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Apologies for cross-listing Go to : https://mbl.simplehire.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp Under Scientist link: *Assistant Scientist* View 01-10-2008 Scientist MBLWHOI library Posting Details Posting Number: 0000005 Reference Code: Department: MBLWHOI library Position Type: Scientist Position Title: Assistant Scientist Position Summary: The MBLWHOI Library at the Marine Biological Laboratory seeks highly motivated information scientists to join a growing team of library-based researchers. The successful candidate will join a community of librarians and researchers that are internationally recognized as defining the current trends and practices in marine information sciences and biological/biomedical informatics. Additional Information: In addition to providing leadership in advancing current research projects at the Library (such as the uBio and MBLWHOI Library Herbarium projects), the successful candidate will develop an extramurally funded research program that furthers the core missions of the library in addition to capitalizing on the highly collaborative environment in the Woods Hole scientific community. S/he will also evaluate the existing and anticipated needs of the MBLWHOI patrons and collaborators to motivate the development of novel tools and resources that can be used by the scientific community at-large. Expertise will be provided by the successful candidate towards for the development of tools and techniques for natural language processing, indexing, ontologies, data mining, and knowledge integration across a range of biological and biomedical resources. S/he will stay abreast of current developments in information science, informatics, and related disciplines through the participation and representation at international meetings and committees. The successful candidate will help guide the direction of an Ellison Medical Foundation (EMF) funded initiative to develop a web portal for aging. In this capacity, s/he will also serve as a liaison between the EMF-funded initiative and the biodiversity informatics group of the Encyclopedia of Life initiative, which is also located at the Marine Biological Laboratory. Basic Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a PhD in Informatics, Information Science or a related field, as well as least two years of relevant experience in biological/biomedical informatics and/or library science, a publication record within relevant informatics journals, and the ability to attract extramural funding. Formal training in biological science (e.g., molecular biology, biochemistry, biophysics) is highly desirable. Demonstrable experience with database management systems (such as MySQL), programming (e.g., Perl, PHP, Ruby, C/C++, and Java) is required. Preferred Qualifications: Physical Requirements Required Applicant Documents: Resume/CV Cover Letter References Special Instructions to Applicants: -- Ahmed Abdeen Hamed, MS Scientific Informatics Project Leader MBLWHOI Library Marine Biological Laboratory 7 MBL Street Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA +1 508 289 7676 [log in to unmask]