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The University Computing Service is forming a small team of software developers to work on a variety of projects and is recruiting for someone to join this group. The successful applicant will develop a variety of new applications with the majority of projects being developed in a modern web application framework based on Java, with associated unit tests, build tools, and documentation. There will also be enhancement and customization work on existing applications written in a variety of languages. The successful candidate will be able to adapt rapidly to new environments and technologies. Most of the development will be done on Linux platforms with occasional work on Mac OS X or Windows servers.
Much of the development will use open source software and improvements and modifications to the software will be fed back to the international development teams responsible for these pieces of software.
Candidates must have: a good degree in a numerate discipline, or equivalent experience; substantial experience of software development environments; substantial experience in web application development; good knowledge of Java, preferably in a web context; good knowledge of at least one interpreted language; and good communication skills, both verbal and written. This is a permanent appointment, subject to a satisfactory nine-month probation period, on a salary scale of £30,012 to £40,335, with initial salary depending on experience.
Further particulars and an application form are available from the Director, University of Cambridge Computing Service, New Museums Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QH (e-mail lamk2@cam.ac.uk) or on the web at http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/jobs/. The closing date for applications is 15 February 2008. It is intended that interviews will be held during the week beginning 25 February 2008.
Leading the team responsible for maintaining aspects of the student record, the post-holder will supervise their work and monitor standards. He or she will work with the members of the Section, and with colleagues in the wider University community, in the management of the student record, the fulfilment of certain statutory returns, and in contributing to the development of aspects of the new student record system and the student administration structure.
Good IT and communication skills, and the ability to work to tight deadlines are essential. The successful candidate will have relevant administrative experience, perhaps in higher education. The salary will be in the range of £23,692 to £27,466 a year.
Further information is available at http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/academic/jobs/, or from the Academic Secretary, University Offices, The Old Schools, Cambridge, CB2 1TT (tel. 01223 332261, e-mail acd.jobs@admin.cam.ac.uk). Applications should consist of a letter, a curriculum vitae, and a completed PD18 form (parts I and III only, including details of two referees). The closing date for applications is 14 February 2008. Interviews are expected to be held on 4 March.
The Cambridge Endowment for Research in Finance has agreed to fund a two-year Research Assistant in the Statistical Laboratory to work on a project to build an easy-to-use package for specifying, estimating, and filtering very general discrete-time Markovian models using particle-filtering techniques.
The project is under the overall direction of Professor Chris Rogers of the Statistical Laboratory and Professor Simon Godsill of the Signal Processing Laboratory, Department of Engineering. The person appointed will need a strong background in programming, including experience of Java. Experience with statistical modelling ideas, ideally in a dynamic context, would be an advantage. The salary will be in the range of £21,682 to £24,403 a year.
Further particulars are available at http://www.statslab.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies/. Applications, comprising a curriculum vitae and a completed PD18 form, should be sent to Professor Chris Rogers, Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics, Statistical Laboratory, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge, CB3 0WB (e-mail l.c.g.rogers@statslab.cam.ac.uk) by 8 February 2008. Interviews will be arranged shortly after that date, with a view to an early start date.