Researchers increasingly use the Internet to communicate, collaborate and share information and data - particularly in projects that cross institutions, countries and, in some cases, even continents. Academic institutions are evaluating or deploying information management systems that facilitate sharing of expertise and collaboration among their staff and provide support for project management.
The Centre for e-Research at King's College London is seeking to appoint a Software Developer to carry out development work and related technical tasks for several of its current projects. The Development Team at the Centre carries out architectural, design and development work for a variety of projects addressing the application of ICT for supporting research and researchers.
I recently attended a workshop sponsored by the Joint information Systems Committee (JISC) that presented some of the findings from the JISC funded community engagement and virtual research environmen