Job: Senior Library Applications Developer, Brown University

[jean rainwater]

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*Senion Library Applications DeveloperBrown University Library*

The* Senior Library Applications Developer* provides leadership for
developers throughout Digital Technologies in establishing best practices
for software development.  S/He serves as part of the Digital Technologies
project management team to regularly plan and coordinate work, and to
regularly review and revise project management practices.

S/He serves as lead developer on high impact projects and is currently
responsible for the planning and implementation of the Library’s combined
Discovery service (e.g., Blacklight/Summon), including the integration of
data from external data sources (ILS, Brown Digital Repository,
HathiTrust).  S/He is also responsible for the library's implementation of
VIVO, a semantic web research networking system.

Additionally, s/he provides expertise and software development for new
initiatives, contributes to other Library software development projects as
needed, and seeks out opportunities to apply existing technologies for the
improvement of Library service

*Position Requirements:*

   - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or a
   related field or the equivalent combination of education and experience
   - Experience with Python, Ruby, or Java programming languages
   - Experience of three or more years in the developing and implementing
   complex web applications using MVC frameworks such as Django or Rails
   - Demonstrated experience with search/indexing technology (e.g., Apache
   Solr).
   - Experience working with the RDF data model, semantic web design
   principles, and related standards
   - Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to and planning
   technical projects; experience with team collaboration tools and version
   control systems.
   - Demonstrated experience with Unix or Linux server platforms, related
   software, and basic system administration utilities
   - Ability to learn new technical skills quickly; ability to meet
   deadlines; strong service-orientation. Ability to adapt emerging
   technologies to new domains
   - Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills
   - Creativity and strong analytical and problem-solving skills


*Preferred Qualifications:*

   - Master’s degree in information science, library science, computer
   science or related field
   - In-depth knowledge of library policies and practice, metadata
   standards and the scholarly communication framework
   - Demonstrated success participating in and contributing to open source
   software development projects
   - Demonstrated experience with library applications, technology, and
   standards, including experience participating in relevant library open
   source efforts


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Jean Rainwater
Head, Integrated Technology Services
Brown University Library
201 Thayer Street / Box I
Providence, Rhode Island 02912
401.863.9031
jean_rainwater at brown.edu <jean_rainwater at brown.edu>

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