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  • [Photo] Tania Broveak Hide • October 15, 2003
    Looking for the perfect job?

    Want to...
    live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world,
    develop open source software
    and get PAID for it???

    REQUIREMENTS

    If you have:
    • 3+ years PERL coding experience
    • 1+ year experience with another programming language widely used
    in bioinformatics open source projects (e.g., Java, Python, etc)
    • 3+ years UNIX experience (Linux or *BSD a plus)
    • participated actively in open source projects, preferably as a
    core developer
    • great productivity and enthusiasm
    • a (community) service attitude
    • good written and verbal communication skills
    Then you qualify for this unique position!

    PREFERENCES:
    Your application is strengthened with any of the following:
    • experience with the BioPERL project
    • familiarity or existing relationship with key open source developers
    in bioinformatics
    • experience writing documentation for software tools or libraries
    • training or exposure to bioinformatics, genetics, molecular biology
    or other life science discipline
    • experience using UML modeling techniques and tools.

    DESCRIPTION

    Build and maintain relationship with Bioinformatics open source community through active participation (i.e., programming) in open source projects relevant to the company?s strategic aims. Become core member of Bioinformatics open source community and participate actively in key open source events such as BOSC and Biohackathon. It is expected that the Open Source Programmer will become a ?core coder? on the BioPERL project and participate less actively in other application or platform projects. The open source programmer will implement the company's BioPERL Support offering. The Open Source Programmer will also provide support internally to programming and documentation staff interacting heavily with open source projects.

    ABOUT US

    Electric Genetics is an international leader in the development of Bioinformatics tools and services, specialising in tools and techniques for making the most of transcriptomic and gene expression data. Electric Genetics has a strong philosophy of using and supporting open source programs and open standards. With offices in the USA and South Africa, Electric Genetics' software is used by over 300 key research sites around the world.

    LOCALE

    The Open Source Programmer will be located at Electric Genetics'
    Cape Town R&D centre.

    HOW TO APPLY

    To apply, please send a CV and one example of your PERL work to recruit[at]egenetics.com. Be sure to tell us why you think you are the best candidate for "the ideal job". Applications are open until 10 November 2003.

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