Fwd: Researcher/programmer position at Internet Scout Project

[Susan Calcari]

<< Apologies for the cross-posting >>

Please forward this position opening on to any colleagues you know 
who may be interested or qualified for this position at the Internet 
Scout Project. At this time we are requiring that the person live in 
Madison, Wisconsin.

Thank you.

Susan


L&S/COMPUTER SCIENCES - Associate Researcher or Researcher

The Associate Researcher will be a part of the Internet Scout 
Project, located in the Computer Sciences Department of the 
University of Wisconsin-Madison, and funded by the National Science 
Foundation (NSF). The goal of the Internet Scout Project is to 
improve effective access to quality resources on the Internet. The 
researcher in this position will work on an international project, 
called the IMesh Toolkit, funded through NSF's Digital Libraries II 
(DLI2) initiative http://www.dli2.nsf.gov/, specifically the DLI2 
International Digital Libraries Project 
http://www.dli2.nsf.gov/international%20projects/nsfjisc.html. The 
Internet Scout Project will collaborate with colleagues in England at 
the University of Bath and the University of Bristol on the Imesh 
Toolkit on this three year project. The chosen candidate will be the 
primary programmer and primary technical contact for the Internet 
Scout Project's portion of the work on this international 
collaborative work.

For more information about the Internet Scout Project, see the Web site
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/, send email to the project director, Susan 
Calcari, scal at cs.wisc.edu, or call 608.265.8042.

For the full text of the IMesh Toolkit proposal, see
http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/research/index.html

For the University of Wisconsin's official posting of this position, see
http://wiscinfo.doit.wisc.edu/ohr/pvl/pv35871.html

 
Appointment type: Academic Staf
Department(s): L&S / COMPUTER SCI
Full time salary rate: Minimum $35,000 Maximum $65,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
      Depending on Qualifications
Term: This is a renewable appointment. (Initial funding is for 3 years.)
Appointment percent: 100%
Anticipated begin date: DECEMBER 16, 1999
Number of positions: 1

To insure consideration, application must be received by: DECEMBER 15, 1999


**DEGREE AND AREA OF SPECIALIZATION**

- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Sciences.


**MINIMUM NUMBER OF YEARS AND TYPE OF RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE**

-  Minimum 2 years experience programming with C, C++, Perl, and Java 
in a Unix environment. Experience building finished, distributable 
Unix products.

-  Minimum 1 year experience programming with TCP/IP sockets and 
implementing new protocols on top of TCP/IP; experience with web 
programming including CGI and HTML.

-  Experience or ability to design general and reusable APIs.

-  Understanding of database internals; understanding of web-specific 
metadata issues is highly desirable.

- Knowledge of and interest in current web technologies and protocols 
including LDAP, XML, and RDF, and the research issues involved in 
information retrieval on the Internet. Experience building or using 
distributed information services and protocols such as STARTS, 
Harvest, or NSCTRL is highly desirable.

- Good writing, public speaking, and general communication skills.


**PRINCIPAL DUTIES**

1. Act as the primary programmer and primary technical contact for 
the Internet Scout Project's portion of the work on the IMesh Toolkit 
project. The work will begin with the research and development of an 
overall architecture for resource discovery and information retrieval 
done through "subject gateways", highly selective collections of 
Internet resources that include metadata about each resource. Based 
on this architecture, a set of tools for subject gateway management 
and interoperability will be integrated and distributed.

2. Take a lead role in the development and design of general and 
reusable APIs. Also, work within the research team to develop and 
implement resource discovery services using Internet protocols such 
as the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP), Common Indexing 
Protocol (CIP), and to a lesser extent, Whois++, and Z39.50. Create 
database schema translators and protocol translation gateways. 
Install and configure LDAP directory
services components.

3. Attend national and international conferences and present the 
research and development work being done on the IMesh Toolkit Project 
by the Internet Scout Project and our colleagues in England. Further 
the ongoing development of directory services protocols on the 
Internet by working within the appropriate Internet Engineering Task 
Force (IETF) working groups. Collaborate with research colleagues at 
other universities and institutions, including programmers, 
librarians, and scientists.


HOW TO APPLY:
Send resume and cover letter referring to Position Vacancy Listing #35871 to

SUSAN CALCARI
1210 W EST DAYTON ST
MADISON WI 53706-1613
Phone: 608-265-8042
TTY: N/A
Fax: 608-265-9296
Email: scal at cs.wisc.edu


NOTE: UNLESS CONFIDENTIALITY IS REQUESTED IN WRITING, INFORMATION 
REGARDING THE APPLICANTS MUST BE RELEASED UPON REQUEST. FINALISTS 
CANNOT BE GUARANTEED CONFIDENTIALITY.

THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, AND 
SPECIFICALLY INVITES AND ENCOURAGES APPLICATIONS FROM WOMEN AND 
MINORITIES.
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Susan Calcari                                            Sponsored by the
Project Director                                National Science Foundation
Internet Scout Project
Computer Sciences Department             scal at cs.wisc.edu
1210 W. Dayton Street                               phone: 608.265.8042
University of Wisconsin -- Madison         http://scout.cs.wisc.edu/
Madison, WI 53706

The Scout Report: "...People Magazine of the Netheads."
(uuhh wait.. is that a compliment??  ;-)
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