Hiring for VIVO projects
Current Typical VIVO-related job postings
One big aspect of starting a VIVO project is to find the necessary staff to do the work, and the VIVO team receives many questions about the skills and level of effort required. There is no one-size-fits-all answer, since the IT and application support environments vary so widely from large research universities and government agencies to small schools and non-profits. Before developing job descriptions it may be helpful to factor in the range of tasks and decide where your current team most needs to be augmented.
The recent VIVO survey surveys (written by Paul Albert at Weill Cornell Medical College) included a question getting at both have included questions regarding the amount and division of labor that participating sites have needed. It's telling how many different skills can be associated with a VIVO project, and also how much variation there is in the range of answers.
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