LINGUIST List 25.1363
Thu
Mar 20 2014
Jobs: General
Linguistics: Web Programmer, Language Science
Press
Editor for this issue:
Andrew Lamont <alamontlinguistlist.org>
Date: 18-Mar-2014
From: Sebastian Nordhoff
<sebastian.nordhoff
langsci-press.org>
Subject: General Linguistics:
Web Programmer, Language Science Press, Berlin,
Germany
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University or Organization: Language Science
Press
Job Location: Berlin, Germany
Web Address:
http://www.langsci-press.org
Job Title: Web Programmer
Job Rank: Web Programmer
Specialty Areas: General Linguistics
Description:
Language Science Press is a publication unit at
the Freie Universität Berlin that is exploring
a completely new publication model for
linguistics books, with support from the
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG). We aim
to publish high-quality open-access books and
want to be seen by academic linguists as
competitive with the major international
publishers. We believe that most of the
traditional services of book publishers are now
done more efficiently by science organizations
themselves, and that it will be possible to
organize book publication in such a way that
neither readers nor authors are charged. This
requires community involvement and the
development of certain technical skills, but we
think that many linguists are willing to
support and adopt the new publication
model.
The DFG grant money will be used to develop a
sustainable business model for this publication
unit and standards for LaTeX to ebook/XML
conversion, for enrichement of XML, and for
setting up databases with linguistic examples
that are automatically extracted from our books
and automatically annotated for phenomena and
languages.
The open source publishing software Open
Monograph Press will be extended by Open Review
modules, community reviewing and versioning and
gamification aspects. Please refer to the grant
proposal for further details.
We are hiring four people for two years
starting in April or May 2014.
The position described here (position 2) is
responsible for
extensions of the Open Monograph Press
software. This involves an extension that
allows to offer several versions of a document
and involve the scientifc community in
reviewing/proofreading of preofficial versions
of the book. Part of this task is the
implementation of gamification aspects.
It is a fulltime position.
Profile:
Required
- PHP, Javascript, HTML, CSS, AJAX, git
Bonus
- Knowledge of Open Monograph Press
- Knowledge of Scientific Publishing
- Knowledge of Social Software (Community
Managment, Gamification)
Payment is according to TVL 13 payscale. The
actual payment depends on experience.
Language Science Press is an equal rights
enterprise, so applications by women are
explicitly encouraged. Those who are interested
should contact Stefan Müller as quickly as
possible. Applications should be mailed to the
application address below.
Application Deadline: 31-Mar-2014
Mailing Address for Applications:
Freie Universität Berlin
Fachbereich Philosophie und
Geisteswissenschaften
Institut für Deutsche und Niederländische
Philologie
Frau Nicole Wichura
Habelschwerdter Allee 45
14195 Berlin (Dahlem)
Email Address for Applications:
sebastian.nordhoff
langsci-press.org
Contact Information:
Dr. Sebastian Nordhoff
Email: sebastian.nordhoff
langsci-press.org
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