The UF George A. Smathers Libraries are now accepting applications for a Metadata/Ontology Expert. The position is part of the NIH grant "Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/the_american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/enabling_national_networking_and_resource_discovery/). The position will be time-limited to approximately 24 months (the duration of the grant.)
The Metadata/Ontology IT Expert performs duties related to the development and maintenance of an ontology scheme for the VIVO database application. As such the incumbent will work under the direction of UF Implementation Team Lead (in collaboration with corresponding team at Cornell and Indiana University) to develop and maintain a commonly agreed upon metadata vocabulary that reflects the needs of the local ontology users but is also interoperable and geographically, administratively, and functionally scalable with the national interface. This position will work closely with the Health Science Center MeSH expert to ensure that the MeSH terms are properly integrated into the standard ontology and that proper mapping occurs. Evaluation of the local usability of metadata and refining the metadata in a manner that facilitates access is a key responsibility of the position.
For more information:
IT Expert - Metadata/Ontology Expert - Marston Science Library
http://www.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/documents/ITExpert00004639PVA09.09.pdf
Note: The grant has been awarded.
Deadline Date: October 15, 2009
The VIVO National Network for Biomedical Researchers project is a UF partnership with Cornell University Library and five other academic research institutions over two years - to create an integrated national information network on biomedical research that will serve not just researchers, but also students, administrative and service officials, prospective faculty and students, donors, funding agencies, and the public.
If you have any questions, please contact:
Sara Russell Gonzalez, Ph.D., M.L.I.S.
VIVO_at_UF Implementation Team Lead
Marston Science Library, University of Florida
saragonz_at_ufl.edu / 352-273-2867
Received on Thu Oct 01 2009 - 16:06:01 EDT