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Sunday morning fog—apologies for the erroneous post. On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 8:52 AM Cody Carvel <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks for all the info Patrick— > Is this still the position description? > > > https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-careers-brown/job/University-Library/Digital-Scholarship-Front-End-Developer_REQ175828-1 > > > On Fri, Jan 28, 2022 at 11:52 PM Code4Lib Jobs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> >> >> >> Position Purpose: >> >> All members of the Brown University Library team are vital contributors >> to our mission to advance instruction, learning, and research at Brown >> University in an environment of creativity and inclusivity. A community of >> academic, professional and organizational learning, the Library embraces >> people who span a wide range of viewpoints, life experiences, and >> intellectual pursuits. Together, we preserve the past and innovate for the >> future. We invite candidates with initiative, unique perspectives, >> inventive thinking, and a passion for collaboration to join the >> University’s global mission of leadership and academic excellence. >> >> The Brown University Library (BUL) seeks a front-end developer to work on >> signature digital scholarship projects with a specific focus on web >> technologies. This position is part of the collaborative team of experts in >> the Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS), which continues to advance >> Brown’s long-standing commitment to innovation in digital scholarship and >> serves all disciplines at the University. We are looking for a >> collaborative, creative, and strategic thinker in front-end development who >> can write code in web contexts, such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript to turn >> faculty and student digital scholarship research ideas into final products. >> >> The Developer works collaboratively with faculty, students, and CDS >> colleagues to understand the scholarly ideas and goals of the project, >> identify the most suitable technology framework for each project’s >> requirements, and determine the architecture, frameworks, data schema, and >> development timeline to create the project. Through continuous learning and >> maintaining up-to-date knowledge of best practices for front-end >> development, including inclusive design and accessibility, the Developer >> ensures that CDS is offering the best front-end frameworks, technologies, >> and functionality for digital scholarship projects. The Developer will >> create, maintain, and update repositories of code and develop >> recommendations for long-term, sustainable solutions to front-end >> development. >> >> In addition, the Developer will have opportunities to work on broader >> web-based development projects (using, for example, WordPress or another >> CMS). The position may also involve serving as a mentor to undergraduate >> programmers who may work on the projects as well. This position is hybrid >> eligible with the opportunity to work at least two days a week remotely >> >> >> >> Education and Experience >> >> ● Bachelor’s Degree >> >> ● 3+ years professional experience as a front-end developer >> >> ● Deep knowledge of web technologies and the ability to deploy efficient >> code in web contexts (i.e. HTML5, CSS, JavaScript) >> >> ● Deep knowledge of at least one common JavaScript framework (e.g. VueJS) >> >> ● Ability to work with databases/search APIs (such as MySQL/Solr) to >> populate web pages >> >> ● Knowledge of web standards, accessibility, device compatibility >> >> ● A team player; someone who enjoys working collaboratively with others >> >> ● Commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion in our workplace, as >> well the systems and/or services we build, as an equity and social justice >> imperative >> >> ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills >> >> ● Solid knowledge of Python desired >> >> ● Knowledge of visual design and data representation principles >> preferred >> >> >> >> APPLY at >> >> >> https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-careers-brown/jobs/details/Digital-Scholarship-Front-End-Developer_REQ175828-1?q=front+end+developer >> >> >> ---- >> Brought to you by code4lib jobs: >> https://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/51346-digital-scholarship-front-end-developer >> >> -- > > -- > > Cody Carvel [he they] > > Digital Fellow > > Center for Digital Scholarship <https://library.brown.edu/create/cds/> > > Brown University Library <https://library.brown.edu/> > > 10 Prospect Street <https://goo.gl/maps/M6VFjrk2aXKqWbSZA>, Box A > > Providence, RI 02912 > > Working from home: Monday, Friday > -- -- Cody Carvel [he they] Digital Fellow Center for Digital Scholarship <https://library.brown.edu/create/cds/> Brown University Library <https://library.brown.edu/> 10 Prospect Street <https://goo.gl/maps/M6VFjrk2aXKqWbSZA>, Box A Providence, RI 02912 Working from home: Monday, Friday