The Caltech Library seeks an Applications Developer to work in our Digital
Library Development department. Join us in sunny Southern California in an
exciting and innovative environment at one of the world's premier research
institutions!
About Caltech and Caltech Library
The California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is a world-renowned science
and engineering research and education institution, where extraordinary faculty
and students seek answers to complex questions, discover new knowledge, lead
innovation, and transform our future. Founded by Caltech faculty, NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a division of Caltech and is the leading U.S.
center for the robotic exploration of the solar system. For the fourth year in
a row, Caltech was named the top university in the world in 2014-15 in the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Caltech was awarded "Great
College to Work For" by the Chronicle of Higher Education in 2013.
Caltech's 124-acre campus is located in Pasadena, California. Home to the Rose
Bowl Parade, Pasadena is located in the foothills of the Angeles National
Forest, 10 miles from downtown Los Angeles.
The Caltech Library system comprises five libraries and Archives and Special
Collections. The Library's 42 staff is divided across four units that reflect
the Library's core areas of service to Caltech: Digital Library Development,
Access and Fulfillment Services, Archives and Special Collections, and Research
Services.
Job Summary
The Applications Developer works in the Digital Library Development department
to support a suite of digital library applications.
The Digital Library Development department is composed of 3 librarians and 6 IT
professionals. The department supports CaltechAUTHORS and other repositories on
the EPrints platform; digitized Archives collections on the Islandora digital
Library platform; the III ILS and SFX discovery tools; the Library's website;
public and staff desktop computing; and core infrastructure.
The Applications Developer will:
* Develop software and/or modify existing software for digital library
projects.
* Perform coding and analysis to modify and improve web interfaces for
library software systems.
* Collaborate with library staff on product development roadmaps.
* Participate in and contribute to library open source software communities.
* Improve productivity and efficiency of library applications development
operations, including through collaboration with entities external to the
library at Caltech and beyond.
Basic Qualifications
* BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with 2+
years of applications development experience.
* Experience programming with Perl, PHP and/or Python; JavaScript; shell
scripting in a Unix/Linux environment.
* Knowledge of web technologies and frameworks including Apache,
HTML/XHTML, XML, CSS.
* Knowledge of relational database systems with experience in MySQL, SQL.
* Working knowledge of software version control systems such as Git or SVN.
* Strong analytical skills and orientation to detail.
* Strong oral and written communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications
* BS degree in engineering or related field.
* Working knowledge of library operations and systems
* Fluency with additional programming languages such as Java or Ruby on
Rails.
* Familiarity with additional web development frameworks and tools such as
Drupal or jQuery.
* Familiarity with Semantic Web concepts and technologies (RDF, OWL, URIs).
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other
characteristic protected by law. Caltech is a VEVRAA Federal Contractor. For
more information about "EEO is the Law" click here: EEO is the Law.
To apply for this job, please visit https://jobs.caltech.edu/postings/2699
