It's days like today I wish I was Amish.
On Oct 13, 2011, at 2:16 PM, Ross Singer wrote: > On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 4:21 PM, Blake, Tom <[email protected]> wrote: >> ...or, you could take advantage of our extended application deadline and >> reconsider one of the two developer positions open at the Boston Public >> Library. Salaries are more in line with municipal government than Silicon >> Valley - but benefits and job security are too. You'd be one of the >> brightest stars on our team of several whip smart librarians, and you really >> cannot beat the variety weather out here. Please feel free to contact me if >> you have any questions or want to discuss the positions - posted and >> Advanced Searchable under Job Opening ID #341652 (Web Developer) and #341650 >> (Repository Developer) here: >> >> www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp > > Hmm, I think we really need to run this by OCLC first. > > -Ross. > >> >> >> Thomas Blake >> Digital Projects Manager >> Boston Public Library >> 700 Boylston St. >> Boston, MA 02116 >> 617 859-2039 >> http://www.bpl.org/online/ >> Free To All >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bess >> Sadler >> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2011 4:23 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] two open positions at Stanford >> >> We are looking for two software developers to work on a four year grant >> funded digital library project. The department, Digital Library Systems and >> Services (DLSS) is part of the Stanford Library, and it's a great place to >> work. Salaries are more in line with Silicon Valley than with academia, >> you'd be part of a team of whip smart library programmers, and you really >> cannot beat the weather out here. Please feel free to contact me if you have >> any questions or want to discuss the positions. >> >> To see more details on any of the positions, search for the Job ID at >> http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html. >> >> Bess Sadler >> Manager for Application Development, Digital Library Systems and Services >> >> p.s. Resistance is futile. ;) >> >> >> Feel free to browse other great jobs at >> http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html >> Digital Library Software Engineer, Stanford University Libraries >> >> Job ID >> 43757 >> Job Location >> University Libraries >> Job Category >> Library >> Salary >> 4P3 >> Date Posted >> Jul 29, 2011 >> >> Working Title: Revs Infrastructure Developer >> Job Classification: System Software Developer >> >> This position is double posted at the 4P3 and 4P4 levels. >> >> Job Objective: >> >> Stanford University Libraries is seeking a talented software engineer to >> support the digitization, collection delivery and collaboration components >> of the Revs Program at Stanford. This is a four-year, grant-funded position. >> >> This position is part of the Revs Program at Stanford >> (http://revs.stanford.edu). This program is dedicated to developing an >> understanding of the impact of the automobile on society, culture and >> technology. The Revs Program at Stanford was founded to inspire a new >> trans-disciplinary field connecting the past, present and future of the >> automobile. The Revs Program fosters an intellectual community bridging the >> humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design, science and engineering, >> and the professions. As a part of that effort, SULAIR will support the >> dissemination of scholarly research on the automobile; provide digital >> access to a collection of over two million items relating to automotive >> history, racing and technology; and, develop a system and service to develop >> and sustain an online automotive community. Members of the team will play a >> role in building the world's leading center on the study of the impact of >> the automobile on the 20th and 21st century. >> >> The Repository Developer will primarily develop digital library software to >> enable management, preservation, and online discovery of Revs materials. >> This will involve deployment of a new repository and web application using >> the Hydra technology stack (http://projecthydra.org). The Repository >> Developer will be a core contributor to the open source Hydra project in the >> process of building the Revs digital repository. >> >> The Repository Developerwill be a member of a core team dedicated to the >> successful completion of this project, and will work closely with the >> project manager, Revs web developer, the information architect, digital >> library infrastructure developers, the user experience designer and other >> developers involved in digital library initiatives. This particular project >> is highly collaborative, and will involve interactions with developers, >> scholars and staff across Stanford and from other institutions. As a member >> of SULAIR's digital library application development team, the Repository >> Developer will contribute to the overall development of the Stanford >> Library's web and digital library infrastructure, and help plan, specify, >> and build the technologies needed to support the University's goal of >> ubiquitous access to scholarly information. >> >> Primary Responsibilities: >> >> * Design and deploy a world class digital access system for the Revs >> collection. >> >> * Leverage and further develop SULAIR's existing work on hydra >> (http://projecthydra.org/) to serve as a full text, image and media >> (audio/video) delivery environment. >> >> * Provide analysis and software engineering support for implementing >> and leveraging the open source Fedora framework, leveraging both XML and >> RDF-based metadata. >> >> * Enable cross-linking of Revs materials through persistent & >> well-structured methods, allowing researchers to build associative graphs of >> related materials in a rigorous and machine-actionable manner. >> * Leverage and further develop existing infrastructure to create a >> text, image & media file processing pipeline for digital Revs content; as >> materials are digitized by Revs and its agents, this infrastructure will >> ensure the orderly management of the files and their associated metadata; >> the processing of these files for activities such as optical character >> recognition (OCR), and the transfer of a copy of these files to SULAIR for >> long-term preservation and accessioning into Stanford's digital library. >> * Leverage and further develop existing infrastructure to preserve >> Revs content in the Stanford Digital Repository. >> >> Required Qualifications and Demonstrated Experience: >> >> * Expertise in Ruby on Rails, both for application development and in >> engineering an enhanced framework, including plug-ins, engines and gems, for >> developing library and repository applications. >> * Demonstrated ability to develop new programming skills quickly, and >> to grasp unfamiliar architectures and application designs quickly. >> * Demonstrated ability to write solid, simple, elegant code both >> independently and in a team-programming environment and within schedule >> limitations. >> * Demonstrated expertise with XML and related tools and technologies >> (e.g., XML schema, schema management and databases, XSLT, X-forms). >> * Experience with relational database design and management. >> Experience implementing database applications for SQL Server, Oracle, or >> MySQL. >> * Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from >> specification to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in writing; and >> work with all levels of staff, vendors, and consultants. >> * Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to technical >> projects, especially test-first development and automated testing. Also must >> make effective use of team collaboration tools, build management, and >> version control systems. >> * Demonstrated success participating in and contributing to open >> source software development projects. >> * Demonstrated experience with library applications and technology, >> including experience participating in relevant library open source efforts. >> * In-depth knowledge of library policies and practice, metadata >> standards and the scholarly communication framework >> * Quick and self-bootstrapping learner. Particularly adept at quickly >> learning new scripting and programming languages. >> * Expertise in networking and systems integration in a heterogeneous >> hardware and software environment. >> * Four-year college degree or equivalent with five to seven years >> demonstrated experience required. >> * At the 4P4 level, seven to ten years demonstrated experience >> required. >> >> >> Desired Knowledge and Skills: >> >> * Advanced degree desired >> * Demonstrated success participating in community-based open source >> projects, specifically those relevant to the Stanford Libraries' Digital >> Library architecture, such as Fedora, Blacklight, Solr or Hydra. >> * Familiarity with the process of digitizing images, text, audio and >> video in cultural heritage institutions. >> * Familiarity with RDF, semantic web, and linked data technologies and >> practices >> * Familiarity with XML schemas used to describe digitized cultural >> heritage materials, such as TEI, MODS, METS, and EAD. >> * Prior, successful experience working as a professional in an >> academic and/or library environment. >> * Interest and enthusiasm in the social, technical and economic >> history of the automobile. >> >> ***** >> >> Feel free to browse other great jobs at >> http://jobs.stanford.edu/find_a_job.html >> Digital Library Software Engineer, Stanford University Libraries >> >> Job ID >> 43758 >> Job Location >> University Libraries >> Job Category >> Library >> Salary >> 4P3 >> Date Posted >> Jul 29, 2011 >> >> Working Title: Revs Web Developer >> Job Classification: System Software Developer >> >> This position is double posted at the 4P3 and 4P4 levels. >> >> Job Objective: >> >> Stanford University Libraries is seeking a talented web developer to support >> scholarship in the digital age by delivering on the promises of the digital >> library. This is a four-year, grant-funded position. >> >> This position is part of the Revs Program at Stanford >> (http://revs.stanford.edu). This program is dedicated to developing an >> understanding of the impact of the automobile on society, culture and >> technology. The Revs Program at Stanford was founded to inspire a new >> trans-disciplinary field connecting the past, present and future of the >> automobile. The Revs Program fosters an intellectual community bridging the >> humanities and fine arts, social sciences, design, science and engineering, >> and the professions. As a part of that effort, SULAIR will support the >> dissemination of scholarly research on the automobile; provide digital >> access to a collection of over two million items relating to automotive >> history, racing and technology; and, develop a system and service to develop >> and sustain an online automotive community. Members of the team will play a >> role in building the world's leading center on the study of the impact of >> the automobile on the 20th and 21st century. >> >> The Web Developer will be responsible for the development of an online >> discovery, visualization and collaboration environment for digital library >> and research data materials related to automobilia. This will involve >> deployment of a new repository and web application using the Hydra >> technology stack, as well as integration of third party tools, components >> and API's to enhance these environments. The web developer will be a core >> contributor to the open source Hydra project in the process of building the >> Revs digital repository. >> >> The second major role of the web developer is building and sustaining the >> program website, which is intended to serve as the working space for the >> automotive research community at Stanford. The prevailing web publishing >> platform and content management system used at Stanford is Drupal, and this >> project will likely require the design and development of a sophisticated >> Drupal-based website. >> >> The Web Developer will be a member of a core team dedicated to the >> successful completion of this project, and will work closely with the >> project manager, Revs repository developer, the information architect, >> digital library infrastructure developers, the user experience designer and >> other web developers involved in digital library initiatives.This particular >> project is highly collaborative, and will involve interactions with >> developers, scholars and staff across Stanford and from other institutions. >> As a member of SULAIR's web development team, the Web Developer will >> contribute to the overall development of the Stanford Library's web and >> digital library infrastructure, and help plan, specify, and build the >> technologies needed to support the University's goal of rich, digitalaccess >> to scholarly information. >> >> Primary Responsibilities: >> >> * Develop and deploy a digital repository and digital library >> applications to support discovery of and access to digitized books, >> journals, photographs, posters, promotional materials, manuscript archives >> and other unique artifacts related to the history of the automobile. This >> will involve full deployment and enhancement of the Hydra technology stack, >> using Ruby on Rails, Fedora, Blacklight and Solr, as well as integration of >> third party components and API's to provide ground-breaking functionality >> for exhibits, mashups, collaborative annotation, and novel visualizations of >> information. >> Develop and deploy the application layer of digital asset management >> (processing, description, permissions management) interfaces to support the >> digitization, accessioning and preservation of the digital materials >> associated with the Revs at Stanford program. >> * Build, enhance and sustain the Revs at Stanford web site to support >> research and teaching. This will include deployment of a Drupal intance, >> custom theming, module integration and development, and custom coding to >> support the unique needs of the program. This may include development of the >> site's information architecture and contributions to its visual design. >> * Provide project management support as well as liase with Stanford >> faculty, students and researchers, as well as outside researchers and >> stakeholders from industry, automotive associations and the Revs Institute >> in Naples, Florida. >> >> Required Knowledge and Skills >> >> * Demonstrated expertise participating in successful web application >> development efforts using Drupal (PhP/MySQL), Ruby on Rails, or Java. >> Familiarity with a range of programming and scripting languages is >> essential; Drupal and Ruby on Rails expertise is highly desirable. >> * Demonstrated ability to write solid, simple, elegant code both >> independently and in a team-programming environment and within schedule >> limitations. >> * In-depth knowledge of HTML and related website development >> technologies and software (especially JavaScript, Ajax, CSS and PHP). >> * Demonstrated expertise with XML and related tools and technologies >> (e.g., XML schema, schema management and databases, XSLT, X-forms). >> * Experience with relational database design and management. >> Experience implementing database applications for MySQL, Oracle, or SQL >> Server. >> * Strong writing and communication skills, particularly in an academic >> setting. >> * Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from >> specification to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in writing; and >> work with all levels of staff, vendors, and consultants. >> * Demonstrated proficiency working on a cross-functional web >> development team, including human-computer interaction specialists, system >> administrators, database administrators, librarians and end users. >> * Demonstrated proficiency applying best practices to technical >> projects, especially test-first development and automated testing. Also must >> make effective use of team collaboration tools, build management, and >> version control systems. >> * Interest in and capacity to contribute to open source software >> development projects.Capacity to do so may include technical, communication >> and social skills. >> * Quick and self-bootstrapping learner. Particularly adept at quickly >> learning new scripting and programming languages. >> * A curious, innovative and dynamic approach to experimenting with new >> technologies, user interfaces, API's and programming methods, with the >> ability to rapidly integrate useful leads into the project's technology core. >> * Excellent sense of visual design, graphic production and information >> architecture is highly desired; experience with and appreciation for >> effectively incorporating these domains into a development project is >> required. >> * Expertise in networking and systems integration in a heterogeneous >> hardware and software environment. >> * Four-year college degree or equivalent with five to seven years >> demonstrated experience required. >> * At the 4P4 level, seven to ten years demonstrated experience >> required. >> >> >> Desired Knowledge and Skills: >> >> * Demonstrated experience with library applications and technology, >> including experience participating in relevant library open source efforts. >> * Familiarity with XML schemas used to describe digitized cultural >> heritage materials, such as TEI, MODS, METS, and EAD. >> * Familiarity with RDF, semantic web, and linked data technologies and >> practices >> * Familiarity with the Hydra Project and its related technologies: >> Fedora, Blacklight, and Solr. >> * Interest and enthusiasm in the social, technical and economic >> history of the automobile. >> * Familiarity with test driven development processes, or the desire >> and ability to learn them. >>
