Part-time student programmer or research assistant position available immediately
 
The Computational Systems Biology Lab (CSBL) of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Georgia is looking for a part-time programmer or a graduate research assistant to work on a large-scale data mining project. The successful applicant should have substantial programming experience using MPI, pThreads, Linux, C/C++, Java, and GUI design. Addtional skills in SOAP, WSDL, WS-BPEL, MySQL, cluster technology and knowledge in bioinformatics are a plus.

The person should be able to work 20 hours a week in our lab. For those applicants with strong interest in pursuing a graduate degree with our lab, we will consider the possibility of offering a research assistant position.

Please send your CV (resume) to Joan Yantko (jy@uga.edu).

posted on October 26, 2005

Principal Software Engineer Position at IOB
 
The Institute of Bioinformatics, University of Georgia is seeking a senior level software engineer to join a team of scientists and engineers to develop and implement a microbial genome annotation system. The position is available immediately. The initial appointment will be for two years and the potential for extension is good depending funding availability. The responsibility of this position includes (a) designing the architecture of a large and open genome annotation system, which consists of a large collection of genome analysis and prediction tools, multi data warehouses, sophisticated visualization capabilities and web-based applications, based on the conceptual design provided by a team of scientists and (b) coordinating the implementation of this large software system by a team of software engineers and implementing the key components of the system.

The applicants should have at least a master degree in computational sciences and have 5 years or more experience in (1) designing and implementing large software systems and (2) directing multi-person software system development teams. Substantial experience in architecting complex software systems, designing, Java, J2EE, J2EE technology and architecture, using open-source packages, OOD, distributed systems, DB design and query processing, 2D/3D graphical design and implementation, and web-based GUI is required. In addition, strong communication skill is required. Knowledge in genome annotation, bioinformatics, semantic web and/or service oriented architecture will be a big plus though it is not required.

Applicants are invited to submit their resumes to:

Ms Ann Terka
Institute of Bioinformatics
Life Sciences Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30622
Email: jobs@csbl.bmb.uga.edu
http://www.bioinformatics.uga.edu

To assure full consideration, applications must be received by Nov 7, 2005.
UGA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution.