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POSITION: Digital Library Software Engineer, Harvard University Library
Duties and responsibilities. Harvard University’s Library seeks
programmer/analyst for development of a digital scholarship
repository. This is a unique opportunity to serve as the technical
lead on a project to collect and share the university’s research with
the world. Responsibilities include development of web applications,
tools, interfaces, and databases. The hire will assume ongoing
configuration, customization, and integration of our open-source
DSpace repository, with the aim of rapidly deploying production code
for user-friendly deposit, management, and reporting processes.
The position requires the ability to multi-task and to help grasp
requirements from discussions with stakeholders, recommend solutions,
and translate these into specifications, prototypes, and production
code with accompanying documentation. The ideal candidate will work
efficiently, creatively, and independently as requirements evolve, and
also enjoy collaborative problem solving (locally as well as more
broadly, in regular communication with other repository developers).
Required education, experience, and skills: BA/BS or higher degree in
computer/information science with a minimum of five years Java
development experience and demonstrated communication skills. Track
record of success designing, developing, deploying, and managing both
stand-alone and Internet applications utilizing Unix, Java, and World
Wide Web technologies. Background in IT and library systems in
academic settings, especially DSpace, desirable. The hire will
customize DSpace with Manakin, utilizing XML, XSL, SQL, and JDBC
technologies. The preferred candidate will have experience with these
technologies, as well as open source development environments and
protocols. Familiarity with library metadata standards and
bibliographic information structure also a plus.
Additional information. One-year term appointment with possibility of
renewal. Reports to the Manager of Systems Development in the Office
for Information and the Program Manager of the Office for Scholarly
Communication. For more information, see the following web sites: http://hul.harvard.edu/ois
and http://osc.hul.harvard.edu.
Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background
screening.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer.
Apply for this job at http://jobs.harvard.edu/jobs/search_req
(requisition #36190)
