Dear NYC Pythonistas, We at the Modi Research Group of the Earth Institute at Columbia University are hiring another 100% Python commando to join our team of consultants. The Modi Research Group plans energy services and infrastructure in developing countries.
This is a full-time position with benefits, based on the university campus. Please apply through the Columbia University website at http://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=118575 We will be optimizing, web-enabling and scaling our remote sensing system for finding houses in satellite images and integrating it with our existing web-based infrastructure planning system. Both systems are written almost entirely using Python. The web framework is build on Pylons using jQuery and OpenLayers, scaled locally using RabbitMQ and AMQP but we are considering Amazon EC2 for the public deployment. Despite the serious nature of our work and the hectic pace of the lab around us, our software team maintains a fun and relaxed environment to maximize creativity and learning. If you are a skilled and disciplined software engineer, you will appreciate the level of creativity that this position requires as well as the freedom to incorporate cutting-edge techniques to solve challenging engineering and mathematical problems. Our software buildout cycle is rapid and you will be able to see your work deployed quickly depending on the quality of your code. Though we work as a team, you will largely be expected to be self-motivated, self-directed and able to find and fix problems with minimal supervision. Please be warned -- You must love mathematics as much as you love writing code. If you are not a citizen, be sure to include the status of your visa. The people in the lab are diverse in technical expertise and background. You can read more about us and our work at http://modi.mech.columbia.edu Thank you for considering a position with us. You're welcome to forward this email to anyone who is qualified and interested. The full job description is below. Job Title GIS Systems Optimizer Job Requisition Number 058260 Department 664-EARTH INSTITUTE Location Morningside Job Type Officer Full-Time Regular Job Family Engineering Salary Grade 12 Salary Range Commensurate with experience Advertised Summary Job Description A GIS Systems Optimizer is needed to document, optimize and deploy a remote sensing system on satellite images from twelve sites of the Millennium Villages Project, as well as prepare papers and presentations on the system. To document the performance of the system, the incumbent will design experiments and run the system on satellite images from twelve Millennium Village sites. To optimize the system to scan images faster, s/he will lead a team of developers in rewriting the image recognition code to run on an NVIDIA GPU (graphics processing unit) instead of the standard CPU, a step that has been proven in industry and the literature to accelerate image recognition by several orders of magnitude. To make the system more robust, s/he will design unit tests to ensure that future enhancements to the system will not break existing features. To make the system accessible, s/he will work with our developers on web-enabling and deploying the system on the Amazon EC2 cloud computing platform. The publishing component of the position will consist of submitting papers to journals and giving demonstrations at conferences. The incumbent will also train individuals on how to use and improve the system, record screen casts of the system in use and apply to grants for possible funding of the next stage of the project. Minimum Qualifications for Grade Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant Bachelor's degree required, preferably in engineering. Minimum of 3 years related experience in research or industry required. Additional Position-Specific Minimum Qualifications Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant Experience in building a Python-based software system is essential, as is prior work with GIS data and satellite imagery. Proven attention to detail and the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously is a must. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Must be able to work in a team and be willing to learn new technologies quickly. Preferred Qualifications Preference will be given to candidates who possess a master's degree in computer science, mathematics or electrical engineering and who have experience with image recognition and cloud deployment. Requisition Open Date 04-16-2010 Quick Link jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=118575 EEO Statement Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to pylons-disc...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to pylons-discuss+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en.
