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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">**PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL***<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung (Senckenberg) is a research institute of the Leibniz-<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Association and dedicated to Geobiodiversity research. Senckenberg houses the largest research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">collection in Germany and one of the largest worldwide. Making the collections and relevant data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">online available and developing analyzing tools for this “Big Data” resource is an essential issue for<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">the SGN. To coordinate these efforts in house and with other large research collections, in the course<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">of a new digitisation program we offer a<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Postdoctoral position “Coordinator Biodiversity Informatics” m/f<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Ref. #7.3 (fulltime)<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Your tasks:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Coordinate collection digitization within Senckenberg and with other institutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Coordinate the Senckenberg-wide biodiversity informatics working group<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Develop a common strategy for the Senckenberg biodiversity databases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Improve the integration of Senckenberg data into the global science networks<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Develop coordinated funding applications with partner institutions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Your profile:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">PhD in biology/bioinformatics/informatics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Experience in biodiversity informatics and especially collection databases, ideally spanning from<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">scientific collections to relevant analyzing tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Interests in methods of digitizing and imaging; scientific collections<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Experience in international cooperations, project coordination and acquisition of third party<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">funding<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Good skills in written and oral English<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Salary and benefits are in accordance with a public service position in Germany (TV-H E13-14, 100%).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">The contract shall start
<b>January/February/March, 1</b></span><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">st
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">2015
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">and
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">will initially be limited to a 2-year term</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">The position can be turned into a permanent position depending on performance and funding.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">The<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Senckenberg Research Institute supports equal opportunity of men and women and therefore strongly<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">invites women to apply. Equally qualified handicapped applicants will be given preference. The type of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">handicap should not prevent work needed to conduct the research. The duty station will
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">be Frankfurt<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">am Main,
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Germany. The employer is the Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Please send your application before
<b>January, 31</b></span><b><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">st
</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">2015
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">preferably by e-mail (attachment in a single<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">pdf document), mentioning the reference of this position (<b>Ref. #7.3</b>) and including a letter outlining<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">your suitability for the post, a detailed CV, contact details of two references and, if available,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">publications to the address below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">Dr. Johannes Heilmann<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">Administrative Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">c/o Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">Senckenberganlage 25<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A">60325 Frankfurt am Main<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A"><a href="mailto:recruiting@senckenberg.de">recruiting@senckenberg.de</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00000A"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">For scientific enquiries please contact Prof. Dr. Thomas Hickler, Thomas.Hickler@senckenberg.de.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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