The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is seeking an experienced PHP developer to
join our team. PKP is responsible for a suite of open source software tools
that support scholarly communication activities around the world. The work
environment is a very dynamic and largely virtual one with team members working
in locations across North America and elsewhere, along with a growing
international user community. As a PKP team member you will have opportunities
to travel, to participate in conferences and workshops, and interact with a
cross-section of researchers, software developers, and others from the academic
and publishing worlds.
The position involves a variety of programming and systems tasks, from support
and documentation to active design, development, testing and implementation
with the PKP software suite. All work will be undertaken in the context of a
larger development team. The applicant will have opportunities to work on a
broad range of initiatives and technologies.
We are open to a variety of very flexible work arrangements, including
telecommuting. This is a fixed-term contract with a probationary period and
good potential for continuing work. Salary is negotiable based on
qualifications and experience.
Qualifications include:
* experience with current web development technology, especially PHP and
JavaScript.
* experience with SQL (esp. MySQL and PostgreSQL), Apache, and Linux server
administration.
Additional consideration given for:
* knowledge of, or experience with, PKP software (e.g. Open Journal
Systems) or a similar open source project is valuable but not necessary.
* experience with current interface development using AJAX, JQuery, or
similar tools.
Interested applicants should send the following:
* a cover letter containing a summary of their experience, and at least two
references;
* a copy of their resume; and
* PHP code samples.
to Brian Owen, Associate University Librarian ([email protected]) by Wednesday,
April 6, 2011.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Public Knowledge Project (PKP) is a federally funded research initiative at
Simon Fraser University, Stanford University, and the University of British
Columbia. PKP was established by Dr. John Willinsky in 1998. It seeks to
improve the scholarly and public quality of academic research through the
development of innovative online environments. PKP has developed free, open
source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and
current conferences. The PKP software suite is comprised of three modules in
production: Open Journal Systems, Open Conference Systems, Open Harvester
System, and one in development: Open Monograph Press. The current PKP website
is found at:
http://pkp.sfu.ca/
and provides more information about the PKP and its open source software
including “test drive” versions of the latter.
Mark
Mark Jordan
Head of Library Systems
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, British Columbia, V5A 1S6, Canada
Voice: 778.782.5753 / Fax: 778.782.3023 / Skype: mark.jordan50
[email protected]
