apologies for any cross-posting.

Full details and a job description are available online at 
http://ahds.ac.uk/jobs.html

Systems and Interoperability Manager


The AHDS Executive seeks a dynamic individual to develop its
interoperability and access strategies and the suite of innovative  
online systems upon which they rely. S/he will be the main focus of
technical advice within the Executive and will advise AHDS Services  
Providers in developing their systems to ensure maximum 
interoperability. S/he may also take on a national leadership role in 
the development of resource discovery systems and contribute to
international standards work and service models. 

The ideal candidate will be a graduate with a computing science 
degree or equivalent experience with online systems. S/he will have: 

*the ability to plan, organise and prioritise without close 
supervision and to work as part of a geographically distributed team 

*the ability to acquire knowledge about leading edge applications for 
which little formal training is readily available; 
       
*the ability to persuade, create consensus, and provide technical 
leadership in a diverse community of partners; 
       
*service and technical understanding of emerging resource 
discovery systems; 
       
*experience of setting up and maintaining network information 
systems development experience in a Unix environment 
       
*development experience with at least two of following: Web servers 
(preferably Netscape Enterprise  Server); SQL databases(preferably 
Oracle); Z39.50 applications.
 
The post is available for one year in the first instance. An 
appointment will be made on the ALC Grade 4 salary scale currently 
£29,585 - £34,705 per annum inclusive of £2,134 per annum
London Allowance. 

Application forms and further particulars are available by sending a  
large self addressed envelope to : Alison Aleppo, Personnel Officer,
King's College London, James Clerk Maxwell Building , 57 Waterloo 
Road,  London  SE1 8WA . E-mail recruitment @kcl.ac.uk or see the
AHDS Web page at http://ahds.ac.uk/jobs.html.  The closing date for  
applications is 2 September 1999.


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Neil Beagrie                            Tel:   +44 (0)171 928 7991
Assistant Director                      Fax:   +44 (0)171 928 6825
The Executive
Arts and Humanities Data Service        Email: [log in to unmask]
King's College London
Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK
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