Job Announcement -- Scientific Databases

• To: netcdfgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Subject: Job Announcement -- Scientific Databases
• From: wimberly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
• Date: Fri, 06 May 1994 10:45:56 -0400

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TITLE:  Scientific Specialist or Scientific Programmer
DEPARTMENT:  Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
             Carnegie Mellon University

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center intends to undertake significant 
activities in the area of digitial libraries.  That is, we intend to
make available via the internet large scientfic datasets, in a number of
fields,  exploiting our hierarchical mass storage systems, our supercomputers 
and our high-performance network efforts.  In this connection we are looking
for a highly qualified individual to work in development of scientific
database software and systems. 

This position will involve development of database software, especially
for very large scientific datasets, creation and/or acquisition of those
datasets, and consultation with PSC users and staff relative to questions of
database design.  The Center already maintains a number of protein and
gene sequence databases and wishes to extend its offerings to other areas
in the biological sciences as well as to the physical and social sciences. 
These databases will include images as well as text and numerical data. 
The incumbent will work closely with persons in the visualization and mass 
storage areas as well as with the biomedical group.

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center is a national leader in computational
science including discipline specific applications.  An extensive library of
applications programs is augmented by software development activities
in distributed computing, and scientific vizualization as well as in
scientific computing.

QUALIFICATIONS:  An advanced degree in computer science, information science
or a laboratory science; a Ph.D. is desirable.  Knowledge of database 
methodologies and experience in building database systems for large scientific 
datasets is required.  Understanding of object-oriented design is highly 
desirable.  Exposure to supercomputer architectures including vector processor 
and massively parallel systems is desirable.  Experience with several of the 
following is required:  C, C++, Fortran, Unix, HDF, netCDF, Sybase, X-Windows.

TO APPLY:
Send your resume and a cover letter which mentions "scientific databases"
to

Dr. Frank C. Wimberly 
Scientific Applications Coordinator
Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
4400 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

or by e-mail

wimberly@xxxxxxx