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Job
Summary: Involved in the specification, design,
implementation, testing, deployment, and documentation of
diverse industry-strength Cyberinfrastructures and tools
that are used by 100,000 of users around the globe,
international researcher networking sites such as VIVO,
and online interactive maps that broadcast developments in
science and technology to a large, general audience.
Directs the software development process at
Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center (http://cns.iu.edu),
which entails gathering requirements, designing, and
developing functionality to best serve the diverse
stakeholders. Performs research and programming for
current and future externally funded research projects;
and communicates with stakeholders and other external
members of the scientific community to determine the
direction of tool and online web portal development, and
to participate in outreach to the greater scientific
community. Directs the work of junior staff in conjunction
with the Sr. System Architect/Project Manager and
participate in training of new developers; and is involved
in standards development for coding and project
management.
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Qualifications:
Review your qualifications prior to applying to ensure
that you meet the minimum qualifications for the position.
Resume and cover letter required.
REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in computer science,
information science, human-computer interaction or
related discipline, two years of professional experience
in software development, familiarity with Java,
experience with web development, and experience with at
least one source control system, such as Git or
Subversion (SVN).
Preferred: Master’s Degree in computer science or other
relevant field; three or more years of professional
software development experience; experience creating data
visualizations programmatically; experience with agile
development processes such as Extreme Programming or
Scrum; knowledge of Java design patterns such as MVC;
knowledge of data mining techniques and tool; and
experience working in a research environment.
Other: The Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center
at Indiana University, Bloomington employs a full-time
development team. We use a Kanban-based development
process, and are open to experiments and improvements.
Some projects are collaborative, others are more
independent. Flexibility in scheduling can be
accommodated, including later work hours or 4 day work
weeks (at ten hours a day). We value honesty,
friendliness, courage, and collaboration. Indiana
University Bloomington is a major public research
university with 1,700 faculty and 38,000 students. The
beautiful campus, situated in one of the top ten “best
college towns” in the U.S., hosts 110 research centers and
institutes, as well as a wide array of distinguished
academic departments and schools. Indiana University is an
equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and offers a
full range of benefits, including paid vacation and
holidays, generous retirement contributions, and free or
reduced tuition on classes taken while on staff.
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