[lug] Part-time work, $29/hr

[Jeffrey Haemer]

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From: <Kathy.R.Thomas at uchsc.edu>
Date: Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 9:46 AM
Subject: FW: Halo positions (ad)
To: jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com


 Dear Jeffrey,



I have been asked by Kevin Cohen to send this job ad to you so that it may
be forwarded or listed with the Boulder Linux group.   The Computational
Bioscience Program has this small part time job available with immediate
hiring.  We are particularly interested in those folks who have some Physics
and Chemistry background.



Please let me know if you can post this ad.  I look forward to hearing from
you, Kathy





*Kathleen R Thomas*

Administrative Coordinator

Computational Bioscience Program

University of Colorado Denver, School of Medicine

Mailstop 8303, PO Box 6511

Aurora, CO  80045

303-724-3399



*Please join us for Rocky '08, A Regional Bioinformatics Conference from
December 5-7th, 2008.  *http://www.iscb.org/rocky08/
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*From:* Verspoor, Karin
*Sent:* Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:18 AM
*To:* Thomas, Kathy R
*Subject:* Halo positions (ad)






My group is going to be hiring for a couple of positions. The positions are
in a computational biology research lab at the U. Colorado Denver (Anschutz
Medical campus).  It's a flexible environment and a fun group with really
interesting work.



The project we are hiring for is part of "Project Halo" (
http://www.projecthalo.com/default.asp ) where the idea is essentially to
encode enough scientific knowledge to enable a computer system to be able to
answer questions from an AP Science exam.  Basically, you would read a few
pages in a textbook, extract the core "facts" and then encode them using a
visual tool that represents entities (like molecules or proteins) and
relationships between them.   Candidates need to be essentially "subject
matter experts" in one of Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, that is they need
to have a solid understanding of one of those disciplines in order to be
able to understand and encode the information in a college level
textbook. We are looking for people who have had some college level biology,
physics, or chemistry -- doesn't have to be a full 4-year degree in one of
those areas, but a solid understanding of the basics of (one of) those
disciplines is required.



We are looking for candidates who would be able to commit to 20 hours/week
over 5-6 weeks in November and December.  The job will need to be done
on-site in our research lab at Fitzsimons, during regular business hours
Monday-Friday, due to the requirement for a certain computer set-up.
 However, the exact hours and the days of the week are flexible.  It will
pay about $29/hour and you would be trained in using the software.  We are
also likely to have related work after this project is completed.



To express interest, please contact me at my university email at
karin.verspoor at ucdenver.edu and respond to the following questions:



1. What is the highest degree you have completed?  Please provide degree
(e.g. BA/BS degree) and area of study.



2. If you are an undergraduate, how many years of college have you
completed? What is your major/minor?



3. If you have not completed a BS in Biology, Chemistry, or Physics, please
list the college-level courses you have completed in Biology, Chemistry, or
Physics, and the grades you received.



4. Which of the following areas are you most familiar with: Biology,
Chemistry, or Physics?



5. Are you comfortable learning new computer programs/applications quickly?

6. Are you available 20 hours per week (M-F) for 5 or 6 consecutive weeks in
October and November?





Thank you for your interest!  I look forward to your response to the
questions.  Please let me know if there is any additional information I can
provide.



Karin



-- 

Karin Verspoor, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Center for Computational Pharmacology, University of Colorado Denver
PO Box 6511, MS 8303, Aurora, CO 80045 USA
karin.verspoor at ucdenver.edu <karin.verspoor at uchsc.edu> / tel: (720) 279-4875
/ campus: 4-3758





-- 
Jeffrey Haemer <jeffrey.haemer at gmail.com>
720-837-8908 [cell]
http://goyishekop.blogspot.com
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