The School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University invites 
applications for a Biodiversity Informatician. This is an academic, 
non-tenure track faculty research associate appointment.<br><br>Arizona 
State University is a dynamic, progressive university dedicated to 
interdisciplinary collaborations, to rethinking university education, 
and to integrating excellence in both research and teaching. The School 
of Life Sciences (SOLS) at Arizona State University&#39;s Tempe campus is 
committed to strengthening its impact in the fields of biodiversity 
informatics research and virtual collections management. SOLS maintains 
organismal collections totaling more than 1.5 million preserved 
specimens, and has played an instrumental role in creating the Southwest
 Environmental Information Network (SEINet) which serves more than 2 
million records and 100,000 images on-line.<br>


<br>The successful candidate will work in close collaboration with SOLS 
curators, collection managers, and affiliated researchers and students 
to advise, develop, and implement database-driven web applications aimed
 at the electronic dissemination of biological specimen and observation 
records. Focal areas include the future development of SEINet and its 
underlying software platform Symbiota, amalgamation and synthesis of all
 SOLS virtual collections into a unified web portal, participation in 
novel biodiversity informatics research projects, and integration with 
other initiatives and services in this dynamic field (e.g. CAP-LTER, 
Complexity of Life, Global Names, GBIF, iDigBio). The selected candidate
 will assume co-leadership in developing successful externally funded 
informatics projects, and serve as liaison between ASU collections 
researchers and students, network administrators, and other ASU 
information technology support staff. Additional responsibilities may 
include participation in the creation and implementation of a new 
teaching curriculum in the field of biodiversity informatics.<br>


<br>Candidates must have an advanced degree (M.Sc. or higher) in Biology
 or Computer Science; minimally three years of experience in 
biodiversity informatics research and software development; and a strong
 familiarity with biocollections data management (e.g. DarwinCore) and 
contemporary nomenclatural and taxonomic practices and standards (e.g. 
TDWG). Desired qualifications include participation in recent federally 
funded research projects in this field (NSF-ADBC program, iDigBio, GBIF,
 etc.); extensive experience with programming languages and 
database-driven web application development, and specifically skills in 
database design and management such as AJAX, CMS (e.g. Drupal), HTML 5, 
CSS, SQL, XML, network and server administration, and scripting 
languages (Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby); familiarity with 
Web 2.0 programming technologies; high adaptability to meet new 
challenges; and evidence of strong verbal and written communication 
skills, including grantspersonship.<br>

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Salary will be negotiable, depending on qualifications. To apply, send a
 cover letter, curriculum vitae, and up to three other items of choice 
that represent the ability to work as biodiversity informatician to Anna
 Fields, attn: Biodiversity Informatician Search Committee, School of 
Life Sciences, PO Box 874501, Tempe, AZ 85287-4501, with electronic 
applications sent as PDF files to <a href="mailto:solsfacultysearch3@asu.edu" target="_blank">solsfacultysearch3@asu.edu</a> preferred (mailto:<a href="mailto:solsfacultysearch3@asu.edu" target="_blank">solsfacultysearch3@asu.edu</a>).
 The initial closing date for receipt of complete applications is 
October 14, 2012. For additional information, please feel free to 
contact Nico Franz (<a href="mailto:nico.franz@asu.edu" target="_blank">nico.franz@asu.edu</a>) or Les Landrum (<a href="mailto:les.landrum@asu.edu" target="_blank">les.landrum@asu.edu</a>).
 A background check is required for employment at Arizona State 
University, an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed 
to excellence through diversity. We especially encourage women and 
minorities to apply (see <a href="https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/" target="_blank">https://www.asu.edu/titleIX/</a>). For additional information on the School of Life Sciences, please visit <a href="http://sols.asu.edu" target="_blank">http://sols.asu.edu</a>.<br>








<br>This announcement is also available as a PDF at <a href="http://sols.asu.edu/employment/pdfs/f12_bio_info_research_associate.pdf" target="_blank">http://sols.asu.edu/employment/pdfs/f12_bio_info_research_associate.pdf</a><br>







<br>Posted by Nico Franz. <a href="http://franz.lab.asu.edu/" target="_blank">http://franz.lab.asu.edu/</a>