Ross, hold him down, would you, while I cut his beard off? Roy
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >>> >
