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Hi all, this search closes next week, March 14 -- forward to anyone awesome. http://bit.ly/zrk6LG -Jim On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Jim Hahn <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Research Programmer - Mobile/Web Applications Developer > Visiting Academic Professional Position > > University Library > University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign > > https://jobs.illinois.edu/default.cfm?page=job&jobID=16099 > > Position Available: This position is available immediately. This is a > 100%-time, twelve-month appointment Visiting Academic Professional > position. > > Duties and Responsibilities: The successful candidate will be > appointed to support a digital library grant-funded research project > being conducted at the Undergraduate Library. The appointee will > report to the respective grant project’s principal investigator (PI) > and will be a member of the University Library's Software Development > Group. Specifically, this position will support and be funded by the > following grant project: > > The Student/Library Collaborative: Toward Transformative Mobile > Library Service, funded by The Institute of Museum and Libraries > National Leadership Grant. > > This grant funded position will provide an opportunity to participate > in design, development, and testing of innovative, cutting-edge mobile > applications. The successful candidate will collaborate with > experienced Research Programmers in the Grainger Engineering Library > Information Center and the Library’s Office of Information Technology > Planning and Policy to design and implement an infrastructure and > middleware to support the creation of the mobile applications. > > The responsibilities of this position will include: > developing and/or customizing APIs generated by library data; > designing an infrastructure to support these APIs; > using and/or customizing of commercial APIs; > leading training in using these APIs and developing additional ones; > applying APIs to mobile applications; > troubleshooting, and writing documentation for the process; > developing Web, Windows, and Linux applications and tools; > installing, maintaining, and administering of Web services and other > networked applications; > database design, and programming; > collaborating with student groups on mobile application development; > and providing technical assistance to and consultation with Library > and other University faculty and staff collaborating on the project. > > As an Academic Professional, employees are expected to use > “investigation time” to pursue areas of interest, not directly in > support of an immediate program need, in accordance with the > University Library’s policy on Investigation Time for Academic > Professional Employees. Some investigations that originate in this > manner may evolve into regular work assignments or production > activities. See > http://www.library.illinois.edu/administration/human/resources/investigationtime.html > > Environment: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library is > a leader in the delivery of user services, and active programs in > information, instructional, access, and scholarly services help the > Library to maintain its place at the intellectual heart of the campus. > The Library also holds one of the preeminent research collections in > the world, encompassing more than 12 million volumes and a total of > more than 23 million items. The Library is committed to maintaining > the strongest collections and service programs possible, and to > engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice - all of > which support the University's missions of teaching, research, and > public engagement. The Library employs approximately 90 faculty > members, and more than 300 academic professionals, staff, and graduate > assistants. For more information, see: > http://www.library.illinois.edu/ > > Qualifications: Required: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, > computer engineering, or a related field; 3+ years of experience with > object oriented programming; experience using modern Web-server > development frameworks for creating 'restful' AJAX web services; > Experience with source control tools: e.g. git, SVN; Knowledge of XML > and XSLT; demonstrable LINUX or UNIX experience; demonstrable > knowledge of relational database design principles and programming > using SQL; ability to work in a collaborative team environment, and > successfully handle multiple priorities; good oral and written > communication and customer service skills. > > Preferred: ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library and/or > information science (or equivalent); Experience designing and > developing mobile apps for either the Android or iPhone platforms; > experience in a library IT unit or working with library-specific > applications; experience leading technology training; experience with > metadata schema including MARC, Dublin Core, RDF, etc.; knowledge of > library standards such as MARC, Z39.50, OAI-PMH, or OAI-ORE; > experience using web APIs, such as the Amazon, Google Book, or Hathi > Trust APIs; experience administering Windows or Linux servers, > including web servers; experience applying web application security > best practices. > > Salary: Salary is commensurate with credentials and experience. > > Terms of Appointment: Twelve month appointment; 24 work days of > vacation per year; 11 paid holidays; 12 days annual sick leave > (cumulative up to a maximum of 240 days) plus an additional 13 days > (non-cumulative) per year if necessary; health insurance, requiring a > small co-payment, is provided to employees (coverage for dependents > may be purchased); participation in the State Universities Retirement > System is required upon appointment (8% of member's salary is withheld > and is tax exempt until retirement); newly hired university employees > are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security, and are > subject to its deduction. > > Campus & Community: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is > a comprehensive and major public land-grant university > (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best > in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and > graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts > theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the > state and the nation. It employs 2,000 faculty members who serve > 26,000 undergraduates and 10,000 graduate and professional students; > approximately 25% of faculty receive campus-wide recognition each year > for excellence in teaching. More information about the campus is > available at www.illinois.edu. The University is located in the twin > cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined population of > 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 miles > west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St. Louis. The University > and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational > environment ideally suited to the work of a major research > institution. For more information about the community, visit: > http://illinois.edu/about/community/community.html or > http://www.ccchamber.org/. > > Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate > profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, > resume, and contact information including email addresses for three > professional references. Applications not submitted through this > website will not be considered. For questions, please call: > 217-333-8169. > > Deadline: In order to ensure full consideration, applications and > nominations must be received by March 14, 2012. Interviews may occur > before the closing date; however, no decisions will be made prior to > the closing date. > > Illinois is an Affirmative Action /Equal Opportunity Employer and > welcomes individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and ideas > who embrace and value diversity and inclusivity. > (www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu) ############################ To unsubscribe from the DLF-ANNOUNCE list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://lists.clir.org/SCRIPTS/WA-CLIR.exe?SUBED1=DLF-ANNOUNCE&A=1