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GRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANT - Development position
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a world renowned organization
dedicated to world-class science and technologies and applying them to
the nation’s security and well-being. LANL has a firmly established reputation
as one of the premier research and development institutions in the world.
The LANL Research Library (http://library.lanl.gov)
has a current position open for a graduate research assistant. We offer
a creative setting in which information technologies are applied to scientific
productivity. We have an internationally renown active digital library
research and development program where we focus on delivery of information
to the researchers’ desktops. We aggressively pursue new ideas, services,
products, and approaches to satisfy our customer research needs. The successful
candidate will actively partner with Laboratory researchers in support
of our mission to facilitate access to and enhance the usability of information.
We are seeking an individual who is prepared to make significant contributions
in an exciting, fast-changing environment. This position requires a person
with a strong interest in taking initiatives and risks, who adapts well
to change, works cooperatively on a team, and has a strong interest in
fostering customer relationships.
Project Summary
The Research Library is looking for candidates to actively develop and
improve electronic products for our customers. There are several current
projects that are relevant to accomplishing this. The Graduate Research
Assistant will work in a team learning environment in one or more of the
following areas:
- Work with a development team to convert metadata records into XML.
Apply XML principles to map and code different Web based formats.
- Support Special Effects (SFX) dynamic linking to external collections.
This entails participation and support of the special effects linking
prototype developed by Herbert Van de Sompel from the University of
Gent. This work is significant for both publishers and libraries because
it allows the user to determine connections of interest. (See http://library.lanl.gov/lww/)
- Work with a research team to generate products that allow customers
to customize and focus on information from digital library databases.
In this collaborative project we are currently developing a computational
testbed to deploy the TalkMine adaptive recommendation environment,
as well as other algorithms and experiments. (See http://library.lanl.gov/lww/)
- Assist Library staff in technical projects supporting the research
and development of integrated electronic products. Potential project
assistance includes providing programming support for databases currently
maintained for Library products. Programming skills used in the projects
include Perl, Java and C or C++. Web services design and implementation
require knowledge of HTML4.0, Javascript and CGI scripts.
Required Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
- Excellent written communication skills.
- Excellent oral communication skills
Desired Skills, Knowledge, Abilities:
- Experience with electronic database projects.
- Experience programming in either Perl, Java, C or C++
- Experience writing HTML4.0, Javascript or CGI scripts
- Experience effectively working in a learning environment.
- Experience prioritizing and managing multiple tasks while meeting
deadlines.
Education, Training, or Licensing:
Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Information
Science or Library Science.
Submit resume or application materials to Jacqueline Stack, LANL Research
Library, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS P362, Los Alamos, NM 87545,
or by email to jstack@lanl.gov
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