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it seems that within 8 hrs of my mailing this out, the SESDA2 website was given a complete overhaul by someone who doesn't understand the "Cool URIs" mantra: http://www.w3.org/Provider/Style/URI Thanks to Kevin Clarke for pointing it out. The new location is: http://www.sesda2.com/careers/ss022-java-programmer/ ... which doesn't say much about the job that I didn't already post, but it'd let you find some other software jobs in other departments, such as : http://www.sesda2.com/careers/es060-software-developer/ http://www.sesda2.com/careers/gd040-senior-software-developer/ http://www.sesda2.com/careers/gd032-software-integration-tester/ Or if you have both a programming and physics background: http://www.sesda2.com/careers/sd037-planetary-science-system-engineer/ ----- Joe Hourcle Pricipal Software Engineer Solar Data Analysis Center Goddard Space Flight Center On Thu, 28 May 2009, Joe Hourcle wrote: > This isn't _exactly_ library related, but it's archive related, and there's > still some library science / information science related issues that we're > trying to work out where someone with experience in semantic technologies and > data organization would be an asset. > > ... > > The project involves a UI to display solar physics images ... sort of a > google maps for pictures of the sun. The current prototype is at: > > http://achilles.nascom.nasa.gov/~dmueller/ > > There's also a parallel project to make a less featured web-based version: > > http://helioviewer.org/ > > > The job would be based out of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in > Greenbelt, MD, so you'd need to be cleared to work in the US, and there's a > number of background checks, but it's not the interview-everyone-you've- > ever-known sort like a military clearence. > > > Anyway, the official job posting is: > > http://www.sesda2.com/SS022.htm > > SS022 Java Programmer > > We have an immediate opening for a full-time Java Programmer to help develop > and maintain an advanced Web-based viewer for solar images that is capable of > serving data in highly-compressed quality-progressive JPEG2000 format. The > viewer will be a vital tool for processing and analyzing the approximate > terabyte of data produced daily by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) > that is expected to be launched in late 2009. A prototype version of the > viewer (JHelioviewer) has been developed. Tasks of this position include: > working with scientists and programmers to deploy a production version of the > viewer in time for SDO launch; developing and testing Java software to ensure > stable and efficient cross-platform performance; and improving existing > JPEG2000 software to support advanced features such as region selection and > animations. > > The candidate is expected to have: good verbal and written communication > skills; the ability to work independently and as part of a team; and the > capability to solve problems and master new technologies. Familiarity with > user interface design techniques and image formats such as JPEG2000 is a > plus. > > Requirements: > * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science > * At least 1 year of Java > * At least 1 year Java Swing is a plus > * At least 1 year C++ > * US Citizenship or Permanent Residence is required. > > Please email your resume to: JOBS (at) SESDA2.COM for immediate > consideration. Please note in the subject line of your email the position > number (e.g., SS022) you are applying for. > > Interested candidates may also contact Angie Martz: AMARTZ (at) SESDA2.COM > > > ----- > Joe Hourcle > Principal Software Engineer > Solar Data Analysis Center > Goddard Space Flight Center >