Application Developer
Center for Digital Research and Scholarship, Columbia University
New York City

[The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship](http://cdrs.columbia.edu)
(CDRS) at Columbia University Libraries/Information Services seeks a
motivated, collaborative and creative full-time **Application Developer **to
join our team of in-house developers and other professional staff supporting
the strategic goals of the organization, with particular attention to the
university's institutional repository program, Academic Commons
([academiccommons.columbia.edu](http://academiccommons.columbia.edu)).
Responsibilities of the Application Developer may span multiple projects and
will include regular interactions and collaboration with the team of
developers, designers, and project managers among the library's Digital
Programs and Technology Services areas. Knowledge of academic repositories,
digital libraries, and source control systems will be especially useful to the
successful applicant, as will experience with community supported open source
tools and platforms such as Fedora Commons, Project Blacklight, Apache Solr,
and Hydra. This position reports to the Production Manager, Center for Digital
Research and Scholarship.

  
**Applicants can apply for this position on the Jobs at Columbia website [here.](https://jobs.columbia.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=148422)**  
  
**Position Duties**  
- Engineer solutions for CDRS' projects using Ruby/Rails, PHP, Java, and related application development technologies.  
- Work closely and collaboratively with software engineers within CDRS and among technologists in related divisions supporting innovation and stability across platforms and projects  
- Manipulate large metadata sets and digital objects  
- Author schemas and technical specifications for applications  
- Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested  
  
**Minimum Qualifications**  
Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or the equivalent and a minimum of 2 years of related experience (or equivalent combination of education and experience).  
  
**Additional Position-Specific Minimum Qualifications**  
Applicant MUST meet these minimum qualifications to be considered an applicant

- Demonstrated experience in Web-based application design using one or more of the following technologies: Ruby/Rails, Java, PHP, Python, MySQL  
- Working knowledge of dependencies and affordances of Unix, Apache and/or similar environments  
- Commitment to supporting and working in a diverse environment  
  
**Preferred Qualifications**  
- Professional experience in an academic library (or related IT in higher education)  
- Experience with community open source development projects (esp. those relevant to digital library access and preservation systems e.g., Hydra, Fedora Commons, Project Blacklight)  
- Significant experience with relational databases, database design, and fluency in SQL  
- Experience with XML, JSON and other related data formats  
- Familiarity with SOAP and RESTful architectures  
- Experience in usability and user-experience development and testing  
- Application planning and architecture experience  
- Ability to manage complex software development using revision control software such as SVN and GitHub.  
  
**Salary Grade: **11  
  
**Job Type: **Officer Full-Time Regular  
  
**Requisition Open Date:** 05-19-2015  
  
**Requisition Close Date:** Open until filled  
  
_The Center for Digital Research and Scholarship (CDRS), a division of the
Columbia University Libraries/Information Services, serves the digital
research, scholarly communication, and academic publishing needs of the
faculty, students, and staff of Columbia University and its affiliates. Our
mission is to increase the utility and impact of research produced at Columbia
by creating, adapting, implementing, supporting, and sustaining innovative
digital tools and publishing platforms for content delivery, discovery,
analysis, data curation, and preservation.

  
As one of the world's leading research universities, Columbia University in
the City of New York provides outstanding opportunities to work and grow in a
dynamic multicultural intellectual community. The Columbia University
Libraries/Information Services comprises a diverse, collegial and engaged
staff committed to furthering the University's teaching and research mission
through innovation, leadership, collaboration and professionalism._



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