Web Application Programmer for Digital Publishing
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor

As publishers, we craft a message about our content, our
authors, and ourselves. As developers, we create the tools to deliver that
message online. The message and its delivery are intimately linked, and both
the technology choices we make and how well we implement them reflect on us as
publishers of content. Are you ready to join the team that makes this
innovation happen?

  
Michigan Publishing seeks an Application Programmer to design and develop a
variety of software systems to transform the practices of scholarly
publishing. As a member of the Publishing Technology team, you'll create new
applications for web delivery of content and office productivity tools to
enhance production workflow, maintain and improve existing systems, and take
part in experiments with new, better, more open models for scholarly
publishing.

  
This is a full-time, TWO YEAR, TERM-LIMITED position with the possibility for
renewal.

  
Responsibilities*

Michigan Publishing is the primary academic publishing enterprise of the
University of Michigan and part of its dynamic and innovative university
library. Publishing Technology is responsible for the design, development, and
maintenance of digital delivery systems and management tools which place
Michigan Publishing on the cutting edge of today's scholarly communication
landscape. See the scope and variety of our work at publishing.umich.edu. Some
highlights:

- University of Michigan Press (press.umich.edu)  
- mPach (hathitrust.org/mpach)  
- Digital Culture Books (digitalculture.org)  
- The Pancreapedia (pancreapedia.org)  
- The Journal of Electronic Publishing (journalofelectronicpublishing.org)  
  
Duties:

- Develop new tools for the creators, producers, and readers of our scholarly content in a test-driven Ruby-JRuby environment  
- Redesign, refactor, and document existing systems for improved maintenance  
- Problem analysis: we don't just fulfill requests, we work with stakeholders to improve them  
  
Required Qualifications*

- Bachelors degree and 3 or more years experience in designing, developing, coding and maintaining data-driven applications or equivalent amount of related education and experience  
- Ability to work independently in a flexible development environment and contribute your ideas back to the team  
- Demonstrated understanding of current web standards as recommended by W3C including accessibility standards and cross browser issues;  
- Experience using Linux, MVC frameworks, Object Oriented Programming, version control workflows, test-driven development, and XML;  
- Demonstrated ability to design effective UI/UX using HTML5 and CSS3.  
- Commitment to writing clean, documented code  
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills  
- Ability to work well in a multicultural and collaborative environment  
  
Desired Qualifications*

- Experience with Ruby on Rails, JRuby, Git, MySQL, JQuery, XSLT, Perl, PHP, RESTful APIs.  
- Experience working in the publishing, library, or other information industries.  
- Experience as a project manager  
- Intellectual curiosity and desire to discuss why we develop what we develop.  
  
Additional Information

Excellent benefits, including 24 vacation days per year, partial tuition
reimbursement, travel support for up to two (2) conferences per year, and 2:1
retirement fund contributions.

  
Questions about this job description may be emailed to Jeremy Morse, Director
of Publishing Technology at [log in to unmask]

  
Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be
removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting
period has ended.

  
U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.



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