Part-time Post Available

[Dr Stephen L. Jury]

The European Commission-funded Euro+Med PlantBase project is seeking to 
employ a part time member of staff, for two years, to join its Secretariat, 
based at the University of Reading.

Euro+Med PlantBase has been established to provide an on-line database and 
information system for the vascular plants of the Euro-Mediterranean 
region, using modern bioinformatics techniques. The project is a 
collaborative effort involving numerous botanical institutions throughout 
Europe and the Mediterranean, and will ultimately be a rich resource of up 
to date electronic information on the taxonomy and nomenclature of this 
region, as well providing information on related areas such as ecology, 
mapping, conservation, karyology, phytosociology and phytochemistry. The 
project began in September 2000, and the development of the database, as 
well as the establishment of a network of expert taxonomists throughout 
Europe, is well under way.

The new member of staff will be responsible for the maintenance and 
development of the project website, and will assist the Database Manager 
with the upkeep of the Euro+Med Database. In addition, he or she will 
undertake some of the day to day administrative tasks arising from the project.

The successful candidate will possess good computational skills, in particular
an understanding of the structure and use of relational databases, and 
experience with nomenclatural database management systems. The ability to 
design and update web pages, using html and java script, will also be 
required.

Candidates must have a clear understanding of botanical nomenclature and, 
most importantly, a meticulous eye for detail, as much of the database work 
will involve checking incoming datasets for accuracy.

Because the project is being run as a collaborative effort between several 
institutions throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, knowledge of other 
European languages and an interest in the European flora would also be 
advantageous.

The gross starting salary for the post will be ?19,486 (pro rata, for 20 
hours a week). The contract is expected to run for two years from September 
1, 2001.

The closing date for applications is August 31st, and interviews will be 
held in early September.

For more information about the post, please contact:
Dr. Stephen Jury
School of Plant Sciences
University of Reading
Reading, RG6 6AS
Tel: 0118 9875123 extension 8169
Email: s.l.jury at reading.ac.uk

For more information about Euro+Med, please visit the project website on: 
http://www.euromed.org.uk


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Dr Stephen L. Jury
Euro+Med Secretariat
Centre for Plant Diversity and Systematics
Plant Science Laboratories
The University of Reading
Whiteknights
PO Box 221
Reading
RG6 6AS
UK

email: s.l.jury at reading.ac.uk
tel. (0118) 931 8169, overseas +44 118 931 8169
Secretary (0118) 931 8160, overseas +44 118 931 8160
fax (0118) 975 3676, overseas +44 118 975 3676

http://www.euromed.org.uk/
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