[Taxacom] Job Posting: Herbarium Database and Web Developer at The New York Botanical Garden

Tue Mar 4 10:44:06 CST 2014

Alan is correct -- it was the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens that put their Science program on hold last year.  

The New York Botanical Garden (located in the Bronx) has a large staff and active collections, research, training, and publishing programs.  This person hired for this position will belong to the Herbarium, which currently has a staff of 28 FTE.

Dr. Barbara M. Thiers
Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the Herbarium
and Vice President for Science Administration
Editor, Index Herbariorum
The New York Botanical Garden
2900 Southern Blvd.
Bronx, NY 10458-5126
bthiers at nybg.org
718 817 8622
718 817 8809 (fax)
Download registration form for Index Herbariorum:
http://sciweb.nybg.org/science2/IndexHerbariorum.asp
Follow Index Herbariorum updates on twitter: @ihupdates

On view and upcoming:

The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary March 1 - April 21
Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Antiques for the Garden and the Garden Room April 25 - 27
Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens & The Women Who Designed Them May 17 - September 7

-----Original Message-----
From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of Weakley, Alan
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 11:23 AM
To: John Grehan; Tulig, Melissa
Cc: Taxacom
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Job Posting: Herbarium Database and Web Developer at The New York Botanical Garden

John -- I think you are thinking of the controversial de-sciencing of the Brooklyn Botanical Garden, separate institutions, though only a dozen or so miles apart.

-----Original Message-----
From: taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu [mailto:taxacom-bounces at mailman.nhm.ku.edu] On Behalf Of John Grehan
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 10:56 AM
To: Tulig, Melissa
Cc: Taxacom
Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Job Posting: Herbarium Database and Web Developer at The New York Botanical Garden

This posting reminds me that I recall that sometime ago there was concern that the nybg was eliminating many/most? plant research positions. But according to the web page there are plenty of researchers. Is my memory incorrect or did the layoff not happen?

John Grehan

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 4:31 AM, Tulig, Melissa <mtulig at nybg.org> wrote:

> The New York Botanical Garden seeks a Herbarium Database and Web 
> Developer to work in the support, management, and dissemination of 
> millions of specimen database records and images for the C. V. Starr Virtual Herbarium.
> This is an opportunity to enter the emerging field of biodiversity 
> informatics and work on a number of wide-ranging and evolving 
> initiatives to support the way botanical collections and research 
> information is stored, integrated and published online. The Developer 
> will help administer the Herbarium's central database system (KE EMu) 
> and work with the software's vendor on database updates, enhancements 
> and new releases; build mechanisms and APIs for exchanging data 
> between Garden repositories and various biodiversity informatics 
> projects, including GBIF, iDigBio, and various crowdsourcing 
> applications; maintain and develop the Virtual Herbarium website, 
> including search and display of specimen data and images, mapping, web 
> statistics, data downloads, etc.; develop tools for online data entry; 
> implement a content management system for the Virtual Herbarium 
> website and standardize legacy websites. The ideal candidate will be 
> well versed in a range of programming languages, familiar with or 
> interested in learning community standards in biodiversity informatics and able to implement new technologies as they are developed.
>
>
>
> Responsibilities will include:
>
> . Database administration for the Herbarium's central database system 
> (KE EMu), including user management, troubleshooting, software 
> updates, bug reporting to software vendor, testing new releases, etc.
>
> . Development of APIs for data transfer between NYBG and other data 
> portals
>
> . Development and maintenance of database-driven websites for the 
> Virtual Herbarium
>
> . Data manipulation and standardization of biodiversity datasets for 
> import/export to/from central database to other projects
>
> . Provide support and tool development for Herbarium digitization 
> projects and workflow analysis, especially related to OCR and text 
> mining
>
>
>
> Requirements:
>
> . Bachelor's degree in computer or information science, biodiversity 
> informatics, or closely related technical field. Familiarity with 
> biology a plus.
>
> . Familiarity with PHP, JavaScript and MySQL required
>
> . Facility with Unix/Linux (including shell scripting) and 
> Apache/Tomcat server technologies
>
> . Familiarity with XML-based information technologies (eg. XSD, XSLT, 
> XPath, XQuery)
>
> . Familiarity with online mapping (eg. Google Maps, Google Earth,
> OpenLayers) and data visualization tools
>
> . Familiarity with HTML, CSS, and web services
>
> . Experience with web content management systems (Wordpress, Drupal)
>
> . Familiarity with KE Software's Electronic Museum database and IMu 
> web publishing tool a plus
>
> . Ability to work effectively with a distributed team of diverse 
> stakeholders
>
> . Exceptional communication and project management skills
>
>
>
> To apply, please go to:
>
> http://www.nybg.org/employment/listing.php?id_employment_listings=1354
>
>
>
>
>
> Melissa Tulig
>
> Associate Director of the Herbarium for
>
> Botanical Information Management
>
> The New York Botanical Garden
>
> 2900 Southern Blvd.
>
> Bronx, NY 10458
>
> +1 (718) 817-8807
>
> mtulig at nybg.org<http://mcn.edu/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l>
>
> nybg.org
>
>
>
> On view and upcoming:
>
>
>
> The Orchid Show: Key West Contemporary March 1 - April 21
>
> Antique Garden Furniture Fair: Antiques for the Garden and the Garden 
> Room April 25 - 27
>
> Groundbreakers: Great American Gardens & The Women Who Designed Them 
> May
> 17 - September 7
>
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