Web Applications Developer- Biodiversity Informatics

With continued growth in internet-related activities at the Centre, a permanent position now exists for a Web Applications Developer. The successful candidate will have a good degree in either information technology or environmental sciences and have experience developing web applications.

Essential skills are C#/VB.NET and ASP.Net, knowledge of SQL Server 2005/2008, HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Candidates that can demonstrate excellent skills in Rails and Python will also be considered. Desirable, but not essential skills include development of online mapping applications (Google/ESRI) and Adobe Flex.

The salary is negotiable within the Centre's existing bands. Applicants who meet the requirements are invited to send by 27th March 2009 their CV (quoting Ref: AD615), a short letter of motivation containing current salary the names and contact details of two referees, and whether they may be contacted prior to interview) to: recruitment@unep-wcmc.org

Who We Are: The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), based in Cambridge UK, is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run cooperatively with WCMC 2000, a UK charity. UNEP-WCMC's mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decisionmaking. Since its establishment in the 1970s, it has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

Applications are invited from all nationalities. Prospective candidates should note that this is not a UN post.