Wine Loving Developer 
University of California, Davis
Davis, California

**WHO WE ARE**  
The University of California, Davis is one of the world's leading cross-
disciplinary research and teaching institutions. Its internationally renowned
program in viticulture and enology (wine!) is legendary for having educated
some of the most acclaimed winemakers in the world.(UC
Davis is within easy commuting distance of San Francisco, the East Bay, Marin,
and Sacramento. And, I mean, come on! Who else has a Meat Lab on their
campus!)

  
**WHAT**  
Help us build a tool/site to crowdsource the transcription of 4,000 historic
wine labels and visualize that data.

  
**WHERE**  
This is a short-term project (ie not a full-time job) so you can work wherever
your desk currently resides and at whatever point in the day works for you. We
would like to have the option to bring you out for a visit so that you can
meet the team and see the collection so there might be a tiny bit of
California travel required. And then, of course, communicate via Slack, Skype
or Google Hangout.

  
**PROJECT DETAILS**  
The UC Davis University Library is launching a project to digitize the
[Amerine wine label collection](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brantley/sets/72
157655817440104/with/21116552632/) and engage the public to transcribe the
information contained on the labels and associated
annotations. Currently, the only digitally accessible
information about these labels is a single entry in a library database -
making them in effect "hidden" from view. By digitizing
these labels and engaging the public to create a searchable database, anyone
will be able to walk in Dr. Amerine's shoes as he pioneered a path through
mid-century winemaking. By making this resource accessible
digitally to an international audience, the library will be able to help
researchers fill in gaps in their understanding of wine history--- historians,
sommeliers, oenologists -- even novelists looking for period details, or
graphic designers looking for inspiration.

  
The core of the project hinges on creating a tool that allows for the crowd
source transcription of structured data and then makes that data visible to
the end user. How we get there is up to us (and you!).
We're flexible as to the platform you want to use -- whether it's an existing
crowd-sourced transcription tool like SCRIBE or a Wordpress
site.

  
**WHO YOU ARE**  
You're a self-started, motivated and curious about the world. Maybe you need
one more standout portfolio project in order to be the front-runner for your
dream job or just looking for a little something to keep you busy in the
evening.

  
  
**FORMAL STUFF**  
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer. (And we sell bacon; see first graph).

  
To apply, please send cover letter and resume to the contact email.



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