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also if you want to work with jay luker who is a pretty awesome co-worker (even if he did ruin my one chance at getting the cubicle near the window oh so many years ago). On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Jay Luker <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Just in case this slipped past anyone who might be interested... > > You should think about coming to work with us [1] if you... > > * want to be part of a small team focused on a core set of applications > for a well-defined and appreciative user base! > * like creating things that help people find other things (in new and > better ways!) > * enjoy experiencing all four seasons worth of weather! > * want to fight the growing ruby hegemony in library software! > > </plug> > > --jay > > > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 8:38 PM, <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > Job Title:IT Specialist (Software Developer), IS-2210, > > Grade 11, 12; $62,758 to $97,787/annually > > > > Location: Cambridge, MA > > > > > > The NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS) Project within the High Energy > > Astrophysics Division of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory is > > seeking > > a software developer. The ADS was originally conceived and developed over > > 20 > > years ago as a system to support the discovery and retrieval of data from > > the > > NASA Astrophysics missions and the scholarly literature about them. > Today, > > the > > ADS finds itself as the central discovery engine for astronomical > > information, > > used nearly every day by nearly every astronomer. Moving into its third > > decade, the ADS continues to serve the research community while remaining > > at > > the forefront of the massive technological and sociological changes > > occurring > > in the field of scholarly communication. By joining our group you will be > > actively supporting the discovery, dissemination and reuse of scientific > > publications and data! > > > > > > The ADS is currently developing the next-generation web-based platform > > supporting current and future services. To this end, the project is > > committed > > to re-using and enhancing public domain software modules when they exist, > > and > > developing new open-source software when necessary. The main components > of > > the > > system architecture are Apache SOLR/Lucene, CERN Invenio and MongoDB. The > > development stack includes java, python, flask, javascript and bootstrap. > > > > > > The project is looking for a highly-motivated full-stack developer > > interested > > in joining a dynamic team of talented individuals architecting and > > implementing the new platform. The primary responsibility of the employee > > is > > the design, development, and support of the ADS front-end applications > > (including the new search interface) as well as the implementation of the > > user > > database, login system and personalization of the new software platform. > > > > > > DUTIES: > > > > > > Duties at the grate 11 level may include, but are not limited to: > designing > > and developing robust software applications and components to support the > > ADS > > services, in particular the ADS user interfaces, and its interaction with > > the > > back-end system components; providing ongoing support for the ADS > system's > > platform, including its bibliographic database, search engine, user > > database, > > and other web-based applications used by the project; defining system > > requirements and develop new tools to improve user submission and > curation > > efforts; developing and/or modifing existing tools used for digital > content > > harvesting, metadata enrichment, document conversion and indexing; > > participating in the maintenance of ADS data holdings by taking part in > the > > creation, curation and enrichment of datasets and metadata records, and > > their > > ingestion in the ADS databases. > > > > > > Duties at the grade 12 level, in addition to those reflected at the 11 > > level, > > may include: working with members of other organizations to coordinate > > software development efforts and enable data exchange between ADS and its > > partners; designing and implementing services and Application Programming > > Interfaces that enable a high level of interoperability and integration > > between ADS and its collaborators. > > > > > > For more information, please see the full posting online at:[ > > > http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/hr/postings/13-32.html](http://www.cfa.harvard.ed > > u/hr/postings/13-32.html) > > > > > > > > Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/10176/ > > >