Programmer required: Trip planning on the Semantic Web, with ruby

With nearly 130 people working on “enabling networked knowledge”, DERI 
is the largest Semantic Web research institute in the world. You will be 
working in a multi-cultural environment based in Galway, the most fun 
and dynamic city in Ireland.

We are looking for an experienced Ruby developer to join the TripPlanr 
project team. TripPlanr is a project from DERI (at the National 
University of Ireland, Galway) built in collaboration with Tourist 
Republic, a newly-funded startup based in Limerick. TripPlanr is the 
semantic killer app we believe people are waiting for.

• You are: an expert in Ruby on Rails and web architecture.

• You will own: backend coding and databases.

• You love: learning, hacking, building, breaking, fixing, TESTING, and 
helping.

Enthusiasm required for both semantic research and entrepreneurial 
startup environments, and you should have a love for wearing hats. Apply 
now!

Starting salary is €40,478 commensurate with experience. Start date is 
22nd May 2008.

To apply, please send a covering letter, curriculum vitae and the names 
and contact details of two referees to john.breslin@deri.org

For more information on this project, see http://tripplanr.deri.ie

Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 25th April 2008

National University of Ireland, Galway is an equal opportunity employer

-- 
Dr. John Breslin
DERI, NUI Galway
http://sw.deri.org/~jbreslin/
john.breslin@deri.org

Received on Friday, 11 April 2008 09:54:48 UTC