<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">The Swiss Seismological Service (SED; <a href="http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/">www.seismo.ethz.ch</a>) at ETH Zürich is expanding its interdisciplinary center on seismic hazard modeling and invites applications for three software engineers within the Information Technology Group at the SED.<br><br>The successful candidates will join an international team focused on creating a state-of-the-art seismic hazard and risk modeling and validation environment. They will focus on the core information technology infrastructure, including relational databases for input and output data, project Web portals, and a Web service-oriented architecture integrating all these systems. They will also work with other team members and contractors worldwide on centralized tools for computing seismic hazard and risk.<br><br>- Position one, with emphasis on relational database systems and interfaces, requires significant expertise and recent work experience with relational database design, database systems and interfaces to them, including use of tools such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, JDBC, and Hibernate.<br><br>- Position two, with emphasis on Web portals and interfaces, requires significant expertise and recent work experience with open-source Web development tools such as Struts, JavaScript, PHP, and AJAX and good working knowledge of Web authoring standards including HTML, CSS, and XML. Experience with Portal environments such as GridSphere or JetSpeed highly desired. <br><br>- Position three, with emphasis on service-oriented architecture design and implementation, requires significant expertise and recent work experience in Java/J2EE and related technologies such as JSP, Struts, JSF, Servlets, and Spring. Experience with Web service standards such as SOAP or REST and Portal environments such as GridSphere or JetSpeed highly desired. <br><br>In addition to the specific requirements for each position described above, each candidate should have the following education and skills:<br><br>- Bachelors or higher degree in computer or physical sciences, with emphasis in software engineering, or equivalent education and experience required. Experience in the insurance or reinsurance industry beneficial.<br>- Experience with UNIX/Linux and Mac OS X or Windows operating systems and with Java, Perl, Python, or UNIX shell script programming required. Good working knowledge of FORTRAN and C beneficial.<br>- Experience in modern best practices for distributed and test-driven development environments, including use of source control, automated build testing, and issue tracking systems required.<br>- Demonstrated inter-personal skills in working with customers, peers, and supervisors and in planning team-oriented projects and good written and oral communication skills in English required.<br>- Understanding of seismology and/or earthquake engineering beneficial.<br>- Ability to travel occasionally.<br><br>The SED offers an attractive working environment in Zurich, consistently rated among the cities with the best quality of life worldwide. The Information Technology Group supports an international and interdisciplinary team of nearly 100 scientists, engineers, and technologists working on a wide range of earthquake-related problems. The working languages at the SED are German and English. SED provides good opportunities for personal and professional development, a competitive salary depending on experience and performance, and an excellent benefits package. <br><br>The positions are open immediately, for two to three years with the possibility of extension. We expect to fill the positions at part or full time. Please contact Dr. Greg Anderson (Head, SED IT Group; +41 44 633 24 80) for further information.<br><br>Please apply online at <a href="http://www.jobs.ethz.ch/">www.jobs.ethz.ch</a> including a cover letter, your CV, a brief statement of research interests, and the names and contact information of two references. In cases of technical problems regarding the application process, please send your written application by paper with the keyword HAWI 759 to Mr. Hans-Peter Widmer, Human Resources, P.O. Box, 8092 Zürich.<div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>