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:

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> Position Purpose:
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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
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> Education and Experience
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> ● Bachelor’s Degree
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> ● 3+ years professional experience as a front-end developer
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> ● Deep knowledge of web technologies and the ability to deploy efficient
> code in web contexts (i.e. HTML5, CSS, JavaScript)
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> ● Deep knowledge of at least one common JavaScript framework (e.g. VueJS)
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> ● Ability to work with databases/search APIs (such as MySQL/Solr) to
> populate web pages
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> ● Knowledge of web standards, accessibility, device compatibility
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> ● A team player; someone who enjoys working collaboratively with others
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> ● 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
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> ● Excellent verbal and written communication skills
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> ● Solid knowledge of Python desired
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> ● Knowledge of visual design and data representation principles preferred
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> https://brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-careers-brown/jobs/details/Digital-Scholarship-Front-End-Developer_REQ175828-1?q=front+end+developer
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