EDINA (http://edina.ac.uk) is a national data centre, designated by the JISC, and forms part of the 'virtual library' for staff and students in UK higher and further education. A key strategic objective is to improve access to spatial data, via the Internet, using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and related technologies. Our most well known spatial data services are EDINA Digimap and UKBORDERS. You will support online services delivering geographic information via the Internet. The work involves maintaining web-based services, providing operational cover and undertaking small scale development. Ideally you will have a degree in Computer Science or a related discipline, sound experience of working in a UNIX (Solaris) environment, and expertise in Java, JSP/Servlets development, XML and related technologies, Tomcat, UML and good database skills (Ingres or PostgreSQL or Oracle, SQL, JDBC). We will be looking for an individual who can demonstrate flexibility, initiative, the ability to deal with time pressures and who has good problem solving skills. The ability to work as part of a dynamic team is essential. The appointment is for 18 months in the first instance. Application details can be found at: https://www.jobs.ed.ac.uk/vacancies/index.cfm? fuseaction=vacancies.detail&vacancy_ref=3005412 To unsubscribe or modify your gis-jobs settings, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/gis-jobs