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Scientific Documentation Writer
2016-10-10 13:04:18| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Solenix is specialized in the provision of highquality software engineering, technical consulting and operations services in the aerospace domain. This vacancy note concerns an onsite consulting position at EUMETSAT in Darmstadt, Germany. Scientific Documentation Writer 1613180 Job Description We are looking for a Scientific Documentation Writer for our client EUMETSAT. You shall manage information in a variety of forms, life cycles, type of input, purpose and readership. The inputs to scientific documents are provided by EUMETSAT remote sensing and products scientists and experts, product operation experts, trainers, etc. The purpose of the documents includes describing and explaining products and processing for a large community of users providing quality information e.g. the results of validation tests sharing and promoting new knowledge and applications An important corpus of legacy and current scientific information is updated continuously, and new information is added regularly. Your tasks will include Collect input to documents from scientists and engineers Ensure consistency of style across documents Prepare draft documents for review and document issues for publication Coordinate document releases with the User Services Division responsible for Web site contents Definition of scientific documentation maintenance procedures, including templates and guidelines for contributors Manage information e.g. metadata extracted from documents Prepare and manage Web site contents Required Skills and Experience A University degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline A minimum of 3 years experience in scientific documentation editing and maintenance. Specifically, you shall have demonstrated experience in Writing documents of a technical or scientific nature Compiling documents from multiple contributors Processing of large text documents with Microsoft Word Processing of complex documents including images, equations, etc. Web publishing of documents Controlling documents within a Document management system Desirable Skills and Experience The following areas of expertise would be an advantage Webbased information services Processing andor applications of Earth Observation satellite data Knowledge of LaTeX Knowledge of Framemaker Work Location Darmstadt, Germany Dates Application Deadline 11 November 2016 Start of Work January 2017 Important Notes Before applying to this position, please read the page Notes to Applicants on the Solenix website under Career. Applicants must be EU citizens or have a valid work and residence permit in Germany. Security, identity and reference checks on the candidates are part of the recruitment process. Job Application Please send your applications electronically to careersolenix.ch before the application deadline 11 November 2016 Learn more about us in Facebook
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