Estación Biológica de Doñana seeks applicants for two positions with the following profiles.

 

1. Telecommunication Engineer or similar to work in the EU project Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON)

The main tasks will be:

To validate the application of data architecture to data from testing sites, looking for accessibility to stakeholders.

To assist validate EUBON tools for the analysis and interpretation of data from the web server.

Candidate should catalyze the understanding between informatics and biologists, understanding data architecture, protocols for data warehouse and metadata registry and catalogue while keeping the ability of understanding requirements from both scientist and managers. Previous professional experience on biodiversity datasets, systematic protocols of data entrance (e.g. cybertracker software), data management (e.g. mysql), data mining and data patterns (e.g. Clementine software, neural networks) and web portals will be valued.

Period: Abril 2013- December 2016

Salary: 40000-45000 € per year before taxes

Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and contact details of two referencence persons to Carlos Rodríguez before March 15th.

 

2. Informatics engineer or similar to work in the EU project Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network (EU BON)

He/she will be the person in charge of data architecture that will guide the development, integration, and interoperability efforts within the project starting from the information architectures of relevant infrastructures such as GBIF; LTER, GOESS, GEOBON, LifeWatch, and INSPIRE. The architecture will highlight the relevant components of registry, portal, semantic mediation, workflows, and e-services. The task will address heterogeneity of projects and networks by ensuring that the developments of the project can be migrated to permanent infrastructures. He/she will be leading the creation of the European Biodiversity Data portal as the main GEOBON information hub. It is required to be fluent in English, being able of attend several international meetings and report the activity of the team.

Period: April 2013-February 2015

Salary: 40000-45000€ per year before taxes

Candidates should send a curriculum vitae and contact details of two reference persons to Carlos Rodríguez before March 15th.