Administrative & Facility Team Lead (2-year fixed term position)

• Location: Hilo, HI
• Deadline for Application: 09-07-2010
• Job Code: OPS217P

Immediate opening for motivated professional w/ dynamic supervisory skills to lead admin/facilities team in Hilo & partner w/ admin/facilities manager to develop group’s procedures.  Previous mgt exp, Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication & people skills, & proficiency in MS Office required.  Experience with LEED/Sustainability projects &/or web content management highly desirable. 

The AFG Team Leader [North] is responsible for ensuring the consistent delivery of high standards of office, facility management, travel and visitor related services at Gemini North(GN) and for content management of the AFG web pages; supporting and supervising the day-to-day activities of the local Administration & Facilities team; assigning and reviewing tasks; overseeing work and leave schedules; providing project support and reports to the Administration & Facilities Manager, based in Hilo, Hawaii.

Duties and Responsibilities:

•    Day-to-day supervision of the Administration & Facilities Group effort at GN; service delivery and regulatory compliance; staff supervision.

•    Act as the local senior contact for GN-based staff and their work areas  e.g.., facilities and infrastructure, Directorate support, travel, visitor support, administrative and secretarial duties; provide regular reports to the AFG Manager of the issues and activities in these areas and monitor local progress of group goals.

•    Assist the Administration & Facilities Group Manager in the development and review of observatory-wide administrative and facility management budget, procedures, documentation and key performance indicators

•    Develop and maintain a strong web presence for the administrative group as a whole and act as the content manager for Administration & Facilities Group issues

•    Other duties, special projects and temporary staff substitution as required.

Must have ability to organize, assign and direct the work of administrative staff. Ability to represent the Group locally and respond to the needs of Gemini North customers in Science, Engineering and Operations as well as external suppliers. Ability to review and produce improvements to administrative and infrastructure support systems.

A business degree, or equivalent experience, is required combined with good previous administrative/supervisory experience. Further education qualifications [or equivalent experience] in facilities management, LEED training and certification, or information technology [especially webdesign in a business context] would be very advantageous

Previous successful supervisory experience, ideally in a fast-moving business in a customer-facing environment in a high-tech sector. Previous facilities management, LEED project management or web development experience would be very valuable.

Good organizational and supervisory skills and an advanced understanding of Microsoft Office tools are essential. High degree of professionalism, discretion, and sound business ethics. Excellent interpersonal skills and written and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of Autocad and Maintscape software a plus. Webmaster skills – as either designer, writer, editor or content manager – plus a good understanding of usability issues would be highly desirable.

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Electronics Engineer ENG202P

• Location: Hilo, HI
• Deadline for Application: Open until filled
• Job Code: ENG202P

Join our international team operating two of the world’s cutting-edge telescopes, located in Hawaii & Chile.  Immediate opening for and Electronics Engineer to perform electronic and automatic control related duties at a leading edge telescope.   Responsibilities include:  designing, maintaining, troubleshooting and upgrading telescope systems and instruments.  At least two years previous exp. In systems integrations and installations within Electronics Engineering environment required.  Must have strong background in state of the art digital and analog electronics and automated control systems.  Also, must be proficient in CAD, data acquisition and equipment programming software.  Bachelors Degree in Electronic Engineering required.  Required successful completion of a high altitude physical and a good driving record.  Ability to drive 4WD and work at 14,000 feet elevation.

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Software Engineer ENG712P

• Location: La Serena, Chile
• Deadline for Application: open until filled
• Job Code: ENG712P

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer.  This position is based in La Serena, Chile and will join an international team.  Researching new technologies and investigate ways in which they may be applied to solve problems faced by the observatory.  The successful candidate will have full knowledge of developing environments which includes; web applications, Swing desktop applications, and distributed backend services, along with demonstrated ability in an astronomical research environment.  Must have a minimum of 2 years of experience in software design.  Previous experience in an astronomical research environment highly desirable.  Practical experience in the following languages/tools is required: Significant Object-oriented design and development experience in C++ or Java, UNIX platform development under Linux and Solaris, User interface development in Tcl/Tk, Java or other toolkits, Significant development work in C/C++, Data analysis in Matlab, IDL, Python or Yorick, Knowledge of software design patterns, Familiarity with RMI and Jini technologies, XML, XML-RPC, and web services, Practical experience of the following tools and languages is desirable: Familiarity with Real-Time OS like VxWorks and EPICS framework, Low-level controls and hardware device drivers, Knowledge of OSGi.

Essential Skills required:
            - Java development experience on multiple large projects, preferably at multiple companies.
 - Solid understanding of Java language fundamentals and the JDK library.
Experience with software development under Unix/Linux environments
- Solid computer science background

Important skills to have:
            - Database Skills:
                        * Experience with SQL, JPA, Hibernate, Spring JDBC, etc.
            - Web Development Skills:
                        * JavaScript with jQuery, Dojo, etc.
                        * HTML/CSS, etc
 Would like to Have:
            - Multiple language and multiple paradigm experience.   E.g., Scala, Ruby, Python, Erlang, etc.
            - Java Swing expertise
            - OSGi Bundle development experience

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Software Engineer ENG717T

• Location: Hilo, Hawaii
• Deadline for Application: open until filled
• Job Code: ENG717T

Excellent opportunity for an experienced Software Engineer.  This position is based in Hilo, Hawaii and will join an international team.  The position involves designing and implementing software as well as supporting and maintaining existing installed software for the smooth performance of the telescopes and instruments. The successful candidate will join a small but motivated international team focused on providing a user experience to match the world-class telescopes and instruments that Gemini provides to the research community.  Responsible for Designing and developing software for telescope systems, in collaboration with other groups including: Science, Information Systems and the rest of the Engineering team.   Assisting in commissioning new instruments in collaboration with external instrument building teams. This includes reviewing external software designs, integrating with Gemini systems, testing and commissioning on the telescope.  Following a rigorous software development life cycle which includes: design documentation, coding standards, unit & integration testing and deployment.  A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is required or a Master's degree may be considered in place of some of the required experience.  Must have a minimum of 5 years of experience in software design.  Previous experience in an astronomical research environment highly desirable.  Practical experience in the following languages/tools is required: Significant Object-oriented design and development experience in C++ or Java, UNIX platform development under Linux and Solaris, User interface development in Tcl/Tk, Java or other toolkits, Significant development work in C/C++, Data analysis in Matlab, IDL, Python or Yorick, Knowledge of software design patterns, Familiarity with RMI and Jini technologies, XML, XML-RPC, and web services, Practical experience of the following tools and languages is desirable: Familiarity with Real-Time OS like VxWorks and EPICS framework, Low-level controls and hardware device drivers, Knowledge of OSGi.

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Executive Vice President of AURA

• Location: Washington, DC
• Deadline for Application: see below
• Job Code:

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY
 
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) seeks to establish the position of Executive Vice President of AURA. This is a new position. The Executive Vice President would functionally serve as a deputy to the President and second in the overall corporate management structure.  We are seeking an individual with an outstanding background in science or science policy, and management.  The person must convey a strong vision and a demonstrated leadership and talent for administration in a complex and evolving environment.

The Executive Vice President will act on behalf of the President, will represent AURA and the President, and will carry out special initiatives at the direction of the President.  Factors that will be considered in the selection will include: familiarity with current issues in the nation’s astronomy program; familiarity with the Federal budget and policy process; experience in dealing with Federal funding agencies including NSF and NASA; and an understanding of the basic mission and role of AURA.

Salary and compensation will be established at a level appropriate to the candidate’s experience and comparable to senior staff levels within AURA.  
The Search Committee will begin evaluating applications on January 1, 2010. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Applications should include a description of the candidate’s experience, relevant accomplishments, a resume, a list of three references, and the individual's written view of the future landscape for astronomy and where AURA should fit in. Applications will be kept confidential, and should be sent to:

Dr. Bradley Peterson, Chair, AURA Search Committee
c/o AURA, 1212 New York Avenue N.W., Suite 450,
Washington, DC  20005

Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
AURA is an EOE/AA/F/D/V employer

Questions related to this search should be directed to Bradley Peterson, Chair of the AURA Executive Vice President Search Committee at
peterson@astronomy.ohio-state.edu

Information and updates regarding this search are available on www.aura-astronomy.org