There must be two Jay Lukers.


On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 3:12 PM, Rosalyn Metz <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> also if you want to work with jay luker who is a pretty awesome co-worker
> (even if he did ruin my one chance at getting the cubicle near the window
> oh so many years ago).
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Just in case this slipped past anyone who might be interested...
> >
> > You should think about coming to work with us [1] if you...
> >
> >   * want to be part of a small team focused on a core set of applications
> > for a well-defined and appreciative user base!
> >   * like creating things that help people find other things (in new and
> > better ways!)
> >   * enjoy experiencing all four seasons worth of weather!
> >   * want to fight the growing ruby hegemony in library software!
> >
> > </plug>
> >
> > --jay
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:38 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> >
> > > Job Title:IT Specialist (Software Developer), IS-2210,
> > > Grade 11, 12; $62,758 to $97,787/annually
> > >
> > > Location: Cambridge, MA
> > >
> > >
> > > The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Project within the High Energy
> > > Astrophysics Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is
> > > seeking
> > > a software developer. The ADS was originally conceived and developed
> over
> > > 20
> > > years ago as a system to support the discovery and retrieval of data
> from
> > > the
> > > NASA Astrophysics missions and the scholarly literature about them.
> > Today,
> > > the
> > > ADS finds itself as the central discovery engine for astronomical
> > > information,
> > > used nearly every day by nearly every astronomer. Moving into its third
> > > decade, the ADS continues to serve the research community while
> remaining
> > > at
> > > the forefront of the massive technological and sociological changes
> > > occurring
> > > in the field of scholarly communication. By joining our group you will
> be
> > > actively supporting the discovery, dissemination and reuse of
> scientific
> > > publications and data!
> > >
> > >
> > > The ADS is currently developing the next-generation web-based platform
> > > supporting current and future services. To this end, the project is
> > > committed
> > > to re-using and enhancing public domain software modules when they
> exist,
> > > and
> > > developing new open-source software when necessary. The main components
> > of
> > > the
> > > system architecture are Apache SOLR/Lucene, CERN Invenio and MongoDB.
> The
> > > development stack includes java, python, flask, javascript and
> bootstrap.
> > >
> > >
> > > The project is looking for a highly-motivated full-stack developer
> > > interested
> > > in joining a dynamic team of talented individuals architecting and
> > > implementing the new platform. The primary responsibility of the
> employee
> > > is
> > > the design, development, and support of the ADS front-end applications
> > > (including the new search interface) as well as the implementation of
> the
> > > user
> > > database, login system and personalization of the new software
> platform.
> > >
> > >
> > > DUTIES:
> > >
> > >
> > > Duties at the grate 11 level may include, but are not limited to:
> > designing
> > > and developing robust software applications and components to support
> the
> > > ADS
> > > services, in particular the ADS user interfaces, and its interaction
> with
> > > the
> > > back-end system components; providing ongoing support for the ADS
> > system's
> > > platform, including its bibliographic database, search engine, user
> > > database,
> > > and other web-based applications used by the project; defining system
> > > requirements and develop new tools to improve user submission and
> > curation
> > > efforts; developing and/or modifing existing tools used for digital
> > content
> > > harvesting, metadata enrichment, document conversion and indexing;
> > > participating in the maintenance of ADS data holdings by taking part in
> > the
> > > creation, curation and enrichment of datasets and metadata records, and
> > > their
> > > ingestion in the ADS databases.
> > >
> > >
> > > Duties at the grade 12 level, in addition to those reflected at the 11
> > > level,
> > > may include: working with members of other organizations to coordinate
> > > software development efforts and enable data exchange between ADS and
> its
> > > partners; designing and implementing services and Application
> Programming
> > > Interfaces that enable a high level of interoperability and integration
> > > between ADS and its collaborators.
> > >
> > >
> > > For more information, please see the full posting online at:[
> > >
> >
> http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/postings/13-32.html](http://www.cfa.harvard.ed
> > > u/hr/postings/13-32.html)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/10176/
> > >
> >
>