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Senior Web Architect

  • The RCSB Protein Data Bank (http://www.rcsb.org) is one of the premier biological databases worldwide with a growing user base of currently about 250,000 unique users per month. We constantly strive to make our site perform better, make it look nicer and offer new and exciting scientific applications to our diverse user base that includes scientists, students, teachers and other researchers. We offer a flexible work environment in a dynamic team.

    We offer the challenge to take the RCSB PDB website to the next level. For this we are looking for a senior architect and Java web developer. You will provide expertise and leadership in enhancing the data warehouse and middle layer of the RCSB PDB website's 3-tier architecture by working with a team of scientists and software developers.

    Translate new and emergent requirements for the website into strategic plans to select the best web technologies and architectures for the RCSB PDB site. Author functional requirements, technical design documents, and project plans. Incorporate advanced scientific query and analysis tools, and novel representation of results in the web application. Provide technical leadership, guidance, and training on new web technologies to RCSB PDB team and provide high level and implementation level suggestions for improving design, coding, and testing methodologies. Develop best project management and software engineering practices. Our technology stack includes Java, MySQL, Hibernate, and Memcached.

    UC San Diego is an Equal Opportunity / Staff Affirmative Action Employer that values a diverse workforce and provides reasonable accommodations to people with disabilities. We offer a generous benefits package: http://www.sdsc.edu/about/Careers.html.

    Please apply online at: http://jobs.ucsd.edu/bulletin/job.aspx?cat=information&sortby=post&jobnum_in=64091

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    • BS Degree in Computer Science or comparable combination of education and experience with considerable focus in Java software development.
    • Established demonstrated work experience in the role of an architect and developer on medium to large size database-driven web applications using Java technology and standards.
    • Advanced experience with database design, Structured Query Language and RDBMS's such as MySQL, and object-relational mappings. Expertise in web application server (i.e., Tomcat) administration, configuration, trouble shooting, and performance tuning.
    • Established expertise in software life cycle methodologies. Experience with build tools such as Maven and Ant, and continuous integration systems such as Cruise Control. Experience with project tracking tools such as Jira .


Biochemical Information & Annotation Specialist

  • The RCSB Protein Data Bank (www.rcsb.org) is a publicly accessible information portal for researchers and students interested in structural biology. At its center is the PDB archive, the sole international repository for the 3-dimensional structure data of biological macromolecules. These structures hold significant promise for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries in the search for new drugs and in efforts to understand the mysteries of human disease.

    The primary mission of the RCSB PDB is to provide accurate, well-annotated data in the most timely and efficient way possible to facilitate new discoveries and scientific advances. The RCSB processes, stores, and disseminates these important data, and develops the software tools needed to assist users in depositing and accessing structural information.

    The RCSB Protein Data Bank at Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ has an opening for a Biochemical Information & Annotation Specialist to curate and standardize macromolecular structures for distribution in the PDB archive. The annotation specialist communicates daily with members of the deposition community, and annotates, releases, and updates entries in the PDB archive. BLAST, PubMed, and other tools are used for the annotation process performed on a linux box.

    A background in biological chemistry (PhD, MS, BS or BA) is required. Experience with linux computer systems, biological databases, crystallography, and/or NMR spectroscopy is a strong advantage. The successful candidate should be self-motivated, pay close attention to detail, possess strong written and oral communication skills, and meet deadlines.

    This position offers the opportunity to participate in an exciting project with significant impact on the scientific community.

    Please send resume to Dr. Helen M. Berman at pdbjobs@rcsb.rutgers.edu.


Scientific Application Programmer

  • The Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB http://www.rcsb.org/) project at Rutgers University has a position open for a scientific application programmer with experience in computational biology or chemistry, or structural bioinformatics. The incumbent will work with the staff at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, to design, produce and maintain new data processing and annotation tools for macromolecular structure data.

    The position requires: Minimum of Bachelor's degree, higher degree preferred, in Computational Biology or related discipline; some further experience in bioinformatics, structural-biology, biology, and/or chemistry; proficiency in programming languages Java, C++,and Python. Demonstrated experience with the following is highly desirable: design and development of large software application systems; webuser interface development using Java, Javascript and AJAX; web service development using SOAP and REST; database application development using JDBC and MySQL. The position holder should be able collaborate with broad, multidisciplinary teams. Excellent written and verbal communication skills are essential.

    Please respond to: pdbjobs@rcsb.rutgers.edu.