Posted to IASSIST on: 2009-01-01
Employer: ESDS International
Employer URL: http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/
Description
Mimas is a national data centre supported by the JISC and ESRC and hosted by the University of Manchester. ESDS International is a high profile national socio-economic data service (http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/) based at Mimas. The service supports and disseminates a range of high quality international time series statistical databanks produced by intergovernmental organisations such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund. The postholder will play a key role in providing service support and will undertake a range of duties required to ensure the continuing operation and delivery of the service to the UK academic community.
Applicants should have a good honours degree or experience in an equivalent role; experience in using web-based data and information services; experience of providing user support in a service environment; strong IT skills; experience of developing web based documentation and support materials; an awareness of web accessibility issues; excellent interpersonal and communications skills; excellent organisational skills and the ability to work to deadlines with the minimum of supervision. Applicants should familiarise themselves with the contents and functionality of the ESDS International service via the web site (http://www.esds.ac.uk/international/).
Archived on: 2009-01-15