*Title:* R Software Developer
*Category:* Exempt, Contingent-II (Contract)
*Department:* Digital Systems and Stewardship
*Benefits:* 22 Days Annual Leave, 15 Days of Sick Leave, 3 Days
Personal Leave
15 Paid Holidays, Tuition Remission, Health,
Dental, Vision, and Prescription
*Salary: *$60,000 - $70,000 annually, salary will be determined
based on experience
The R Software Developer will provide programming in support of a National
Science Foundation Advances in Biological Informatics grant entitled
Advanced mathematical, statistical, and software tools to unlock the
potential of animal tracking data,
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1458748. This project
focuses on adapting mathematical and statistical methods from
geostatistics, physics, signal processing, and computer science for the
analysis of animal tracking datasets. The centerpiece of the project is the
continuous-time movement modeling (ctmm;
https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/ctmm/index.html) analysis package
for the R environment for statistical computing. This package implements
the methods developed by the project team and serves as the interface with
the community of ecologists and conservation biologists studying animal
movement processes.
The developer will be physically located in the Libraries on the University
of Maryland, College Park campus as part of a software development team
which will provide general development expertise and infrastructure
support. However, the developer will primarily interact with the project
team, composed of researchers from the Smithsonian Conservation Biology
Institute, University of Maryland Department of Biology, and University of
Massachusetts (Amherst) College of Information and Computer Sciences,
including Justin Calabrese, Chris Fleming, Dan Sheldon, and Bill Fagan.
The contract is scheduled to last for approximately 18 months.
The developer will build an R-Shiny web application providing a graphical
interface to the ctmm R package for statistical modeling with a target
audience of ecologists who have animal movement data and would like to
utilize the ctmm package, but don’t have the expertise to do so directly in
R via the command line. The application will walk the user through the
modeling process, including steps such as data upload, analysis,
visualization and report generation. The analysis step will further be
broken into a sequence of sub-steps that depend on the user’s analysis
goals. The web application must be easily run in standalone, desktop mode
and would be desirable run in a hosted, multi-user mode as well. The
developer will principally interface on the backend with the existing ctmm
package, developed by others on the project team, but would also be
available to help with ctmm improvements as necessary.
*Responsibilities:*
· Develop the R-Shiny web application using agile methodologies, in
collaboration with the project team. Use version control, documentation,
issue management, automated testing, and continuous integration to produce
a high quality application that can be extended and maintained beyond the
lifespan of the contract.
· Gather and document requirements from stakeholders, plan and schedule
implementation issues, and obtain feedback from user testing.
*Required Qualifications:*
· Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, mathematics, or relevant technical
sciences
· Experience developing applications using the R programming language
· Background in basic math and statistics
· Demonstrated understanding of software development tools for version
control, such as git
· Excellent interpersonal skills; and excellent written and verbal
communications skills
For the full position description, please go to
http://www.lib.umd.edu/hr/employment-opportunities/staff-faculty-positions.
*APPLICATIONS: *Electronic applications required. Please apply online at
https://ejobs.umd.edu. No relocation assistance will be provided. You
must be legally able to work in the United States; the University of
Maryland Libraries will not sponsor individuals for employment. An
application consists of a cover letter which includes the source of
advertisement, a resume, and names/e-mail addresses of three references*.*
Applications will be reviewed as they are received and accepted until the
position is filled; best date of consideration is August 29, 2016.
*The University of Maryland, College Park, an equal opportunity/affirmative
action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws and
regulations regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action; all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment. The
University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons
and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex,
national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status,
age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, creed, marital
status, political affiliation, personal appearance, or on the basis of
rights secured by the First Amendment, in all aspects of employment,
educational programs and activities, and admissions.*
