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(Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6)
The Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London is lookin=
g for a highly motivated and technically sophisticated individual to work o=
n its text-based research projects. The position will involve using compute=
r tools and methods to facilitate digital scholarship.
The successful candidate to this position would have widespread experience =
in modelling textual materials and developing tools to search, query, retri=
eve and display them using XML-related technologies; in designing, writing =
and modifying programs which facilitate content creation ; and collaboratin=
g in the development of integrated HTML-based interfaces for web publicatio=
n.
Experience in creating and manipulating XML documents in a range of XML-rel=
ated standards and technologies (DTDs/Schema, XPath, XSLT) is highly desira=
ble, in particular textual materials encoded according to the Text Encoding=
Initiative's guidelines. Familiarity with structured data/MySQL, Java prog=
ramming, text processing techniques and standards-compliant XHTML and CSS i=
s also desirable.
In addition you will need to have a good understanding of how research is c=
onducted in the humanities and social sciences and you will be expected to =
make a contribution to the departmental research profile. You will need to =
be able to work effectively as part of a team, as well as independently. Th=
e successful candidate should have good communication skills and the abilit=
y to document their work in clear written English.
This appointment is on the Grade 6 scale, currently ranging from ??33,070 -=
??39,038 inclusive of ??2,323 London Allowance per annum. This is a full-t=
ime, two-year contract.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 9 March 2011.
For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the followi=
ng url:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG766/project-research-officer-developer/
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Technical Project Officer (Web Frontend Design/Development)
(Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6)
The Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) wishes to recruit a Lead W=
eb Frontend Designer / Developer to work with and support the CCH developme=
nt team and subject discipline specialists in the design and development of=
visually attractive and functionally effective web interfaces.
As part of its very active research programme, the Centre (a department wit=
hin the School of Arts and Humanities) is involved in a large number of ext=
ernally funded collaborative research projects, almost all of which are pub=
lished as freely available websites. The department has built and hosts som=
e 140 websites, of which around 35 are in active development at any one tim=
e. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting work on existing=
and new projects, collaborating on the design, customisation and maintenan=
ce of their web interfaces (both public facing and administrative), ensurin=
g consistently high standards of usability and performance across the depar=
tment's websites, and advising internally on standards and best practices. =
This is an exciting and varied position, which will involve taking the lead=
in aesthetic and functional design, and frontend development, across a div=
erse selection of different websites and applications which range from besp=
oke web application frameworks designed to display large amounts of complex=
or unusual data, to customising off-the-shelf blogging and CMS software.
Applicants must have a keen eye for effective visual design and layout, out=
standing attention to detail, and a passion for creating attractive and rob=
ust interfaces. Experience with Adobe Photoshop (or similar) together with=
developer level expertise in XHTML, CSS and JavaScript (including experien=
ce with AJAX development), are essential for this role. Applicants must hav=
e experience building interfaces and developing client-side functionality i=
n the context of current programming or templating languages (e.g. Django, =
PHP, JSTL, XSLT etc). An awareness of interface development frameworks both=
for XHTML/CSS (such as Blueprint, YUI etc) and for JavaScript (preferably =
JQuery) would be highly desirable. A working knowledge of user-centred des=
ign methodology (including development of wireframe diagrams, sitemaps, fun=
ctional specifications) is important, and experience with user engagement p=
rocesses such as the development of use cases or running focus groups would=
be a distinct advantage. A comprehensive knowledge of new and current stan=
dards and best practices for usable and accessible web interface design, to=
gether with the ability to systematically and quickly test for, identify, a=
nd resolve browser-related problems, is also expected.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate applicable experience in a web desig=
n/development role elsewhere and will be asked to supply examples of projec=
ts or websites they have worked on in the recent past which demonstrate bot=
h visual design and development competence. background or interest in the=
cultural heritage sector and/or the fields of the Humanities or Social Sci=
ences would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as part o=
f a collaborative team (including working with external designers, project =
partners, and stakeholders) as well as being able to work independently. Ca=
ndidates should have good communication skills and possess the ability to d=
ocument the work in clear written English.
The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and expe=
rience, within the Grade 6 scale, currently ??33,070 - ??39,038, per annum,=
inclusive of ??2,323 London Allowance, per annum. Benefits include an annu=
al season ticket loan scheme and a final salary superannuation scheme.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 March 2011
For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the followi=
ng url:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG818/technical-project-officer-web-frontend-des=
ign-development/
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Technical Project Officer (GIS / Web Mapping Developer)
(Full-time, fixed term 2 years - Grade 6)
The Centre for Computing in the Humanities (CCH) wishes to recruit a develo=
per specialising in GIS & web-based mapping to work with and support the CC=
H development team and subject discipline specialists across a range of res=
earch projects, many of which will involve spatial data and map-based visua=
lisation.
As part of its very active research programme, the Centre (a department wit=
hin the School of Arts and Humanities) is involved in a large number of ext=
ernally funded collaborative research projects, almost all of which are pub=
lished as freely available websites. The department has built and hosts som=
e 140 such websites, of which around 35 are in active development at any on=
e time. The successful candidate will be involved in supporting web applica=
tion development on existing and new projects, focussing primarily on those=
involving underlying spatial data, and the visualisation of data on both s=
tatic and interactive web-based maps.
Applicants should have extensive experience with GIS, and will have worked =
with ESRI ArcGIS and / or Open Source GIS editors; applicants must also hav=
e development experience with PostgreSQL and/or MySQL and will be comfortab=
le working in SQL. Applicants will require a thorough working knowledge of =
the standards and protocols associated with the storage and interchange of =
spatial data (i.e. WMS, JSON, GeoRSS, KML, XML), together with a strength i=
n at least one web programming language (preferably J2EE/JSP, Django, or PH=
P) and the willingness and capability to learn other languages as required.=
The ability to program in JavaScript ('pure', or using a framework) and ex=
perience with AJAX development, are essential for this role as is competenc=
e with XHTML and CSS. Familiarity with Open Source mapping servers such as =
GeoServer and MapServer would be highly desirable.
Candidates must be able to demonstrate experience in a GIS analyst or web d=
evelopment role elsewhere. A background or interest in the cultural heritag=
e sector and/or the fields of the Humanities or Social Sciences would be an=
advantage.
The successful candidate will need to be able to work effectively as part o=
f a collaborative team as well as being able to work independently. They sh=
ould have good communication skills and possess the ability to document wor=
k in clear written English.
The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualifications and expe=
rience, within the Grade 6 scale, currently ??33,070 - ??39,038, per annum,=
inclusive of ??2,323 London Allowance, per annum. Benefits include an annu=
al season ticket loan scheme and a final salary superannuation scheme.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 11 March 2011
For more information, and details on how to apply, please visit the followi=
ng url:
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ACG814/technical-project-officer-gis-web-mapping-=
developer/
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Paul Spence
Acting Head of Department
Centre for Computing in the Humanities
King's College London
26-29 Drury Lane
London
WC2B 5RL
paul.spence@kcl.ac.uk
www.kcl.ac.uk/cch/
http://www.cch.kcl.ac.uk/research/projects/
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