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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">This is for open source coding work on conservation related themes. Please pass on to anyone who may be interested. Thank you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Walter Jetz<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">(</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Associate Professor, Yale University, New Haven, CT)</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">URL: </span><a href="http://www.yale.edu/jetz/GeospatialProgrammer.htm">http://www.yale.edu/jetz/GeospatialProgrammer.htm</a><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black"> </span>
<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Programmer in Geospatial Analysis and
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Biodiversity Informatics<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB), Yale University</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">A three-year software developer position is available in our research group to support
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">collaborative work in biodiversity informatics and conservation starting January 2012 (some flexibility).
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">General Purpose<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Provide programming
<span style="color:black">work for ongoing collaborative projects in geospatial analysis, biodiversity science and conservation research (e.g. Map of Life,
<a href="http://www.mappinglife.org">www.mappinglife.org</a> ). This work is in partnership with scientists and biodiversity informaticians at CU Boulder, UC Berkeley and Senckenberg, Frankfurt. Extension beyond three years is possible.
<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Essential Duties
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Work with a team of researchers and developers to identify requirements, develop and modify code for geospatial analysis, backend (cloud-based) and frontend browser-based applications.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Education and Experience<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area and three to five years of programming experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Strong background in all: Python, postgreSQL, PostGIS, Linux/Unix<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Specialized knowledge in open source geospatial software tools</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">Preferably experience in most of the following: App Engine, HTML5/CSS</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">,
<span style="color:black">java, javascript, php, IaaS such as Linode, web design, s</span></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ystem administration, deployment tools, Chef</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Skills and Abilities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">1.
<span style="color:black">Excellent programming skills and a strong interest in learning and developing new approaches to support the databasing, analysis and web-delivery of spatial, environmental and biodiversity data and tools.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">2. Well developed analytical and problem solving skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">3. Ability to communicate effectively through both oral and written expression.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">4. Excellent skills for working in and leading a distributed and international team of developers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">5. Excellent planning and organizational skills.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">Additional Information<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">RESEARCH GROUP: In the Jetz Lab, the successful candidate will interact with a number of PhD students
and postdoctoral fellows. For further information see: <a href="http://www.yale.edu/jetz/">
www.yale.edu/jetz</a>. Yale has a thriving community of postdocs and graduate students in ecology, evolution and global change science. The successful candidate will benefit from interactions with the EEB Department, the Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies
(<a href="http://www.yale.edu/yibs">www.yale.edu/yibs</a>), the Peabody Museum (both physically connected to EEB), the Yale Climate & Energy Institute, and the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (<a href="http://environment.yale.edu/">http://environment.yale.edu</a>).
Yale offers extraordinarily competitive and comprehensive benefits and staff support (<a href="http://www.yale.edu/hronline/benefits/">http://www.yale.edu/hronline/benefits/</a>). Yale and New Haven provide a vibrant and diverse intellectual community in a
quintessential New England town setting, only c.a. 1h outside New York City (<a href="http://www.yale.edu/newhaven/index.html">http://www.yale.edu/newhaven/index.html</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black">APPLICATION: Please email a short letter of interest, C.V., and the names and contact details of referees (ideally all combined
in one pdf) to <a href="mailto:walter.jetz@yale.edu">walter.jetz@yale.edu</a> – subject line: Geospatial programmer. Job and application info can also be accessed here:
<a href="http://www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/application/external/index.html">http://www.yale.edu/hronline/careers/application/external/index.html</a>, job numbers: 14773 & 14774. Review of applications will begin on 25 Nov, 2011 and continue until the position
is filled. This position offers competitive market salary.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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