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

Tue Mar 4 10:45:02 CST 2014

Thanks to everyone for the clarification. Sorry for my confusion.

John Grehan

On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 5:44 AM, Thiers, Barbara <bthiers at nybg.org> wrote:

> 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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