The International Institute of Social History (IISH) is the world’s largest documentation and research centre in the field of social history. Since its foundation in 1935, the institute has dedicated itself to the collection, preservation and availability of the heritage of social movements worldwide. The institute is independent and reliable, which makes it a natural depository of the frequently threatened cultural heritage of the labour movement and other emancipatory groups and currents. The research department of the institute focuses on the history of labour relations and organizes international projects in this field. The collection (archives, library and audio-visual materials) takes up well over 30 miles of shelf room. The IISH is an institute that comes under the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW).
At the Digital Infrastructure Department of the Institute there is a vacancy for a Developer (m/f) (38 hr week) Digital Infrastructure Department (DI) The department works on development and implementation projects in the field of digital scientific information products and services, which are of strategic importance to the Institute, such as: •Trusted Digital Repository. Digital files from private archives, scientific datasets and digitized collections (text and audiovisual material) are stored in a secure and managed repository. Working together with practitioners in the field to implement practical solutions for digital preservation and long term access. •Metadata production systems, including the automated library system which manages up to 2 million records. •Search platform. Data aggregation and warehousing, search and discovery services for data collections of the IISG and sister institutions across the world in the field of social and economic history. •Collaboratory platform for historical research. Collecting, sharing and enriching datasets for research in an international collaborative environment. These products are developed in the context of multi-partner projects (such as the EU-funded HOPE project: http://www.peoplesheritage.eu/index.htm) and carried out by cross-departmental teams of multi-disciplinary composition. The teams are working internationally, follow ICT trends and are focused on practical and hands-on implementation. To strengthen the DI department we are looking for an enthusiastic, inquisitive and communicatively strong individual. Function information: As a developer you work together with colleagues in various software development projects. You will work with information analysts and expert users to define functional and technical requirements and to obtain information about performance requirements and interfaces. Together with the development team you analyse architectural constraints, evaluate options, design and implement systems. You construct interfaces, connectivity between systems, metadata conversions and web services. You apply where possible open standards, protocols and best practices for the international exchange of data between information systems. As a back-end developer you will be responsible for the development, testing and maintenance of the local implementation of the Evergreen open source library system and for contributing to this open source project (http://www.open-ils.org/). In carrying out your tasks and responsibilities you make use of open web standards, open source frameworks and open source toolkits. Clear documentation is an important part of the work. We expect that you can produce clear documentation guides and templates and that you will review the code and documentation of your colleagues. You work according to the OpenUp methodology and you have working knowledge of UML. You are expected to produce strong proposals for improvement of the work processes at the operational level. All developers within the department are responsible for the maintenance and improvement of running applications. We offer you a position within a dynamic, enthusiastic and ambitious team and with room for own initiative. Job requirements: •A relevant degree in Computer Science or related discipline •In-depth knowledge and experience with Java/jsp, Perl, php; •Working knowledge of open source development approaches, RUP and UML; •Working knowledge of databases and indexing technologies (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SOLR); •Working knowledge of descriptive metadata standards (MARC, EAD) and (XML-)encoding schemes; •A minimum of 5 years’ experience in international distributed development projects; •Customer oriented, analytical, result-oriented, precise, inventive, hands-on-mentality; •Can function independently and in teams; •The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines. •Good communicative skills in English (spoken en written) Contract and salary: This is a tenure contract at the KNAW-IISG, with a 2-month period of probation. The gross salary per month depends on relevant work experience with a minimum of € 2,379, - and maximum of € 3,755, - (scale 10 CAO-Dutch Universities). The IISG offer an extensive package of fringe benefits, such as 8,3% year-end bonus, 8% holiday pay, a good pension scheme, 6 weeks holiday on an annual basis and the possibility to buy or sell vacation hours. Response: You can send your application letter and CV before January 3, 2011 to the IISG, to the attention of Marjoleine Cornelissen (Head Human Resources), PO Box 2169, 1000 CD Amsterdam or by e-mail [email protected]. For more information you can contact Mario Mieldijk (Head Systems Development & Management) at +31 (0)20-6685866.
