Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 17, No. 259.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/
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Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:45:55 +0100
From: Michael Fraser <mike.fraser@computing-services.oxford.ac.uk>
Subject: Vacancies at the Humbul Humanities Hub/RTS
The following vacancies within the Research Technologies Service are
currently being advertised:
* Content Editor (Modern Languages)
* Systems Developer
Further detail and application forms from
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/internal/vacancies/
Content Editor (Modern Languages)
Salary: GBP 18,265- 27,339
The Humbul Humanities Hub (http://www.humbul.ac.uk/), based within the
Research Technologies Service (RTS) at Oxford University Computing
Services provides an online service for the humanities as part of the
national Resource Discovery Network (http://www.rdn.ac.uk/).
We are looking for a Content Editor to enhance our support for the modern
languages community within higher and further education.
You will be responsible for identifying, evaluating and describing
Web-based resources relevant for the study of modern language and
linguistics subjects. You will also be negotiating similar content from
external collaborators and liaising with publishers to enable access to
online resources as part of a planned humanities portal.
If you have a postgraduate degree in a relevant subject, a working
knowledge of two or more European languages, and familiarity with using
the Web for research or teaching then please get in touch with us.
Experience of descriptive cataloguing would be useful and you will have
excellent written and spoken communication skills.
You should have a genuine enthusiasm for promoting the use of online
resources, be willing to learn about new ways of accessing them, and want
to join a friendly multidisciplinary team. The ability to manage deadlines
and to communicate well is essential.
Please obtain further details and an application form from the Personnel
Office, Oxford University Computing Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2
6NN (tel: 01865 283289, email: recruitment@oucs.ox.ac.uk). Further details
and the application form are also available via
http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/internal/vacancies/ You are strongly encouraged
to submit a completed application form and covering letter which details
how your qualifications and experience fulfils the specified criteria in
the further particulars.
Completed applications must be received by 12 noon on 10th October 2003.
Interviews will be held after 20th October 2003.
---Post: Systems Developer Salary: GBP 18,265-£27,339
The Research Technologies Service (RTS), based at Oxford University Computing Services, brings together local, national and international initiatives focusing on the support of research activities and utilising leading edge technologies. See http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/rts/.
We are looking for a Systems Developer to contribute technical expertise to a number of high-profile services and projects.
You will be responsible for developing applications for a humanities portal and to support the Arts and Humanities Data Service Centre for Literature, Language and Linguistics. You will also participate in the activities of OSS Watch, the new Open Source Advisory Service.
If you have an appropriate degree or extensive relevant experience, a working knowledge of languages or tools for developing applications for online information systems (e.g. JAVA, XML/XSLT, SOAP) and familiarity with Linux then please get in touch with us. You will also be knowledgeable about technologies and standards for resource discovery (e.g. Z39.50, RSS, OAI) and have excellent written and spoken communication skills.
You should have a genuine enthusiasm for developing online services, be willing to learn about new technologies, and want to join a friendly multidisciplinary team. The ability to manage deadlines and to communicate well is essential.
Please obtain further details and an application form from the Personnel Office, Oxford University Computing Services, 13 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6NN (tel: 01865 283289, email: recruitment@oucs.ox.ac.uk). Further details and the application form are also available via http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/internal/vacancies/ You are strongly encouraged to submit a completed application form and covering letter which details how your qualifications and experience fulfils the specified criteria in the further particulars.
Completed applications must be received by 12 noon on 10th October 2003. Interviews will be held after the 20th October 2003.
--- Dr Michael Fraser Co-ordinator, Research Technologies Service Oxford University Computing Services 13 Banbury Road Oxford OX2 6NN Tel: 01865 283 343 Fax: 01865 273 275 http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/
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