Closed - The GBIF Secretariat is seeking motivated and experienced software developers.
Thank you very much to everybody who participated, this call is closed.
The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) is a multilateral initiative that facilitates access to, and sharing of, data relating to the world's biodiversity via a global network of institutions and organisations. The Secretariat has designed and operates a Data Portal (http://data.gbif.org) that enables access to more than 200 million specimen and observation records held in more than 3,000 datasets around the world.
The GBIF Secretariat is seeking motivated and experienced software developers to join the implementation group based in Copenhagen, under the overall supervision of the Information System Architect. Working in a team, the appointed developers will be responsible for the design and implementation of the components used in the full data lifecycle of the GBIF network, including data publishing tools, registry services, metadata catalogues, routines to improve data quality, harvesting tools, custom indexes, data integration, discovery services, and geospatial services. There is scope to be involved in a wide range of activities and gain exposure to varied technologies and concepts including Spring, Google Guice, JQuery, Struts2, SpringMVC, PostGIS, Hibernate, LinkedData, Standards based data exchange, Lucene (including SOLR), Hadoop (including HBase, Hive), and native XML databases.
In order to be considered for these positions, you will have fluency in English, a minimum of 3 years Object Oriented design and development experience combined with strong skills in Java and databasing. Experience with Spring technologies, MVC frameworks or having expert skills in graphical design and user interface development (HTML, CSS, JQuery) will be desirable. Experience with PostGIS, Lucene and Hadoop will also be advantageous. Candidates with experience of web-crawling and building scalable search systems, taxonomic integration systems or web-based GIS will be of particular interest. You must be willing to be based in Copenhagen for the duration of the contract. Remuneration will be at competitive market rates.
Applicants should submit:
- A cover letter addressing how they fulfill the listed requirements/qualifications for the position
- A detailed curriculum vitae
- Names and contact information of three referees
- URLs of example work if applicable
Applications should be submitted in English to job_dev_201007_@If you can read this, please upgrade to a modern browser.gbif.org. Questions on the position may be submitted to the GBIF Information System Architect, Tim Robertson (trobertson_@If you can read this, please upgrade to a modern browser.gbif.org). The appointed individuals are expected to commence work asap, preferably by 1st September 2010 or asap thereafter, and will be contracted until the end of 2011.
GBIF is currently interviewing the first round of applicants but you are still welcome to submit an application if you think you match the profile.
