literature Services Team at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) located on the Wellcome Trust Genome Campus near Cambridge in the UK.
UK PubMed Central (UKPMC: ukpmc.ac.uk) is a repository of 2 million full text biomedical research articles, supplemented with over 25 million abstracts, database links and citation information. In addition, the content is semantically enriched through the application of text-mining techniques to allow the development of new features within the context of other public biomedical data resources.
The project is entering a new phase of development from July 2011, and will be led by the EBI. The EBI is responsible for hosting core databases for biomedical research, including UniProt (proteins), Ensembl (genomes), PDBe (protein structures) and ArrayExpress (gene expression). The scientific literature is an essential part of these data collections, providing the functional description and biomedical context for the information.
We are looking for experienced and self-motivated individuals to develop UKPMC. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to an ambitious project that aims to become the literature resource of choice for life science and biomedical researchers in the UK, Europe and beyond.
The position reports to the Team Leader for Literature Services.
The EBI, part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), is a world-leading bioinformatics centre providing biological data to the scientific community with expertise in data storage, analysis and representation.
For further information please visit www.ebi.ac.uk
Qualifications and Experience
The successful applicants must be able to demonstrate excellence in any combination of the following:

• Java
• Java persistence framework
• SQL, PL/SQL
• Oracle RDBMS
• XML, XSLT
• JSP, Ajax, DHTML, Javascript
• Apache Wicket, Apache Web Server, Tomcat
• Lucene development

It will also be desirable for candidates to possess some or all of the following:

• A University degree in Computer Science or have equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of Bioinformatics or biological resource development experience.
• Strong technical experience within scientific publishing or information science.
• Experience working on data-driven websites with high user traffic.
• Ability to operate in an international environment.

The ideal candidate will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Application Instructions
Please apply through www.embl.org/jobs
Additional Information
EMBL is an inclusive, equal opportunity employer offering attractive conditions and benefits appropriate to an international research organisation.
Please note that appointments on fixed term contracts can be renewed, depending on circumstances at the time of the review.
Note that special visa requirements apply to employees from non EU countries working at EMBL-EBI in the UK. The period of work does not qualify for the Highly Qualified Migrants Programme.