Please send a resume and a brief cover letter to the following:

Ted Conrad
Mariner Wealth Advisors, LLC
4200 W. 115th Street, Suite 100
Leawood, KS 66211
ted.conrad@marinerwealthadvisors.com

A Kansas City based hedge fund is seeking a developer / analyst to support portfolio manager in day to day operations of the fund. The hedge fund operates an automated training system utilizing a Java based application containing many open source technologies. The fund uses a multi-strategy approach to investments with a focus on managed futures. In addition to trading futures, the fund also trades options, foreign exchange and fixed income.

The fund desires an individual who possesses strong Java development skills who will be able to maintain and enhance current trading system. In addition to Java development activities, the developer may also learn about the investment strategies and assist portfolio manager in quantitative-based research and analysis. Hybrid projects, which may include development work and analyst work (spreadsheet based) may also be requested. The ability to learn, adapt, and manage multiple roles is required.

Position will include the following: 1) support of existing trading system; 2) enhancements and additions to trading system to support new strategies; 3) connectivity support for system; 4) spreadsheet / macro work for quantitative analyst role; 5) monitoring and maintenance of trading models and signals.

Required skills and experience:
- Java
- Mid-level database work (SQL Server or MySQL)
- Good understanding of open source technologies (Spring, MQ Series, Eclipse, Maven)
- MS Excel (macros, VBA)

Optional skills / experience:
- Financial / Investment / Economics knowledge or experience
- Futures and options valuation or experience
- Bloomberg Professional
- Trading experience

Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Finance, Economics, or Agricultural Economics is required.

cooleyroy@gmail.com

I am seeking a full-time web designer to help construct and maintain various websites here in Chanute, Kansas. The candidate will work out of my office at the Tioga Suites in Chanute and receive a flat percentage of profit from the business with a guaranteed minimum (commensurate with experience). Housing accommodations can be provided if requested. Complete job information and applications are available on monster.com Job Id # 82383828. In your cover letter, please explain what changes you would make to my Tioga Suites site (www.tiogasuites.com). Thanks.

cooleyroy@gmail.com

I am seeking a full-time web designer to help construct and maintain various websites here in Chanute, Kansas. The candidate will work out of my office at the Tioga Suites in Chanute and receive a flat percentage of profit from the business with a guaranteed minimum (commensurate with experience). Housing accommodations can be provided if requested. Complete job information and applications are available on monster.com Job Id # 82383828. In your cover letter, please explain what changes you would make to my Tioga Suites site (www.tiogasuites.com). Thanks.

Education REQUIRED:
High School diploma

To learn more or apply to this position, please visit: www.kochcareers.com

Or apply directly to the position:
Oracle Database Administrator, Wichita, KS
http://koch.hrdpt.com/cgi-bin/c/highlightjob.cgi?jobID=336886

For more information about Koch Business Solutions visit: http://www.kbslp.com/

Koch Business Solutions (KBS) is seeking an Oracle or SQL Database Administrator to join our Enterprise Technology Solutions team.

KBS Enterprise Technology Solutions provides specialized knowledge and expertise in application development and support, project management, infrastructure, and customer service to the companies of Koch Industries, Inc, one of the largest privately held companies in the United States.

Our information technology professionals work in a challenging environment that is dedicated to improving processes and meeting customers’ needs. Because of the scope and complexity of Koch Industries, our search is focused on a professional who can comfortably work with a global organization with a variety of challenges and opportunities.

Roles and responsibilities:
• Performs day-to-day maintenance of about 75 Oracle / SQL database instances within multiple businesses, including creating backups, restoring databases, updating table statistics, etc.
• Installs/coordinates the installation of database-specific security patches and major/minor version releases on development, test, quality assurance and production systems.
• Monitors, detects, diagnoses, resolves, and reports database system problems (performance, security violations, availability, etc.).
• Proactively works with application owners to manage and tune databases for optimal performance.
• Manage database security and grant access as appropriate.
• Model and design databases.
• Analyze data and make recommendations relating to performance.
• Documents and improves existing processes for maintaining/optimizing databases.
• Provides resolution details to Knowledge Base for corrected or known error incidents/problems.
• Follows organization’s change, configuration, and release management processes
• Position requires carrying a pager and responding to calls 24X7 as needed.

Requirements:
• Minimum of 2 years experience with Oracle administration and/or SQL Server administration.
• Fundamental understanding of server operating systems and basic networking principles.
• Strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills.
• Well organized and able to prioritize, organize and coordinate simultaneous tasks/projects.
• Ability to work well in a team environment.

Work Experience/Skills PREFERRED:
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering, Math, or related field
• Experience with Oracle Server administration.
• Data architect experience
• Experience with Unix Experience with Microsoft Analytical Services (SSAS, SSIS, SSRS)
• MCITP: Database Administrator or Certified Oracle Database Administrator

We are an equal opportunity employer. M/F/D/V
Drug tests are required, unless prohibited by state law.

Current students and graduates are encouraged to apply. Compensation is competitive based on experience. Send your resume by email to youqi@ksu.edu and swenson@ksu.edu. In the body of your email, please summarize your experience and describe your goals.

Fabrics Mechanics

We are looking for a talented individual to be part of a long-term research project on simulation of woven composite materials. The project scope includes simulation of weaving (2D and 3D), prediction of as-manufactured yarn shapes, and failure prediction due to penetration. The project is led by Dr. Wang. Her digital element approach has proven itself by comparison with experiment and team members are sought by industry.

Specific responsibilities may include:
 Providing technical leadership in software development
 User interface design and development
 3D modeling and animation of composite weaving
 Support for parallel processing
 Writing and maintaining end user documentation

Ideal candidates would have the following qualifications:
 Strong oral and written communication skills
 Creative problem solving skills
 Desire to learn new things
 Experience with wxWidgets and C++
 Knowledge in an area related to the project

Send application and CV to : bhsu@ksu.edu

A research specialist is sought for a federally-funded research project in web information extraction and search.

Areas of emphasis are: applied intelligent systems, human-computer interaction (HCI), database management systems, data mining, natural language processing (NLP), and information extraction (IE).

Requirements: M.S. degree in a science, technology, mathematics, or engineering discipline; software development and design experience.

Screening of applications begins 19 Jan 2009. Kansas State University is an equal opportunity employer. Background check required.

Send application and CV to : bhsu@ksu.edu

Kansas State University
Computer Science Department, Laboratory for Knowledge Discovery in Databases
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Associate

The KDD Lab (www.kddresearch.org) is focused on fundamental research issues in information extraction (IE), probabilistic reasoning, and machine learning. Current applications include epidemiology, bioinformatics, text analytics, visualization, intelligent search, tutoring, critiquing, and IE from multimodal information sources.

We have a new opening for a post-doctoral research fellow (Ph.D. in CS or a related discipline required) and a research associate (M.S. in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics required) starting in May 2009. Research experience in artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computational linguistics, or data mining is preferred. Priority will be given to candidates with research interests in the areas of information retrieval, information extraction, natural language processing, or visualization.* /Screening begins May 4, 2009 and continues until the position is filled./*

For further information, please contact Dr. Larry E. Wagner at phone (785) 537-5544, fax (785) 532-5507, or by e-mail at :
office@weru.ksu.edu

Location: USDA-ARS-GMPRC
Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit
1515 College Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502

Job Responsibilities:
The incumbent will assist in the design and development of the new Engineering and Wind Erosion Research Unit’s web sites. The primary duties will involve layout of the new website, with assistance and feedback from EWERU personnel, following ARS guidelines for website development and implementing that design. Additional duties will include setting up an inhouse published manuscript referral, search and display system on this new website and incorporating links to our automated Hudson build system results on specially developed web pages. Other duties will include scanning manuscripts into PDF documents and populating the website with new information on relevant EWERU projects like WEPS and SWEEP, etc.

Qualifications:
Required: Applicant must exhibit knowledge of website development principles and how to effectively apply them in a research environment. Knowledge of and practical experience with web development tools is required. The applicant must possess practical experience with commercial and open source application development tools such as the NetBeans IDE and code repository systems like cvs and subversion. A demonstrated ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals of various technical backgrounds is required.
Desired: Student majoring in Computer Science. Knowledge of and practical experience with Java, Perl, Javascript and CGI scripting.

How to Apply: Send a letter of application, transcript, resume and letters of reference to:

Karlene Varnadore
Business Manager
Kansas State University
Department of Agronomy
2004 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-5501

Date Available: Immediately

Deadline: Applicant screening begins on April 27, 2009 and continues until position is filled.