The Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS) at Rice University in Houston, TX seeks an experienced Java programmer to support development and ongoing updates for the university's institutional repository, Rice Digital Scholarship Archive (RDSA). RDSA provides a repository for sharing, managing, discovering and preserving the intellectual output of the university. Most materials come from Rice faculty members' research, electronic theses and dissertations, and digitized collections of rare or unique books, images, musical performances, and manuscripts. The archive runs on DSpace, an open source software platform and is openly available at http://scholarship.rice.edu. CDS is looking for a strong team and community player who will work with current CDS programming and project staff, faculty and the open source community to support the enhancements to the DSpace platform needed to accommodate the breadth of digital collections currently in RDSA as well as planned multimedia collections. The ideal candidate should be innovative, a strong communicator, and able to meet project milestones. Experience in working with java-based open source software is required, along with a willingness to be actively involved with the DSpace open source community. Responsibilities include: -Develop software for the DSpace platform, an institutional repository used to archive faculty publications and research information and to manage digital library projects. This includes programming in Java and may require scripting. Analyze and revise existing software to meet specific project needs. Debug new and existing DSpace software, as well as integrate with other software tools, platforms, storage arrays and servers. Develop XSLT style sheets to work with Manakin, an application that provides customizable interfaces for in DSpace. Execute SQL queries against PostGreSQL database. -Serve as system administrator of the DSpace platform. Update software, maintain applications, install and configure updates and new software to support all phases of development for projects that use DSpace. -Plan and execute the development of complex software projects, which includes developing architectures and designs, identifying tasks, and setting and meeting deadlines. Required experience includes a minimum of 5 years of experience in software development using Java and must include familiarity with relational databases, developing on Unix-based operating systems, and performing systems administration for Unix-based platforms. In addition, candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, information science or a related field. Additional familiarity with the following technologies is a plus: -Cocoon and Tomcat architectures -DSpace development -OSX server -PostGres database development - xml and xslt -Integrating multiple software applications -Web design The successful applicant should have strong verbal and written communications skills, be comfortable working with faculty and staff throughout the Rice campus, and demonstrate a willingness to actively engage in academic collaborations involving national and international participants. They should be familiar with designing system architectures that include scalable storage solutions to meet multimedia demands. This is a full time position reporting to the Executive Director of the Center for Digital Scholarship located at Rice University in Houston, TX. Interested applicants can apply online by going to http://jobs.rice.edu, selecting “Search Current Jobs” in the left menu, and entering Requisition Number 09044. Searching on this will allow you to view the job posting and apply online.