Information Services
EDINA
Software Engineer: Repository Developer ( fixed term for 24 months)
Your role will be to develop, support and maintain a DSpace repository for research data outputs as part of the DataShare JISC-funded project (http://www.disc-uk.org/datashare/). You will also contribute to exploring data publication tools and mashups on the web.
You will be a graduate, ideally in a computing related discipline, with relevant work experience or equivalent. You will have sound experience of working with open source software in a UNIX environment, expertise in Java, XML and related technologies, and databases as well as flexibility, initiative and good problem solving skills.
EDINA is a UK National Data Centre (http://edina.ed.ac.uk/). Based at Edinburgh University Data Library, it is funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) of the higher education funding councils, and forms part of the 'virtual library' for staff and students in UK higher education.
The Data Library provides Edinburgh University staff and students with access to research data for analysis and teaching - including statistical sources, survey datasets, mapping and documentary films. The DataShare project, led by the Data Library, involves collaboration with Information Services staff at the University of Edinburgh as well as at three other project partner sites.
Salary Scale: £27,466 - £32,796
Closing Date: 14 September 2007
Vacancy Reference:
3007873
For full details and to apply
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-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin Rice Data Librarian EDINA & Edinburgh University Data Library http://datalib.ed.ac.uk/ 0131 651 1431 or 651 1317 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robin Rice Data Librarian EDINA & Edinburgh University Data Library http://datalib.ed.ac.uk/ 0131 651 1431 or 651 1317 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~