Open Position Research Assistant -UI/ UX Developer for Life Sciences and Semantic Web INSIGHT at NUI Galway (formerly DERI Galway)

[apologies for cross posting]


  *Open Position*

 *Research Assistant -UI/ UX Developer for Life Sciences and Semantic Web*
 *INSIGHT at NUI Galway (formerly DERI Galway)*


In collaboration with our industrial partners, the successful applicant
will play a key role working for projects in the Bioinformatics and Systems
Biology research unit. Bioinformatics and Systems Biology research in
INSIGHT at NUI Galway focuses on applying Semantic Web technologies for
improving and enabling discovery in Life Sciences.

Candidates must have a passion for solving real-world problems in the
Health Care, Life Sciences and Bioinformatics domain(s). The position will
involve developing and applying technologies related to the Semantic Web,
Linked Data, Data Visualization, web-based knowledge exploration and
discovery.

*Research Role*

The successful candidate will contribute to research and commercialisation
activities within the Life Sciences research domain of INSIGHT at NUI
Galway (formerly DERI). The responsibilities involve:

   - Working within an enthusiastic team to increase the adoption and
   usability of Semantic Web technologies in the Life Sciences domain.
   - Improving the intuitiveness of semantic search platforms and
   developing interactive, visualizations for biological datasets.
   - Interacting with Industry and Academic partners, while working on
   projects that aim to revolutionize the field.
   - Active involvement in scientific dissemination of research and project
   results via conference and journal publications.
   - Support for further project acquisition activities.


The position is full-time, located at INSIGHT at NUI Galway. The duration
of the positions will be for 12 months in the first instance with possible
extensions.

The position is available immediately and we expect the successful
candidate to start at the earliest possible date.

The salary will be in the range 25,425 to 28,938 euro, depending on
qualifications and experience.

*Candidate Profile*

Applicants would need to have significant experience in web programming and
scripting, competent research skills and must show a genuine interest
towards working at the intersection of Semantic Web, Big Data and the Life
Sciences.

The primary requirements are as follows:

   - University degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Information
   Science, Human-computer interaction, Biosciences or other related fields.
   - Candidates with an academic background in the Biosciences must have
   previous experience in web development or data visualization.
   - 2+ years experience in developing web-based applications - the
   preferred applicant would be a full stack developer
    (client-server-data).
   - Expertise with JavaScript/HTML/CSS, front-end frameworks (jQuery or
   Twitter Bootstrap), knowledge on SVG and HTML5 Canvas, strong programming
   skills in *any* one of the following server-side language - PHP, Java or
   Python, knowledge on querying - SQL or SPARQL.
   - Familiarity with *at least one* of the following toolkits :- D3 JS,
   Kinetic JS, Protovis, Infovis Toolkit (JIT), Tableau, Google Web Toolkit,
   Gephi or Cytoscape Web
   - Knowledge of basic biological concepts and terminologies.
   - The applicant should be creative, enthusiastic, with excellent
   communication and scientific writing skills and the ability to collaborate
   with industrial and academic partners.
   - Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment


 Other desirable criteria for applicants include:

   - Experience with SPARQL, RDF, biomedical ontologies and federation.
   - Demonstrated experience modelling and presenting complex data sets in
   visually compelling formats.
   - Working experience with any Life Science Datasets- genomics, pathways,
   proteomics, or compounds (e.g. TCGA, KEGG, Reactome, ChEBI, etc.)
   - Familiarity with NodeJS, BackboneJS, CouchDB or MongoDB is desirable.
   - Familiarity with Agile Software Development.




*Application*

Applicants should include a cover letter, curriculum vitae (should cover
previous projects), a list of accepted publications (if any) and the names
and contact details of at least three referees, via email (All is Word or
PDF only, and must be in English Language) to hr.ie@deri.org with cc
ali.hasnain@deri.org with the subject "*Research Assistant -UI/ UX
Developer for Life Sciences and Semantic Web*" by *Monday, March 31, 2014.*


     Start Date: Position is available immediately.
     We expect the successful candidate to start at the earliest possible
date.

*Contact*
Enquiries about the position may be made to Prof. Stefan Decker, Director
of INSIGHT Galway: stefan.decker@deri.org with cc to Ali Hasnain (
ali.hasnain@deri.org)


https://deri.ie/content/research-assistant-%E2%80%93ui-ux-developer-life-sciences-and-semantic-web-insight-nui-galway