From: sdeibel@athena.mit.edu (s deibel)
Subject: DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA OBJECT STORAGE & SERVER DEVELOPMENT / BOSTON
Followup-To: Stephan Deibel / sdeibel@hstbme.mit.edu
Keywords: DISTRIBUTED COMPUTING, OPEN SYSTEMS, OOP, MULTIMEDIA
Organization: Decision Systems Group, Harvard Medical School
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:53:47 GMT
Expires: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 05:00:00 GMT

The following is a revised posting for a job first advertised on
misc.jobs.offered on 10/19/92.  If you have already applied, there is
no need to respond again.


DESCRIPTION:          ENTRY LEVEL PROGRAMMER: DISTRIBUTED MULTIMEDIA 
                        OBJECT STORAGE AND SERVER DEVELOPMENT

REQUIREMENTS:         B.S. C.S. or equivalent experience.
                      Two to three years solid programming experience
                        in a business or academic setting.
                      Strong working knowledge of C and C++.
                      Knowledge of object-oriented methodology.
                      Solid experience in the design, development, and
                        completion of medium to large scale systems.

                      Familiarity with database theory (coursework is 
                        sufficient; OO db experience is a plus)
                      Basic familiarity with network concepts.

                      Must be self motivated, able to work independently,
                        and comfortable working closely with a team on
                        a large & complex software design effort.

COMPANY / DIVISION:   Harvard Medical School / Decision Systems Group

CONTACT:              Send resume via e-mail or surface mail to:

                      Stephan Deibel (sdeibel@hstbme.mit.edu)
                      Decision Systems Group
                      Brigham and Women's Hospital
                      75 Francis Street
                      Boston, MA 02115
                      United States of America

WORK LOCATION:        Same

SIZE OF COMPANY:      BWH, >5000 ; Decision Systems Group, currently
                      21 members (a mix of F.T. employees, doctors,
                      research fellows, and medical students)

DESIRABLE:            Experience in GUI programming (any windowing
                        system is OK).
                      Familiarity with emerging standards in multimedia,
                        distributed computing, and object management
                        (e.g., HyTime, OLE, OMG, OSF, OSI, WAIS, etc).
                      Proven ability to complete projects within a 
                        specified time frame.

LEGAL RESTRICTIONS:   U.S. Citizen or CURRENTLY valid work papers with
                        expiration date after 12/94.

TRAVEL REQUIRED:      Occasional local; possible conference attendance
                      when involved with published papers or demos

TIME FRAME:           Job is available immediately.  Starting date ASAP!
                      Two year minimum commitment.

DRUG-TESTING POLICY:  None.

MISC REQUIREMENTS:    Some vaccinations may be required.  T.B. must test
                      negative (or you will be treated with appropriate 
                      medication).

SMOKING POLICY:       Brigham and Women's Hospital is a 100% smoke-free
                      working environment.  Smoking is prohibited in all 
                      areas of the hospital and anywhere on hospital 
                      grounds.

RESPONSIBILITIES:     Responsibilities will include assisting in the 
                      design and development of tools for distributed 
                      multimedia applications support (chief area of
                      responsibility will be in the development of 
                      appropriate object-oriented database storage 
                      capabilities & network object servers); evaluating 
                      relevant hardware and software technologies;
                      and administrating your own Sun SparcStation 
                      (training will be provided).  Work will involve the 
                      Macintosh, PC/Windows, and UNIX operating systems.

DETAILS:              The Decision Systems Group is a research 
                      laboratory, affiliated with Harvard Medical School 
                      and Brigham and Women's Hospital, that is devoted 
                      to the investigation of computing applications in 
                      patient care, medical education, and decision 
                      support.

                      A key characteristic of physician practice and 
                      medical student education is their problem-
                      oriented rather than task-oriented nature, and the 
                      need to access and integrate a wide variety of 
                      information resources (clinical data, expert 
                      knowledge, images, etc.) in the process of 
                      carrying out professional work.  A principal area 
                      of research at the Decision Systems Group is the 
                      design and development of an object-oriented 
                      architecture for constructing applications from 
                      independent information resource "building 
                      blocks".  This work has sought to move the focus 
                      in software development from monolithic 
                      applications and format-based integration to the 
                      construction and dynamic functional assembly of 
                      independent program objects.  Our effort addresses 
                      the networked nature of the global information 
                      environment, various human factors constraints on 
                      systems design, and the need to support finely 
                      grained, flexible, and highly integrated data 
                      sharing and reuse.

        
LEGAL DISCLAIMER:     We are an equal opportunity, affirmative action 
                      employer.  Preference will be given to individuals
                      in the local geographic area or those willing 
                      to relocate rapidly.

                      SORRY, WE CANNOT REIMBURSE RELOCATION OR INTERVIEW 
                      EXPENSES.



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