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The full advert for the posts below is available at http://www.vre.ox.ac.uk/ (Closing date: 18 March 2005) Opportunities to Develop Oxford's Virtual Research Environment Oxford University has been awarded significant funding from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) to develop infrastructure and tools for the next generation of collaborative research environments. We are seeking enthusiastic individuals with excellent technical development and project management skills to contribute to the following Virtual Research Environment (VRE) projects over the next two years: * Building a Virtual Research Environment for the Humanities (BVREH). * VRE for the Integrative Biology Research Consortium (IB VRE); * Sakai VRE Portal Demonstrator (Sakai VRE); Departments participating in these projects include the Computing Laboratory, the Humanities Division, and the Research Technologies Service (RTS). See further http://www.vre.ox.ac.uk/ --- Project Manager (Humanities Division) RS1A Point 5, GBP23,643 You will be responsible for project management throughout the duration of the Humanities VRE project and the detailed conduct of the user survey that forms its initial stage. You will have broad experience in the Humanities Computing sector, an understanding of the techniques and technologies used, strong analytical skills, and the ability to write reports with clarity and to meet deadlines. --- --- Technical Support Officer (Humanities Division) RS1A Point 5, GBP23,643 You will be responsible for technical services and support for the Humanities VRE project and for the evaluation and implementation of demonstrator components for a Humanities VRE. You will be responsible for the online presentation of the project. You will also have Java programming skills and a familiarity with standards for portlets and portal frameworks. --- --- First Research Assistant (Computing Laboratory) RS1A, GBP19,460 - 29,128 You will work on the user requirements analysis, usability and interface design, and system testing and validation. You will have excellent communication skills, proven technical experience, and a demonstrable understanding of usability and user interface design issues. --- --- Second Research Assistant (Computing Laboratory) RS1A, GBP19,460 - 29,128 You will work closely on incorporation of the IB component toolkit into the VRE, and acquisition and integration of resource layer tools into the VRE. You will have several years' development experience, and, in particular, have demonstrable experience of developing applications for online information systems, including familiarity with XML and SOAP. --- --- Senior Systems Developer (RTS, IB VRE) Senior Systems Developer (RTS, Sakai VRE) RS2, GBP27,116 - 35,883 You will be responsible for the management, development and implementation of technical services for the IB VRE or the Sakai VRE projects. For both posts you will be an accomplished Java programmer with a deep understanding of standards for portlets and portal frameworks. We hope you have some familiarity with computation grids or developing and integrating the latest standards-based tools for access management or resource discovery. --- The closing date for all the above posts is 18 March 2005. Interviews will be held in the second half of April 2005. For further details of all these posts including the application procedures, please visit http://www.vre.ox.ac.uk/ The University is an Equal Opportunities Employer. --- Dr Michael Fraser Co-ordinator, Research Technologies Service & Head of Humbul Oxford University Computing Services 13 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 6NN Tel: 01865 283 343 Fax: 01865 273 275 http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/rts/ http://www.humbul.ac.uk/