The Evolutionary Biodemography laboratory
(http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/laboratories/evolutionary_biodemography_1171/default.htm)
of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
(http://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/; Rostock, Germany) is looking for a programmer
with expertise in databases. The goal of the project is to create an online
platform for an already existing, yet ever growing database containing
information on the life history (i.e. life tables, projection matrices and
integral projection models) of over 4000 animal and plant species, whereby
scientists may retrieve and upload data. This innitiative, one of a kind in
demography, is led by an young, active team of researchers with expertise in
demographic modelling, animal and plant biology.
The contract will last for one year, with the possibility of extension based on
pending amount of work and performance. This position is a TVÖD 11 rank, gross
payment is euro ~2700/month, depending on the experience of the candidate.
Social benefits include, among others, health insurance, unemployment
insurance, and pension fund.
Tasks:
- Management and optimization of research databases.
- Creation of a browser-based platform for researchers to enter, retrieve,
download data from the database.
Required experience:
- Well-funded database management, fluent in SQL, Perl, PHP, HTML, AJAX
- Fluent in spoken and written English.
- Team work with other IT and non-IT researchers.
Rostock (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rostock) is a pleasant, medieval-origin
city in Northern Germany, located 2.5 hours away from Berlin and Hamburg. It
has a very high walk score, is full of cafes, is family friendly, and is
located only 15 mins away from a nice beach of the Baltic Sea, Warnemunde. The
research group is composed by professors, research scientists, postdocs, PhD
students and undergraduate students of various nationalities who have already
made significant impacts to the field of demography, ecology and evolution
(James Vaupel, Hal Caswell among others).
Please submit your curriculum vitae to Dr Alex Scheuerlein
([email protected]) by February 29th 2012. Interviews will start the
second week of February, via phone, or in person, depending on geographic
location.
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"Aliud iter ad prosperitatem nos est: id est omnibus rebus vincere"
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Rob Salguero-Gómez, PhD
Postdoctoral fellow
Address: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, room 310
Konrad-Zuse-Str. 1. 18057 Rostock, Germany
Office phone: +49 (0) 381.2081-267 (ext. 236)
Fax: +49 (0) 381.2081-567
Email: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
Skype: robertosalguerogomez
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/RobResearchSite/
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