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Jim Cassell                                    CASSELL@UNCVM1.OIT.UNC.EDU
Institute for Research in Social Science       CASSELL@UNCVM1.BITNET
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill       Phone:  919-962-0782
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3355                    Fax:    919-962-4777
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NOTE:  I am not a member of this list, but would welcome list members to  apply
for this position and/or pass the information on to others who may  be
interested.  If you have questions, contact me directly at JCLEAR@SSC.WISC.EDU
or JCLEAR@WISCSSC.BITNET (do not try to reach me via the list).  If you plan to
apply for this position, we would prefer that you send your application via the
US mail.

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						May 15, 1992

Position opening:

USER SERVICES MANAGER
SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTING COOPERATIVE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

Applications accepted until June 12, 1992

The U.W. Social Science Computing Cooperative has an immediate opening
for a Manager of User Services, formally titled Senior Information
Processing Consultant.

Responsibilities of this position include:

	- Overall coordination of the Co-op's user support activities:
consulting, training, technical writing, software acquisition and
evaluation.
	- Direct consulting on the use of statistical software; i.e.,
mainly on the application of software tools rather than on statistical
methods.
	- Development of strategies for improving the provision of
user support services to faculty, staff, and graduate students.
	- Participation in teaching the course in social science
computing in the sociology department. Presentation of Co-op sponsored
workshops on statistical software packages and certain introductory
topics.
	- Investigation and evaluation of application software of use to
social researchers.
	- Participation in long-range planning projects.

Minimum qualifications of the position:

	- At least 3 years of experience using or consulting on the
use of analytical software in social research.  Expert knowledge of at least
one of the following software packages: SAS, SPSS, LIMDEP, GLIM, S.
	- Familiarity through experience with social science research
methodologies and data resources.
	- Good familiarity with either the VMS or Unix operating
systems, preferably both.
	- B.A. degree acceptable with considerable experience.
Advanced degree highly desirable.

Working environment:

The U.W. Social Science Computing Cooperative is a research computing
facility supported by the Departments of Sociology and Rural
Sociology, the Center for Demography and Ecology, the Institute on
Aging and Adult Life, and the Institute for Research on Poverty.

The resources of the Co-op include a 26-node local area VAXcluster, a
growing network of Unix workstations (now 19) and a rapidly expanding
Pathworks-based LAN.  Research supported by the Co-op is highly
data-intensive.  Data storage facilities include about 50 gigabytes of
disk space, an optical WORM drive, a variety of cartridge tape drives,
5 9-track tape drives, and a very large data library.

The Co-op's staff consists of 10 professional FTE's and about a dozen
student employees.  There are about 700 users of the Co-op's shared
computers.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume, listing names and
phone numbers of referees, to

	Social Science Computing Cooperative
	University of Wisconsin
	Social Science Building
	Madison, WI 53706
	attn: Janet Clear

Note:  Names, titles and/or occupations, and addresses of applicants and
nominees cannot be kept confidential.  The University of Wisconsin-Madison is
an equal opportunity employer.