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Posted to user@couchdb.apache.org by Simon Metson <si...@googlemail.com> on 2010/07/26 19:34:41 UTC
Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Hi All,
Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email. We've got some
funding to do a project with some colleagues in Geography. They have
some clever landslide modelling software that is used in St. Lucia and
they would like to run it at higher scales (e.g. run 1000 simulations
of a slope instead of 1) and they've teamed up with us to do that (the
Bristol particle physics group is heavily involved in computing for
the LHC, so this is small fry ;)). They're looking at about 5TB data/
year, so nothing too hairy. If they get other funding from the World
Bank this could balloon significantly.
One of the requirements is that the simulation results can be
replicated from Bristol to St. Lucia, and on to engineers mobile
devices, since when a tropical storm hits they often loose network
connection to the outside world, and it's at these times that the
simulations are most useful. To me CouchDB (and/or geocouch) is the
perfect fit for this, and some initial work agrees.
If this sounds interesting to you get in touch with me off list, or go
to http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/feeds/ads?ID=88530. The job advert
is below.
Cheers
Simon
Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Grid Computing for Landslide Modelling
£29,853 - £33,600
This project will establish large-scale resource provisioning and
sophisticated data mining for landslide modelling for use in risk
reduction.
It will couple Grid software, developed for the Large Hadron Collider,
with
proven, cutting-edge software in the field of slope hydrology and
geotechnics.
You will develop the current proof of principle system. The new system
will
include the following features: transparent use of large scale computing
resources; secure, transparent storage and access to data and
appropriate
authentication and authorisation mechanisms with auditing, accounting
and
charging mechanisms.
You will have experience of the Python scripting language, as well as
experience of Grid or Cloud computing. You will also have good
knowledge of
metadata management and proven ability to deliver sustainable software
in an
agile development environment.
The project will be carried out as a partnership between Particle
Physicists
in the University of Bristol Department of Physics, and academics
within the
School of Geographical Sciences.
If successful, you may be appointed either on a fixed term or a
permanent
contract depending on the extent of your previous relevant research
experience. Further information can be found at
www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/ftc/
For informal enquiries please contact Professor N.H Brook on (0117)
954 6877
or e-mail: n.brook@bristol.ac.uk
Further details and application form can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs
Alternatively you can e-mail recruitment@bristol.ac.uk or telephone
0117 954
6947, quoting reference number 15582.
The closing date for applications is 9.00am, Tuesday 24 August 2010.
Interviews date: week commencing Monday 6 September 2010.
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by Simon Metson <si...@googlemail.com>.
Hi,
Just a reminder, the closing date for this is next week (9am on the
24th).
Cheers
Simon
On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
> Hi All,
> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email. We've got some
> funding to do a project with some colleagues in Geography. They have
> some clever landslide modelling software that is used in St. Lucia
> and they would like to run it at higher scales (e.g. run 1000
> simulations of a slope instead of 1) and they've teamed up with us
> to do that (the Bristol particle physics group is heavily involved
> in computing for the LHC, so this is small fry ;)). They're looking
> at about 5TB data/year, so nothing too hairy. If they get other
> funding from the World Bank this could balloon significantly.
>
> One of the requirements is that the simulation results can be
> replicated from Bristol to St. Lucia, and on to engineers mobile
> devices, since when a tropical storm hits they often loose network
> connection to the outside world, and it's at these times that the
> simulations are most useful. To me CouchDB (and/or geocouch) is the
> perfect fit for this, and some initial work agrees.
>
> If this sounds interesting to you get in touch with me off list, or
> go to http://www.bris.ac.uk/boris/jobs/feeds/ads?ID=88530. The job
> advert is below.
> Cheers
> Simon
>
> Postdoctoral Research Assistant: Grid Computing for Landslide
> Modelling
> £29,853 - £33,600
>
> This project will establish large-scale resource provisioning and
> sophisticated data mining for landslide modelling for use in risk
> reduction.
> It will couple Grid software, developed for the Large Hadron
> Collider, with
> proven, cutting-edge software in the field of slope hydrology and
> geotechnics.
>
> You will develop the current proof of principle system. The new
> system will
> include the following features: transparent use of large scale
> computing
> resources; secure, transparent storage and access to data and
> appropriate
> authentication and authorisation mechanisms with auditing,
> accounting and
> charging mechanisms.
>
> You will have experience of the Python scripting language, as well as
> experience of Grid or Cloud computing. You will also have good
> knowledge of
> metadata management and proven ability to deliver sustainable
> software in an
> agile development environment.
>
> The project will be carried out as a partnership between Particle
> Physicists
> in the University of Bristol Department of Physics, and academics
> within the
> School of Geographical Sciences.
>
> If successful, you may be appointed either on a fixed term or a
> permanent
> contract depending on the extent of your previous relevant research
> experience. Further information can be found at
> www.bristol.ac.uk/personnel/ftc/
>
> For informal enquiries please contact Professor N.H Brook on (0117)
> 954 6877
> or e-mail: n.brook@bristol.ac.uk
> Further details and application form can be found at www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs
> Alternatively you can e-mail recruitment@bristol.ac.uk or telephone
> 0117 954
> 6947, quoting reference number 15582.
> The closing date for applications is 9.00am, Tuesday 24 August 2010.
> Interviews date: week commencing Monday 6 September 2010.
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by Simon Metson <si...@googlemail.com>.
On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:36, Noah Slater wrote:
>
> On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email.
>
> Until the job market for CouchDB really starts to take off, I am +1
> on posting jobs to the mailing lists.
Yeah, I didn't think it would be a big deal, but I didn't like feeling
like a recruitment "consultant"....
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by J Chris Anderson <jc...@apache.org>.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 11:28 AM, John wrote:
> For the record - I already put a request in to couch.io for some consulting, via the web form, but I didn't get a response yet.
>
> Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread but whilst it's on peoples minds.........
>
Sorry about that -- I'll make sure we ACK the folks in the pool, so you at least know what's going on. Our partner manager is on much deserved vacation right now but I'll get the message through.
Chris
> John
>
> On 26 Jul 2010, at 19:13, J Chris Anderson wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Noah Slater wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email.
>>>
>>> Until the job market for CouchDB really starts to take off, I am +1 on posting jobs to the mailing lists.
>>
>> +1 keep em coming.
>>
>> Also, at the risk of piling it on, Couchio has a lot of consulting opportunities come our way, which we don't have time to handle. So if you have CouchDB chops (or a consulting practice and you are a quick learner) please let us know and we'll start sending jobs your way:
>>
>> https://couchio.wufoo.com/forms/couchio-consultingtraining-lead-passing-program/?ml
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Chris
>
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by John <jo...@netdev.co.uk>.
For the record - I already put a request in to couch.io for some consulting, via the web form, but I didn't get a response yet.
Sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread but whilst it's on peoples minds.........
John
On 26 Jul 2010, at 19:13, J Chris Anderson wrote:
>
> On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Noah Slater wrote:
>
>>
>> On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email.
>>
>> Until the job market for CouchDB really starts to take off, I am +1 on posting jobs to the mailing lists.
>
> +1 keep em coming.
>
> Also, at the risk of piling it on, Couchio has a lot of consulting opportunities come our way, which we don't have time to handle. So if you have CouchDB chops (or a consulting practice and you are a quick learner) please let us know and we'll start sending jobs your way:
>
> https://couchio.wufoo.com/forms/couchio-consultingtraining-lead-passing-program/?ml
>
> Cheers,
> Chris
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by J Chris Anderson <jc...@apache.org>.
On Jul 26, 2010, at 10:36 AM, Noah Slater wrote:
>
> On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
>
>> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email.
>
> Until the job market for CouchDB really starts to take off, I am +1 on posting jobs to the mailing lists.
+1 keep em coming.
Also, at the risk of piling it on, Couchio has a lot of consulting opportunities come our way, which we don't have time to handle. So if you have CouchDB chops (or a consulting practice and you are a quick learner) please let us know and we'll start sending jobs your way:
https://couchio.wufoo.com/forms/couchio-consultingtraining-lead-passing-program/?ml
Cheers,
Chris
Re: Job working with CouchDB in Bristol, UK
Posted by Noah Slater <ns...@apache.org>.
On 26 Jul 2010, at 18:34, Simon Metson wrote:
> Sorry for the slightly spammy nature of this email.
Until the job market for CouchDB really starts to take off, I am +1 on posting jobs to the mailing lists.