[ontolog-forum] Mayo Clinic Informatics Summer/Fall 2010 Internship

["Pathak, Jyotishman, Ph.D." <Pathak.Jyotishman@xxxxxxxx>]

·        Overview:

The clinical informatics group in the Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics at Mayo Clinic is offering a 3-6 month Summer/Fall internship for 2010.  Several projects are currently under development in the areas of vocabulary and ontology management (representation, storing, and querying), collaborative ontology authoring, and ontology reasoning.  We are seeking a candidate with computer science/IT background and experience in biomedical ontologies, classifications, formal knowledge representation, and description logics.  Research activities and successful findings will be translated into development activities for existing division projects, peer-reviewed publications, and extramurally funded research programs.

 

·        Requirements:

Enrollment or recently completed an undergraduate or graduate program in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Information Technology, or related field.  Candidates who have taken curriculum and/or have a background in Semantic Web, Ontologies, and Web 2.0 technologies will be given strong preference.  All candidates should have exposure to software development using an object-oriented programming language with preference given to Java/J2EE technologies.  Specific skills in the following environments and technologies are desirable:  Eclipse, Protégé, OBO, RDF, OWL, Reasoners (Pellet, Racer, FaCT++), UML, XML/XSLT, and Web services (Apache Axis, REST).  Knowledge of a scripting language (PHP, Python, _javascript_) is desirable.  The candidate should be highly motivated, willing to learn and demonstrate initiative in assigned tasks.  Must possess excellent analytical, problem-solving, and technical design skills.  Strong oral and written communication and interpersonal skills are required.

 

·        Duration:

This internship has a minimum duration of 3 months (up to 6 months).  Start and end dates are negotiable.

 

·        How to apply:

To apply, send cover letter and résumé to:

Dawn Bergen (Bergen.dawn@xxxxxxxx)

Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics

Mayo Clinic

Stabile 11

200 First Street SW

Rochester, MN  55905

USA

 

Telephone:  (507) 284-5541

Fax:  (507) 284-0360

 

·        Further information:

For additional information about the position, division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, or Mayo Clinic, visit http://mayoresearch.mayo.edu/mayo/research/biostat/ or contact Jyotishman Pathak at Pathak.Jyotishman@xxxxxxxx.  The application deadline for this internship is open until filled.

 

Jyotishman Pathak, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medical Informatics,
Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics,
College of Medicine, Mayo Clinic
200 1st Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Email: pathak.jyotishman@xxxxxxxx
Phone: +1-507-538-8384
Fax: +1-507-284-0360

 

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