VACANCY: Experienced Researcher in (geo-)informatics

Specifications - (explanation)

Location	Enschede
Function types	Research, Development, Innovation
Scientific fields	Engineering
Hours	38.0 hours per week
Salary	€ 2379 - € 3195
Education	University Graduate
Job number	305934
Translations	en nl

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Job description

Development of web-based decision support tool for risk management.

An Experienced Researcher position (two years), financed by the European Community, is available within the European Marie Curie Initial Training Network “CHANGES”: ‘Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks – as Analysed by a New Generation of European Scientists’. (www.changes-itn.eu). The overall aim of the network is to analyze the effect of environmental changes on the risk for hydro-meteorological hazards and management. 12 Early Stage Researchers (PhD students) have been working on this topic since January 2011. We are now looking for a researcher who will work together with these PhD students and two fellow experienced researchers.

Objectives: The objective of the position is to develop a web-based decision support tool for risk assessment of hydro-meteorological hazards (landslides, floods). This includes the following:

• Analysis of existing web-based tools for multi-hazard risk assessment, and the use of risk information for risk management
• The web-based tool should be able to analyze the consequences of changes in hazards, vulnerability and risk for future scenarios related to climate change, land use changes, demographic changes and risk management decisions
• The web-based tool should be able to make comparisons of alternatives for risk reduction focusing on different scenarios in terms of land use planning, the construction of risk mitigation measures, early warning and emergency preparedness
• The web-based tool should support cost-benefit or cost-effectiveness analysis and spatial multi-criteria evaluation
  The web-based tool will be designed for different stakeholders (risk managers, local authorities, researchers)

Requirements

• A PhD obtained and maximum 5 years after obtaining the MSc degree
  or an MSc in (geo-)informatics or other relevant discipline with at least 4 years full time research experience
•  Experience in web-GIS development and programming skills
• Fluent English (knowledge of additional European languages is an asset)
• Preferably having knowledge of hydro-meteorological risks / Earth sciences.

It is required that the successful candidate will participate in all meetings and workshops organized by the CHANGES research consortium (related additional funding covering travel costs is available). The candidate must be willing to disseminate the results within the project during the meetings, but also and in particular through presentations at conferences and contributions to scientific journals. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.

Eligibility: The candidate may not have resided or carried out his/her main activities in the Netherlands or Austria for more than 12 months in the 3 years prior to his/her appointment.

Information: You are invited to send your application as pdf-files through the link of University Twente: http:// www.utwente.nl/vacatures/en. Applications have to be accompanied by a motivation letter (max. 1 page) as well as a detailed CV and a letter of recommendation.

Marie Curie Initial Training Network Programme: For more information on the Marie Curie Initial Training Network Programme and Experienced Researchers you can consult the website ec.europa.eu/research/mariecurieactions/careers_en.htm

For more information contact Dr. Cees van Westen (westen@itc.nl) or Prof.Dr. Thomas Glade (thomas.glade@univie.ac.at)

Selection of the applicant will be performed on a competitive basis. The application deadline is 17 august 2012.

Following a pre-selection procedure, the final candidates will be invited to a personal interview, most likely between 10 and 13 September 2012.

Conditions of employment

Employment: The duration of the position is 24 months. Two separate contracts are made, each for 12 months, the first year with the University of Twente and the second year with the University of Vienna. The ultimate starting date is 1 January 2013. The appointment for the first year will be given under Dutch law and in reference to the UT regulations, for a period of 12 months. Salary and conditions will be in accordance with the Collective Labour Agreement (CAO) of the Dutch Universities. The appointment for the second year will be given under Austrian law and according to the regulations of the University of Vienna. Salary and allowances are according to the EU Marie Curie regulations.
ftp://ftp.cordis.europa.eu/pub/mariecurie-actions/docs/financial-guidelines-mc_en.pdf

Location: The work is carried out at two Universities with visits to two private companies dealing with risk management. The first 12 months the candidate will be based at the University of Twente, Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) located in Enschede, the Netherlands. The second year the candidate will spend at the University of Vienna (Austria). In these two years, the private companies Geomer (Heidelberg, Germany)and R&D (Aubagne, France) will be visited. Hereby, the focus of these visits will be on how to incorporate close interaction with potential users of the web-based tool.

Supervision: The research will be supervised by Dr. Cees van Westen (ITC) and Prof. Dr. Thomas Glade (University of Vienna).

Organisation

The University of Twente. We stand for life sciences and technology. High tech and human touch. Education and research that matter. New technology which drives change, innovation and progress in society. The University of Twente is the only campus university in the Netherlands; divided over six faculties we provide more than fifty educational programmes. The University of Twente has a strong focus on personal development and talented researchers are given scope for carrying out pioneering research.
The Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation (ITC) of the University of Twente provides international postgraduate education, research and project services in the field of geo-information science and earth observation using remote sensing and GIS. The aim of ITC's activities is the international exchange of knowledge, focusing on capacity building and institutional development in developing countries and emerging economies.

More information about employer University of Twente (UT) on AcademicTransfer. Direct link to this job opening: www.academictransfer.com/14579

See here: http://www.academictransfer.com/employer/UT/vacancy/14579/lang/en/

Customer Service Intern

Tracking Code
290736-718
Job Description
Customer Service Intern will work with the engineers on daily issue logs, lab infrastructure setups and onsite field support for Irdeto Middleware, Customer Care and Billing, Broadband and CA applications, and the hardware and software infrastructure that Service them. The CS Intern will work with his/her team members and other Irdeto resources to identify and resolve more difficult issues with the Irdeto applications in an effort to identify defects, influence the development of application workarounds and assist Irdeto Customer Service in resolving customer issues related to use of the Irdeto applications.

Required Skills
Verify code fixes that are part of the core product.
Assist Customer Service in bringing complex Service issues to resolution in a timely fashion.
Ensure that all Enhancements are captured and logged on CRM System
Develop knowledge of Irdeto software products and new system updates, as they become available.
Tracking issues on CRM/TFS.
Virtualisation of Setups
Support ATPs
Review documentation for completeness against actual.
Some travelling maybe expected at the end of the year programme once knowledge base of DVB is acceptable.
Complete at least one project for the CS EMEA Team
Ability to work independently and within a global team of hi-level professionals.
“Can do” attitude
Ability to perform basic troubleshooting
Positive and enthusiastic team player with the ability to work independently.
A key contributor in a complex and critical environment.
Self-starter, willing to learn and the ability to work under pressure.
Dynamic, customer orientated and willing to accept responsibilities.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
A good professional command of the English oral and written.
Ability to stay focused during times of ambiguity
Ability to work independently and within a global team of hi-level professionals

Required Experience
Knowledge of digital broadcasting, MPEG-2, DVB and IP systems
Windows Server 2003/2008 and SQL databases – preferably MS SQL 2005/2008.
Understanding of network infrastructure (vlans switching and routing).
Knowledge of IGMP and multicasting.
Experience with protocols and servers HTTP, SNMP, DNS, DHCP, NFS, NIS, FTP, TFTP, NTP.
.NET , XML\XSLT , Javascript/CSS/HTML, C#, PHP, AJAX


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Job Location
Hoofddorp, OTH NL
Position Type
Full-Time/Regular

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MySQL DBA / Developer – Amsterdam – 55/65K, Amsterdam

Ref No.: 1340044

Region: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Job Description

My client is a mid-d proprietary-trading house based in Amsterdam. They have around 25 traders on different markets and financial products and looking to expand further. In order to grow on the front-office they need an extra DBA in the house.

The front-office development team is a medium d, quickly growing team of professionals that works in close co-operation with the IT and Trader departments. They have developed its own state of the art framework for accessing and trading markets all over the world. The usability of their trading applications needs to be improved

As a MySQL DBA you will work together with the other DBA. It’s important to strengthen the DBA team due to the increase of activities. You will be responsible for all large MySQL databases in the company on an international basis. Your responsibilities will include:
- DBA tasks - maintenance of the large databases (performance analysis and tuning, ad-hoc problems, foresee problems before they occur, database recovery, disaster recovery, storage engines, backup)
- Help developers in designing databases and develop them
- Upgrades (upgrades, plug-ins, replications, database integration)
- Querying
- 24/7 support

Your profile:
- You have a bachelor degree
- Experience with MySQL (versions 5.0 to 5.5) (MUST)
- Experience with Oracle is a plus
- Experience with a scripting language (Python, Bash, PHP) is a plus
- Some programming language skills is a plus
- You’re comfortable working in a Linux environment
- You speak fluent English
- You’re currently residing in the EU

You have a strong personality and are able to work in a stressful fast moving environment. You don’t have a 9-5 mentality (24/7 support and weekend work is required). You’re a self starter and learn quickly. You can work independently as well as in a team.

Offer:
They offer a highly learning environment and a wealth of (global) career opportunities. Besides that they pay a great salary with tremendous bonuses.

If you think you are suitable for this role then please apply by sending an updated copy of your CV via the link below for the attention of Silvie van Steensel.

Salary Indication:

Negotiable

More info here: http://netherlands.expatjobs.eu/item.aspx?details_url=4203x549308