Hi all. Our uni is looking for someone, it seems bleeding edge and may very well include a free beer [approval token paid ;) ]. ============================================================================= http://www.vacancies.auckland.ac.nz/positiondetail.asp?p=4465 Research IT Specialist (G609-06J) Enterprise Architecture Group, ITSS This position will be required to implement, manage and develop Research IT infrastructure in support of the BestGrid program (www.bestgrid.org) Location: Auckland Term of Contract: Fixed Term of 9 Months Closing Date: 31 August 2006 Position Overview: Graduate or postgraduate computer science or equivalent in engineering sought for Research IT specialist position in support of NZ wide research program involving high speed networks, grid computing, data grid, shared scientific databases and access grids. (www.bestgrid.org) Job Description =============== Purpose Statement: To establish and manage research IT facilities for BestGrid Responsible To: Enterprise Architecture Manager, BestGrid Director Key Accountability Areas: Delivery of Research IT infrastructure and programming for the BestGrid project. Person Specification ==================== Qualifications: Applicants should have a graduate degree involving computer science or higher. Experience: Experience in computational science beneficial. Must have strong IT skills in systems and application configuration and programming. A knowledge of GRID computing toolkits and middleware, e.g. Globus GRIDkit is desireable but not essential. Attributes and Skills: Innovative, hands on with strong communication skills, specifically Wiki and Blogs. Willingness to learn and understand discipline-specific research requirements and assist with the development of purpose built tools to enable research usage adanced GRID technologies.