Mayo Clinic Informatics Summer/Fall 2010 Internship

·        *Overview:*

The clinical informatics group in the Division of Biomedical Statistics and
Informatics at Mayo Clinic is offering a 3-6 month Summer/Fall internship
for 2010.  Several projects are currently under development in the areas of
vocabulary and ontology management (representation, storing, and querying),
collaborative ontology authoring, and ontology reasoning.  We are seeking a
candidate with computer science/IT background and experience in biomedical
ontologies, classifications, formal knowledge representation, and
description logics.  Research activities and successful findings will be
translated into development activities for existing division projects,
peer-reviewed publications, and extramurally funded research programs.



·        *Requirements:*

Enrollment or recently completed an undergraduate or graduate program in
Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Information Technology, or related
field.  Candidates who have taken curriculum and/or have a background in
Semantic Web, Ontologies, and Web 2.0 technologies will be given strong
preference.  All candidates should have exposure to software development
using an object-oriented programming language with preference given to
Java/J2EE technologies.  Specific skills in the following environments and
technologies are desirable:  Eclipse, Protégé, OBO, RDF, OWL, Reasoners
(Pellet, Racer, FaCT++), UML, XML/XSLT, and Web services (Apache Axis,
REST).  Knowledge of a scripting language (PHP, Python, JavaScript) is
desirable.  The candidate should be highly motivated, willing to learn and
demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks.  Must possess excellent
analytical, problem-solving, and technical design skills.  Strong oral and
written communication and interpersonal skills are required.



·        *Duration:*

This internship has a minimum duration of 3 months (up to 6 months).  Start
and end dates are negotiable.



·        *How to apply:*

To apply, send cover letter and résumé to:

Dawn Bergen (Bergen.dawn@mayo.edu)

Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics

Mayo Clinic

Stabile 11

200 First Street SW

Rochester, MN  55905

USA



Telephone:  (507) 284-5541

Fax:  (507) 284-0360



·        *Further information:*

For additional information about the position, division of Biomedical
Statistics and Informatics, or Mayo Clinic, visit *
http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/biostat/*<http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/biostat/>or
contact Jyotishman Pathak at
*Pathak.Jyotishman@mayo.edu* <Pathak.jyotishman@mayo.edu>.  The application
deadline for this internship is open until filled.


*Jyotishman Pathak, PhD*
Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics,
Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics,
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Email: pathak.jyotishman@mayo.edu
Phone: +1-507-538-8384
Fax: +1-507-284-0360