Digital Library Programmer, Brown University, Providence RI  
Link to HR Posting: careers.brown.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=118614


The Brown University Library invites applications for a talented software 
developer to design new and innovative library services centered on the Brown 
Digital Repository, based on Fedora Commons.  As part of a team working on a 
wide array of innovative software projects, the programmer focuses on the 
creation and management of digital repository content, and makes creative use 
of APIs, web development frameworks, and other software applications to make 
new and improved services available to users.  

Required Qualifications: 
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a related field, 
or the equivalent combination of education and experience. 
Experience of 3-5 years in developing and managing complex web applications 
and scripting. 
Demonstrated experience with Python.  Java experience desired.
Knowledge of XML and RDF.
Demonstrated experience with UNIX or Linux server platforms, related 
software, and basic system administration utilities. 
Experience with service-oriented architecture and with designing and 
implementing web services.
Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills. 
Creativity and strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 
Ability to learn new technical skills quickly; ability to meet deadlines; strong 
service-orientation. 
Ability to adapt emerging technologies to new domains.
 
Preferred Qualifications:  Hands-on experience with Fedora repositories, Apache 
Solr, and Django; Experience with library metadata standards, including METS 
and MODS.   Experience creating and implementing linked data and other 
semantic web applications.