[CODE4LIB] Job: Ontology Engineer/Semantic Applications Developer, Cornell University Library
Ontology Engineer/Semantic Applications Developer, Cornell University Library https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?job=25577 Description Join the team advancing open source, linked data initiatives for a world class academic research library on the beautiful Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. Ithaca has been named one of the top 100 places to live, a top 10 recreation city, a best green place to live, and one of the “foodiest” towns in America. Apply your experience and unique talents in Albert R. Mann Library as a senior level Ontology Engineer/Semantic Applications Developer on a team promoting innovation and quality in information technology. Develop and promote international standards and frameworks for scholarly content on the web, with frequent opportunities for engagement with the linked data and information science communities. Reinvent core library systems as networks of linked data connecting rich traditional library resources with diverse, distributed knowledge to meet the rapidly evolving needs of today’s researchers and students. Become the architect of compelling web applications and services to library, university, regional, and international projects engaged in disciplines ranging from earth systems and climate science to agricultural research in the developing world. Join the international team developing the open source VIVO-ISF https://github.com/vivo-isf/vivo-isf-ontology ontologyhttps://github.com/vivo-isf/vivo-isf-ontology and VIVO software (vivoweb.orghttp://vivoweb.org and http://github.com/vivoproject github.com/vivo-projecthttp://github.com/vivo-project/) and lead the creative application of VIVO technology at Cornell. The Ontology Engineer/ Semantic Applications Developer will: * Research, create, maintain, and extend ontologies, knowledge bases, and software tools in a distributed, linked data environment to support data integration, interoperability, usability, query, analysis,visualization, and dissemination * Provide technical leadership in ontology selection and design including evaluation for consistency, modularity, efficiency, and reasoning; develop mechanisms for ontology versioning, community driven editing, and deployment in software applications in concert with local,national, and international collaborators * Support dramatically increasing the production scale of semantic web applications * Participate in and contribute to open source software communities * Prepare strategic guidance, white papers, project proposals, visualizations, presentations, technical documentation, and reports * Provide training and technical assistance to academic and professional staff at Cornell and partner institutions * Contribute to the full range of information technology services provided by the Cornell University Library (may functionally supervise the work of others and lead project teams) Qualifications * Bachelor’s degree in library science, information science, computer science or other relevant discipline * More than 5 years of relevant experience * Experience designing and implementing OWL ontologies and other metadata standards * Experience applying semantic web and linked data standards to real world applications * Expert level Java programming; web application development experience in Java, Python, Ruby or similar language; knowledge of current database management systems, SQL, and non relational alternatives * Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills * Evidence of ability to assess, analyze, plan, and solve problems creatively and collaboratively in a complex, rapidly-changing environment Preferred Qualifications * Familiarity with principles and methodologies for applying reasoning and rules * Experience with agile software development, continuous integration, testing frameworks * A track record of contributing to open source communities * Experience with statistical programming and/or data mining * Experience working in higher education or research Background check may be required. No relocation assistance is provided for this position. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university’s mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus to be built on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We’re an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans,
[CODE4LIB] Job: Semantic Applications and Linked Data Developer at Cornell University Library
Semantic Applications and Linked Data Developer Albert R. Mann Library Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 Job Posting #25577: http://goo.gl/Oz1PdD Cornell University’s Mann Library IT Team is seeking a senior-level Semantic Applications and Linked Data Developer who will apply innovative knowledge representation techniques and tools to library, university, regional, and international projects. Mann Library is a friendly and collaborative workplace where flexible, thoughtful and self-motivated librarians and IT staff engage together in a portfolio of projects encompassing climate science, international agricultural knowledge sharing, GIS and data visualization, and transitions from library catalogs to linked data. Join the team developing the VIVO software (vivoweb.org and github.org/vivo-project) and VIVO-ISF ontology through an international consortium of universities, research institutions, government agencies, and non-profits, promoting rich semantic interconnectivity among researchers, activities, and outputs anywhere in the world. Responsibilities include: * Researching, synthesizing, and applying the most appropriate knowledge, technologies and tools to improve data harvesting, integration, interoperability, and dissemination to consuming websites and services * Active participation with local, national, and international collaborators on ontology development, standards initiatives, and open source software * Contributing to the full range of information technology services provided by the Cornell University Library (may functionally supervise the work of others and lead project teams) * Preparing strategic guidance, white papers, project proposals, visualizations, presentations, technical documentation, and reports influencing technology development practices and policies and having broad impact within and beyond the University. * Providing training and guidance to academic and professional staff at Cornell and partner institutions Required Qualifications: * Bachelor’s degree in an information science (library science, information science, computer science or equivalent) or other relevant discipline and more than 5 years of relevant experience * Experience applying Semantic Web and Linked Data standards (RDF, SPARQL, and OWL) to real-world applications; expert-level Java programming; web application development experience in Java, Python, Ruby or similar language; web presentation layer experience with HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and JSON; knowledge of current database management systems, SQL, and non-relational alternatives * Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills and a strong, user-centered service orientation * Evidence of ability to assess, analyze, plan, and solve problems creatively and collaboratively in a complex, rapidly-changing environment Preferred Qualifications: * Experience designing, programming, and deploying creative and effective web applications * Experience working with metadata standards, ontologies, and thesauri * Familiarity with data interchange standards, reasoning, rules, XML and XSLT, and with statistics, data mining, text mining libraries, algorithms, and applications * Experience with Agile Software Development methodologies, with UNIX shell scripting, log analysis, and scheduling * Experience contributing source code, ontologies, testing, documentation, and/or support to open source communities * Experience working in higher education or research Background check may be required. No relocation assistance is provided for this position.Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Cornell University is an innovative Ivy League university and a great place to work. Our inclusive community of scholars, students and staff impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas to further the university's mission of teaching, discovery and engagement. Located in Ithaca, NY, Cornell's far-flung global presence includes the medical college's campuses on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and Doha, Qatar, as well as the new Cornell Tech campus to be built on Roosevelt Island in the heart of New York City. Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University’s heritage. We’re an employer and educator recognized for valuing AA/EEO, Protected Veterans, and Individuals with Disabilities.
[CODE4LIB] 2012 VIVO Conference
(apologies for any cross-postings) In the past 3 years, a growing international movement of developers, researchers, administrators, funders, librarians and informaticians has converged around the vision of openly representing research and researchers via Linked Open Data. VIVO is helping to make this vision a reality through its community, through open software and the VIVO ontology, and a growing number of adopters and collaborators worldwide, across multiple knowledge domains. The 2012 VIVO conference will explore how to participate in and best take advantage of the emerging Linked Open Data world encompassing and expanding our understanding of research. Who should attend? Scholars, scientists, researchers, developers, librarians, publishers, funding agencies, research officers, students, institutional officials and those supporting the development of research discovery, data sharing and team science. Conference highlights The conference begins with a full day of workshops for those new to VIVO, those implementing VIVO and those wishing to develop applications using VIVO. Keynote addresses, invited speakers, scientific panels, contributed papers and posters will cover a range of topics, including the semantic web, linked open data, VIVO sustainability, adopting and implementing VIVO, research networking, network visualization, ontology and the role of VIVO in support of team science. Registration, Call for Papers and Apps Contest, hotel and travel information http://vivoweb.org/conference Topics of interest * Facilitating researcher collaboration and networking * Managing/discovering knowledge about researchers across institutional, disciplinary, and national boundaries * Approaches to the adoption of VIVO and related systems that interoperate through shared ontologies and Linked Open Data * The intersection of VIVO and international research standards * Research representation ontology development * Open representations of research and implications for the research process, collaboration, and virtual research communities * Perspectives on policy, research representation, and research impact, including questions of privacy, individual vs. institutional sourcing of data, and change over time * Semantic Web development and extensions of the VIVO platform to reach the full Web community * Open research data and related issues in discovery, reuse, and attribution About VIVO VIVO is an open source, open ontology, open process platform for hosting information about scientists’ interests, activities and accomplishments. VIVO supports open development and integration of science through simple, standard semantic web technologies. Learn more at http://vivoweb.org Jon Corson-Rikert Head, Information Technology Services VIVO Development Lead 201 Albert R. Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607 255-4608 j...@cornell.edu
[CODE4LIB] Cornell University job postings -- VIVOweb semantic web project
The VIVOweb Project is a two-year $12 million project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to build a national network of distributed Resource Description Framework (RDF) databases facilitating discovery of scientists and their research and encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. The VIVO (http://vivo.cornell.edu) experts and resources network has been under development in Mann Library at Cornell since 2003 and is currently in use at Cornell and at the University of Florida. The latter is the lead institution in this multi-institution project. The Ithaca-based project team consists of 17 individuals on three project teams (Semantic, Application and Interface Design) based in Mann Library. We currently have 9 job openings in the following categories: Programming jobs * Quality Control Programmer (1) -- posting #11498, https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=184431 * Semantic Applications Programmer (3) -- posting #11497, https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=184430 * VIVO Applications Programmer (3) -- posting #11496, https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=184429 Design/Interface/Usability * Web Interface Designer(1) -- posting #11539, https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=185189 * Usability Design Specialist (1) -- posting #11499, https://cornellu.taleo.net/careersection/10164/jobdetail.ftl?lang=enjob=184432 All applications must be made on line using the above links or by following the Staff and Librarian Positions link at http://www.ohr.cornell.edu/jobs/ . Jon Corson-Rikert Head, Information Technology Services Albert R. Mann Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 607 255-4608 j...@cornell.edu
