Dear All, CCP4 is happy to announce 3 open vacancies for Scientific Programmer positions at CCP4 core team. Last year, the team has relocated to the newly built Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL) near Oxford, UK, and is now seeking to expand. CCP4 has identified its strategic goals in the modernisation of the Suite in accordance with modern IT standards and making it more automated and user-friendly. This includes the development of a new-look GUI (CCP4i2), further automation of structure solution process, further cross-platform unification, and modernisation of the release and update mechanisms.
We are looking for skilful and enthusiastic individuals who would contribute to a major improvement and modernisation of the Suite. In particular, we require an expert in Windows operating systems to be responsible for the modernisation, maintenance, update and distribution of the Suite on Windows platforms. A similar person is sought to be responsible for Suite operations on Unix-like platforms (various Linux flavours and Mac OS systems). An additional post will be recruited to assist in the development of the new GUI, with major focus on the design of graphical interfaces to CCP4 components and automated crystallographic pipelines. All posts will be based at RCaH-RAL. The jobholders will be part of CCP4 core team and will share all basic core activities, such as user support on Helpdesk, software maintenance and fixing bugs, contribution to CCP4 educational and outreach programmes, incorporating new code from external developers and others. All jobholders will be expected to conduct their own development project(s) related to CCP4 and to be available for travel within the UK and to overseas. The posts offer an excellent opportunity for enthusiastic persons to acquire a range of new skills and make a significant impact in bringing crystallographic software to the vibrant community of protein crystallographers. Closing day for applications is 15 April 2011, with interviews to be held on 4-5 May 2011 or shortly thereafter. Full description of the positions, required qualifications and application details are found at http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/vacancies. Everybody interested is welcome to apply! I would greatly appreciate if you can pass this message to your colleagues and acquaintances who are looking for computation/IT/PX-related job and may be interested in joining us. Many thanks and best of luck to all prospective candidates, Eugene. ______________________________________ Eugene Krissinel, PhD Group Leader for CCP4 Research Complex at Harwell Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Science & Inoovation Campus Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0FA United Kingdom Phone: +44 (1235) 56 7725 Email: [email protected]
