Job Posting – Scientific Database Curator Bioinformatics – Menlo Park, CA

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SRI International’s Information and Computing Sciences Division develops and applies technologies to meet client needs in machine intelligence, speech and natural language, perception and visual sciences, bioinformatics, formal methods, and computer security. The ICS Division is organized into three laboratories, all world leaders in their respective fields: the Artificial Intelligence Center; the Speech Technology and Research (STAR) Laboratory, and the Computer Science Laboratory.

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The HumanCyc project seeks a database curator to work on expanding and refining the HumanCyc database (see www.HumanCyc.org). HumanCyc describes the metabolic pathways and enzymes of Homo sapiens.

Essential Functions:
We seek a self-motivated individual whose primary responsibility will be to research human pathways and enzymes in the biomedical literature, and to evaluate, organize, and add that information to the HumanCyc database. Other duties will include contributing to the design of the graphical interface to the HumanCyc DB, and working with other database curators at SRI to develop standard operating procedures for database curation. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability for independent, critical thinking, and excellent communication and teamwork skills.

Experience and Education Requirements:
Ph.D. in an area related to human metabolism. Strong computer literacy.
Bioinformatics experience would be a plus, but is not essential.

How to apply:
Apply via our web page www.sri.com/jobs to job number 100415

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