Work-Study Job Request, University of California, Berkeley Job Title: Assistant programmer/web site developer Employer: PLANT AND MICROBIAL BIOLOGY Hourly Rate: $ 15.00 Positions: 1 Start Date: When filled Description: We hope to find an individual who can assist with the development, testing and maintenance of an exciting project in the rapidly growing research area of the biology of RNA. With SCOR (the Structural Classification of RNA, http://scor.lbl.gov), we classify three-dimensional structures of RNA with the aim of learning more about RNA structure, function and evolution. You will also maintain and fix bugs on the current site, assist with building interfaces for a new site, and write programs/scripts for data loading and data analysis. By participating in this project, you will be putting your programming skills toward furthering this exciting field. You will also learn about RNA and protein structure, function, and evolution, and hone your web-development skills. Qualifications: Fully knowledgeable and competent with at least one scripting or programming language (Java, C, C++, Perl, Python), and working knowledge of at least two of the following: relational database design/RDBMS administration/SQL, XML/XSLT programming, HTML, web technologies (e.g. Apache, tomcat, JBOSS), Linux/UNIX. An interest in structural biology, and/or demonstrated experience in design and implementation of a web site are pluses. Must be able to work at least 12 hours/week.