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Rooftop Solar Increases a Home's Selling Price Across Multiple Markets
2015-01-23 20:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scientific American: On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energys Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory released a report showing that homes with solar panels typically sell for $15,000 greater than those without solar panels installed. The study analyzed data collected from over 22,000 homes between 2002 and 2013 to measure the effect that solar panels have on a homes market selling price. The reports findings come as a boon not only to homeowners with solar panels, but also to the real estate industry, which has struggled...
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Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Archive Scientist
2015-01-23 20:07:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Great opportunity and salary conditions to work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain with The Server Labs. The Server Labs, an European well established and leader software development and technology consultancy is now expanding its team at ESAC. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, company benefits, extra holidays 30 days holidays plus public and local holidaysand health and dental medical insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Company Description The Server Labs is an European technology services company, leader in software engineering solutions and handson technology consulting, in areas such as Continuous integration and delivery, Devops, Cloud computing, Grid architectures and HPCBig data. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, with ESAC, near Madrid, with ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, with ESTEC, in Noorwijk near Amsterdam and with ESRIN, in Frascati. We provide specialists to ESA, but we also deliver services and successful projects to provide additional value in the technology initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in London, Madrid and Frankfurt. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before 06th of February 2015. Job Description Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Archive Scientist This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing science operations systems and tools, including System engineering and architectural design activities, including operating plans and procedures, Designing, developing, implementing, testing, deploying, operating and maintaining software tools and systems, e.g. o Observation proposal handling, mission planning and quicklook systems, parts of which may be distributed to the community o User support tools o Interactive analysis and calibration systems, to be distributed as needed to the community for data reduction and analysis o Data processing pipelines o Scientific data archives and interfacing these to the virtual observatory. o Scientific and technical WWW systems to support Science Operations Centre, Science Ground Segment and the scientific community Contribute to the definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and file interchange formats with external coordination units Organise and perform end to end system testing with the scientific communities Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning The Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing the Solar Orbiter missions Science Operations Centre at ESAC. Solar Orbiter is the first of the medium size missions in the ESAs Cosmic Vision Science Programme, developed in collaboration with NASA. It is a solar observatory carrying ten instruments provided by Principal Investigators six remote sensing instruments an EUV telescope, a polarimetric telescope, an Xray telescope, a coronagraph, an heliospheric imager, and a spectrometer and four insitu instruments magnetometer, radio and plasma waves, energetic particle detector and a solar wind analyser. The primary goal of the mission is to operate the whole payload in a coordinated way to address some of the outstanding scientific questions on the relationship between the Sun and the heliosphere. The spacecraft is expected to be launched in July 2017, and after a three month commissioning phase it will cruise for three and a half years until the proper orbital geometry is achieved. The nominal mission is expected to last three and half years more with a post operations phase of two additional years. The Solar Orbiter Science Operations Centre at ESAC is responsible for the development of the Science Ground Segment SGS following the Science Implementation Requirements provided by the Project Scientist which covers all the operational activities originating from the mission science objectives defined by the Science Working Team SWT, including interactions with the Instrument Teams and the Mission Operations Centre at ESOC. Operational activities for Solar Orbiter cover coordination of science operations for the cruise and nominal phases of the mission, generation of specific quick turnaround low latency data products, production of auxiliary data to support operations, as well as the archiving of PI provided science data products. This work package covers software design, definition, implementation and maintenance service support to Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment development, operations and maintenance at ESAC, including the science operations planning system, the lowlatency data generation and visualization system, the auxiliary data products generation system and also supports the archiving of science data products. Specific Service tasks Coordination and monitoring of all data handling and archiving activities during the prelaunch preparation phase, including support to the development of the low latency data processing pipelines and auxiliary data products. Definition of the science data generation, validation and archiving plan. Definition of archiving guidelines. Support to the Instrument Teams on science data product definition. Support the detailed specification of the science data contents and structure requirements. Support the definition and implementation, including validation, of the SOC archiving subsystem, including the mirroring interface with NASA. Tracking deliveries of science data products according to agreed schedule. Validation of all data deliverables from the Instrument Teams and SOC team. Ingestion of all data deliverables into the Solar Orbiter mission archive. Verification of the completeness, integrity and accessibility of all data ingested into the archive. Support to endusers. Output and Service Performance Monitoring ESA will formally define the service delivery in terms of delivery times, performance targets and similar measurable parameters Key Performance Indicators. This shall be agreed with the applicant and shall be assessed, and modified as needed, during regular progress meetings typically monthly. The applicant shall manage the service provision and provide ESA with the necessary data and corresponding evidence. The applicant shall be measured and assessed on the basis of Archiving guidelines and plan documents. Data handling and archiving activities reports. System requirements documents. System test specifications and validation reports. Science data validation and ingestion reports. Interactions Free interaction is expected with the members of the Solar Orbiter Science Operations Working Group SOWG, its Data Analysis Working Group DAWG splinter, and with software engineers in the Instrument teams. Frequent interactions are expected to take place with the SOC manager, the SOC team members and within the team of other service providers working on Solar Orbiter. Also, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Computers Support Group and the Science Archives Team at ESAC. Specific Qualification Requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in planetary science data handling and archiving. Reflecting the scientific aspects of the service to bne provided, a research level qualification PhD or equivalent would be a distinct advantage. In particular, the following experience is required for the applicant Experience in data handling and archiving in the solar physics or heliospheric disciplines. Experience with the ESAC archives. Scientific experience in solar physics or heliospheric physics. Experience with solar system geometry and ancillary information tools SPICE. Experience with software programming and scripting languages IDL, Python,, etc.. Experience with XMLbased documents. Other Information It is expected that the service is provided predominantly onsite at ESAC with the possibility of offsite support periods to be agreed between ESA and the applicant. Travel to other ESA establishments and collaborating institutions is foreseen at least four times a year. Other Requirements for applicants The selected candidate must be willing to render the service in a team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills, together with a proactive attitude to problem solving and customer focus are required. The selected candidate should be comfortable in an international working environment The selected candidate should be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA Conditions of contract Permanent position Excellent package with salary and bonus Benefits 30 days holidays plus public and local holidays, medical insurance, dental insurance, assistance with relocation if needed, laptop, smartphone, training. Please apply to this position Send CV to resumetheserverlabs.comand cover letter, with indication of Position ID TSLSRE103 Deadline 06th of February 2015 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1 March 2015 or earlier Support End Date 31 December 2016
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Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Software Test Engineering
2015-01-23 20:07:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Great opportunity and salary conditions to work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain with The Server Labs. The Server Labs, an European well established and leader software development and technology consultancy is now expanding its team at ESAC. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, company benefits, extra holidays 30 days holidays plus public and local holidays and health and dental medical insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Company Description The Server Labs is an European technology services company, leader in software engineering solutions and handson technology consulting, in areas such as Continuous integration and delivery, Devops, Cloud computing, Grid architectures and HPCBig data. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, with ESAC, near Madrid, with ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, with ESTEC, in Noorwijk near Amsterdam and with ESRIN, in Frascati. We provide specialists to ESA, but we also deliver services and successful projects to provide additional value in the technology initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in London, Madrid and Frankfurt. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before 06th of February 2015. Job Description Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Software Test Engineering This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing science operations systems and tools, including System engineering and architectural design activities, including operating plans and procedures, Designing, developing, implementing, testing, deploying, operating and maintaining software tools and systems, e.g. o Observation proposal handling, mission planning and quicklook systems, parts of which may be distributed to the community o User support tools o Interactive analysis and calibration systems, to be distributed as needed to the community for data reduction and analysis o Data processing pipelines o Scientific data archives and interfacing these to the virtual observatory. o Scientific and technical WWW systems to support Science Operations Centre, Science Ground Segment and the scientific community Contribute to the definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and file interchange formats with external coordination units Organise and perform end to end system testing with the scientific communities Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning The Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing the Solar Orbiter missions Science Operations Centre at ESAC. Solar Orbiter is the first of the medium size missions in the ESAs Cosmic Vision Science Programme, developed in collaboration with NASA. It is a solar observatory carrying ten instruments provided by Principal Investigators six remote sensing instruments an EUV telescope, a polarimetric telescope, an Xray telescope, a coronagraph, an heliospheric imager, and a spectrometer and four insitu instruments magnetometer, radio and plasma waves, energetic particle detector and a solar wind analyser. The primary goal of the mission is to operate the whole payload in a coordinated way to address some of the outstanding scientific questions on the relationship between the Sun and the heliosphere. The spacecraft is expected to be launched in July 2017, and after a three month commissioning phase it will cruise for three and a half years until the proper orbital geometry is achieved. The nominal mission is expected to last three and half years more with a post operations phase of two additional years. The Solar Orbiter Science Operations Centre at ESAC is responsible for the development of the Science Ground Segment SGS following the Science Implementation Requirements provided by the Project Scientist which covers all the operational activities originating from the mission science objectives defined by the Science Working Team SWT, including interactions with the Instrument Teams and the Mission Operations Centre at ESOC. Operational activities for Solar Orbiter cover coordination of science operations for the cruise and nominal phases of the mission, generation of specific quick turnaround low latency data products, production of auxiliary data to support operations, as well as the archiving of PI provided science data products. This work package covers software design, definition, implementation and maintenance service support to Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment development, operations and maintenance at ESAC, including the science operations planning system, the lowlatency data generation and visualization system, the auxiliary data products generation system and also supports the archiving of science data products. Specific Service tasks Contribute to procedure writing and the implementation of those procedures. Follow procedures and operate Solar Orbiter SOC systems. Test SOC systems for the daily processing of Solar Orbiter data. Test SOC systems for the generation of Solar Orbiter payload operations requests. Further test and scale SOC products such as MDB. Participate in the optimisation of software processing. Gather operational constraints for software running at SOC. Interact appropriately with and support the providers of all software SOC systems. Interact appropriately with the users of Solar Orbiter data products. Assist in automation of SOC procedures. Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning. Provide support for testing, particularly for EndtoEnd E2E and operational rehearsal campaigns. Report on operational activities including the gathering and presentation of processing summary statistics. Output and Service Performance Monitoring ESA will formally define the service delivery in terms of delivery times, performance targets and similar measurable parameters Key Performance Indicators. This shall be agreed with the applicant and shall be assessed, and modified as needed, during regular progress meetings typically monthly. The applicant shall manage the service provision and provide ESA with the necessary data and corresponding evidence. The applicant shall be measured and assessed on the basis of Documents generated in the period at the dates required by the project milestones and internal plans. The assessed completeness of the documents and any analysis contained within. Reporting in linein time with the approved schedule. Presentations made in the reporting period e.g. to astronomers at workshops. Helpdesk tickets handled number and work effort associated with resulting investigations. Bug reports raised and analysed. Working group attendance and presentations. Interactions Free interaction is expected with the members of the Solar Orbiter Science Operations Working Group SOWG and with software engineers in the Principal Investigator teams. Frequent interactions are expected to take place with the SOC manager, the SOC team members and within the team of other service providers working on Solar Orbiter. Also, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Computers Support Group and the Science Archives Team at ESAC. Interactions with the general international community of astronomersusers are also expected via workshops and the helpdesk. Specific Qualification Requirements Preferred experience Past scientific solar or heliospheric instrumentation or spacecraft support with a major internations space or groundbased observatory. Support to the professional solar and heliospheric scientific community for a spacebased mission. Use of spacebased scientific data in support of science research. ECSS standards for software development. Interfacing with RDBMS. Testing environments and tools. Configuration management tools. Service positions covered by this package will require at least a graduate degree Masters or Ph.D. in a relevant subject area Other Requirements for applicants University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields. The selected candidate must be willing to render the service in a team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills, together with a proactive attitude to problem solving and customer focus are required. The selected candidate should be comfortable in an international working environment The selected candidate should be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA Conditions of contract Permanent position Excellent package with salary and bonus Benefits 30 days holidays plus public and local holidays, medical insurance, dental insurance, assistance with relocation if needed, laptop, smartphone, training. Please apply to this position Send CV to resumetheserverlabs.comand cover letter, with indication of Position ID TSLSRE102 Deadline 06th of February 2015 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1 March 2015 or earlier Support End Date 31 December 2016
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Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Software Development and Operations
2015-01-23 18:06:50| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Great opportunity and salary conditions to work in ESAC The European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid, Spain with The Server Labs. The Server Labs, an European well established and leader software development and technology consultancy is now expanding its team at ESAC. We offer an excellent package, including highest salary, company benefits, extra holidays 30 days holidays plus public and local holidaysand health and dental medical insurance. Important Candidates must hold a European Passport and be willing to work in Spain Company Description The Server Labs is an European technology services company, leader in software engineering solutions and handson technology consulting, in areas such as Continuous integration and delivery, Devops, Cloud computing, Grid architectures and HPCBig data. We collaborate with our clients to obtain success, committed to innovation, enjoying what we do every day and growing with every challenge. The Server Labs works with different industries and business verticals. Within the Space industry, The Server Labs works with the European Space Agency ESA, with ESAC, near Madrid, with ESOC, in Darmstadt, near Frankfurt, with ESTEC, in Noorwijk near Amsterdam and with ESRIN, in Frascati. We provide specialists to ESA, but we also deliver services and successful projects to provide additional value in the technology initiatives led by ESA. By working with The Server Labs, you will be part of a multinational team in a fast growing technology company based in London, Madrid and Frankfurt. Please send your CV with cover letter to resumetheserverlabs.com before 06th of February 2015. Job Description Support to Solar Orbiter Science Operations Software Development and Operations This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing science operations systems and tools, including System engineering and architectural design activities, including operating plans and procedures, Designing, developing, implementing, testing, deploying, operating and maintaining software tools and systems, e.g. o Observation proposal handling, mission planning and quicklook systems, parts of which may be distributed to the community o User support tools o Interactive analysis and calibration systems, to be distributed as needed to the community for data reduction and analysis o Data processing pipelines o Scientific data archives and interfacing these to the virtual observatory. o Scientific and technical WWW systems to support Science Operations Centre, Science Ground Segment and the scientific community Contribute to the definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and file interchange formats with external coordination units Organise and perform end to end system testing with the scientific communities Contribute to the maintenance of the overall system, including configuration control and versioning The Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment This work package is intended to provide a number of specialised services to support ESA in developing the Solar Orbiter missions Science Operations Centre at ESAC. Solar Orbiter is the first of the medium size missions in the ESAs Cosmic Vision Science Programme, developed in collaboration with NASA. It is a solar observatory carrying ten instruments provided by Principal Investigators six remote sensing instruments an EUV telescope, a polarimetric telescope, an Xray telescope, a coronagraph, an heliospheric imager, and a spectrometer and four insitu instruments magnetometer, radio and plasma waves, energetic particle detector and a solar wind analyser. The primary goal of the mission is to operate the whole payload in a coordinated way to address some of the outstanding scientific questions on the relationship between the Sun and the heliosphere. The spacecraft is expected to be launched in July 2017, and after a three month commissioning phase it will cruise for three and a half years until the proper orbital geometry is achieved. The nominal mission is expected to last three and half years more with a post operations phase of two additional years. The Solar Orbiter Science Operations Centre at ESAC is responsible for the development of the Science Ground Segment SGS following the Science Implementation Requirements provided by the Project Scientist which covers all the operational activities originating from the mission science objectives defined by the Science Working Team SWT, including interactions with the Instrument Teams and the Mission Operations Centre at ESOC. Operational activities for Solar Orbiter cover coordination of science operations for the cruise and nominal phases of the mission, generation of specific quick turnaround low latency data products, production of auxiliary data to support operations, as well as the archiving of PI provided science data products. This work package covers software design, definition, implementation and maintenance service support to Solar Orbiter Science Ground Segment development, operations and maintenance at ESAC, including the science operations planning system, the lowlatency data generation and visualization system, the auxiliary data products generation system and also supports the archiving of science data products. Specific Service tasks Generic tasks native to Software Development and Maintenance Develop and maintain modules, applications and tools specific to product generation framework and quality control framework Ensure timely delivery of SW releases and relative increments Perform SW architectural design as needed Prepare and maintain SW documentation. Develop and maintain unit test harnesses Report on progress and problem areas Participate in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development Followingup and tracking the correction and resolution of problem reports Implement approved software enhancement requests Tasks specific to Support of Solar Orbiter SOC Development and Maintenance Develop, implement and maintain the science operations planning system. Develop, implement and maintain a low latency data production system integrating data processing pipelines supplied by the Principal Investigators. Develop, implement and maintain the auxiliary data productions system. Support the archiving of science data products provided by the Principal Investigators. Organise development tasks as needed. Tasks specific to validation and operation of the Solar Orbiter SOC system Deploy and configure new versions of the SOC subsystems. Test and validate new deliveries of software, including regression testing. Test and validate external deliveries of data processing pipelines. Report on progress and problem areas. Participates in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development and maintenance. Communicate with SOC team at ESAC and experts in the Principal Investigator teams. Output and Service Performance Monitoring ESA will formally define the service delivery in terms of delivery times, performance targets and similar measurable parameters Key Performance Indicators. This shall be agreed with the applicant and shall be assessed, and modified as needed, during regular progress meetings typically monthly. The applicant shall manage the service provision and provide ESA with the necessary data and corresponding evidence. The applicant shall be measured and assessed on the basis of Periodic software releases including at least annual major releases of the software, interleaved with minor versions when applicable Software architecture, design documentation Software documentation interfacing to user as well as developer Software source and object code Software unit tests with an approved test coverage Definition of Interface Control Documents ICDs and file interchange formats with external coordination units Attendance in approved groups and meetings Participation in software integration, validation, product validation and verification campaigns Progress reports Interactions Free interaction is expected with the members of the Solar Orbiter Data Analysis Working Group DAWG and with software engineers in the Principal Investigator teams. Frequent interactions are expected to take place with the SOC manager, the SOC team members and within the team of other applicants working on Solar Orbiter. Also, frequent interactions are expected to take place with the Computers Support Group and the Science Archives Team at ESAC. Specific Qualification Requirements The service to be provided requires that the personnel should possess a university background in a scientific or technical subject and relevant professional experience of at least 5 years in software development. In particular, possess the following experience, knowledge and proficiency in ECSS standards for software development. Software architecture and design. Ability to understand the different subsystems as a whole integrated systems. Virtual machine management and configuration. Software repositories Subversion, GIT. Databases and data processing. Scientific data formats used by the Heliophysics and Space Physics communities FITS, CDF. Data processing pipelines in solar system or astronomy space projects. Modern programming languages CC, Java, Python. Scripting languages. Operating system in common use in Heliophysics and space science linuxUnixMacOS, Windows. Coordination of a small team of software developers. For any applicant experience in interacting with the science community would be an advantage. The selected provider must be willing render the service in a team environment and to travel. Good interpersonal and communication skills are an advantage. The applicant should be comfortable in an international working environment and be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA. Other Requirements for applicants University degree or equivalent in computer science or related fields. The selected candidate must be willing to render the service in a team environment. Good interpersonal and communication skills, together with a proactive attitude to problem solving and customer focus are required. The selected candidate should be comfortable in an international working environment The selected candidate should be fluent in written and spoken English, one of the official languages of ESA Conditions of contract Permanent position Excellent package with salary and bonus Benefits 30 days holidays plus public and local holidays, medical insurance, dental insurance, assistance with relocation if needed, laptop, smartphone, training. Please apply to this position Send CV to resumetheserverlabs.com and cover letter, with indication of Position ID TSLSRE101 Deadline 06th of February 2015 Location Madrid, Spain Support Start Date 1 March 2015 or earlier Support End Date 31 December 2016
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Science Operations Engineer for Solar Orbiter
2015-01-23 15:06:07| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For over 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Science Operations Engineer for Solar Orbiter for our customer in Spain. Science Operations Engineer for Solar Orbiter Key Tasks and Responsibilities As part of the Solar Orbiter Science Operations team at ESAESAC, you will have the following responsibilities Develop and maintain modules, applications and tools specific to product generation framework and quality control framework Ensure timely delivery of SW releases and relative increments Perform SW architectural design and prepare and maintain SW documentation Develop and maintain unit test harnesses Report on progress and problem areas Followingup and tracking the correction and resolution of problem reports Implement approved software enhancement requests Develop, implement and maintain the science operations planning system a low latency data production system integrating data processing pipelines supplied by the Principal Investigators the auxiliary data productions system Support the archiving of science data products provided by the Principal Investigators Organise development tasks as needed Deploy and configure new versions of the Science Operations Centre SOC subsystems Test and validate new deliveries of software, including regression testing Test and validate external deliveries of data processing pipelines Report on progress and problem areas Participates in the Configuration Control Boards applicable to the development and maintenance Communicate with SOC team at ESAC and experts in the Principal Investigator teams. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree or equivalent in a scientific or technical domain Several years relevant experience in professional software development Knowledge of ECSS standards for software development Software architecture and design Ability to understand the different subsystems as a whole integrated systems Virtual machine management and configuration Software repositories Subversion, GIT Databases and data processing Scientific data formats used by the Heliophysics and Space Physics communities FITS, CDF Data processing pipelines in solar system or astronomy space projects Knowledge of modern programming languages CC, Java, Python Scripting languages Operating system in common use in Heliophysics and space science LinuxUnixMacOS, Windows Coordination of a small team of software developers Fluency in English is mandatory knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located near Madrid. We are looking for candidates who are available from March 2015 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Corrina Scheepmaker at jobshespace.com, quoting job NLSC2495 before 11Feb15. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you!
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