Job opening at Huz's workplace
Oct. 21st, 2010 07:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amethyst73Simbios, the Center for Physics-based Simulation of Biological Structures, is one of eight national centers funded by the National Institutes of Health to build a biomedical-computing infrastructure to speed progress in biomedical research. A key element of that infrastructure is our public project hosting website Simtk.org, which has grown to over 11,000 members and nearly 400 projects in just a few years. The center is seeking a visionary web engineer with knowledge of the latest web technologies and trends to continue enhancing the site and help transform it into an undisputable national biomedical simulation resource.
Simtk.org members are world-class biocomputational scientists whose research projects can present unique challenges for the site, such as the sharing of very large data sets. The Senior Web Developer will be responsible for implementing innovative, effective solutions to meet member needs and for maintaining all aspects of the site in terms of functionality, usability, reliability, and security. In collaboration with the Simbios Director of Dissemination, the developer will lead the design and development of effective social networking systems and other technologies to enable and motivate Simtk.org members to support each other in a true online community. This individual is willing and able to do whatever is necessary to continuously improve Simtk.org users' experience while maintaining the extremely high levels of reliability necessary to earn and retain user trust.
The ideal candidate is an engaged, active, and disciplined software engineer with excellent website development and design skills who fulfills the following requirements:
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
* Minimum of two years experience with PHP, XSLT, XML, Javascript, XHTML, and Apache servers
* Working knowledge of important Internet protocols and future directions
* Excellent communication skills
* Understanding of browser portability issues
* Practical grasp of authorization technologies and security issues
* Comfort assembling capabilities quickly from open source tools
* Deep understanding of human interface issues and design
Desired skills
* Database administration, particularly PostgreSQL
* Familiarity with wikis, especially MoinMoin
* Ability to effectively implement and use web analysis tools such as Google Analytics and Awstats
* Successful implementation of reputation-based self-supporting community website infrastructure
This is a four-year fixed position that would be extended if funding permits.
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Interested persons can either look for job # 40000 at the university at which we work or email Huz if interested. (Let me know if you don't have Huz's email, or you need to know what university to look at. This is a San Francisco/San Jose area job.)
Simtk.org members are world-class biocomputational scientists whose research projects can present unique challenges for the site, such as the sharing of very large data sets. The Senior Web Developer will be responsible for implementing innovative, effective solutions to meet member needs and for maintaining all aspects of the site in terms of functionality, usability, reliability, and security. In collaboration with the Simbios Director of Dissemination, the developer will lead the design and development of effective social networking systems and other technologies to enable and motivate Simtk.org members to support each other in a true online community. This individual is willing and able to do whatever is necessary to continuously improve Simtk.org users' experience while maintaining the extremely high levels of reliability necessary to earn and retain user trust.
The ideal candidate is an engaged, active, and disciplined software engineer with excellent website development and design skills who fulfills the following requirements:
Requirements
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
* Minimum of two years experience with PHP, XSLT, XML, Javascript, XHTML, and Apache servers
* Working knowledge of important Internet protocols and future directions
* Excellent communication skills
* Understanding of browser portability issues
* Practical grasp of authorization technologies and security issues
* Comfort assembling capabilities quickly from open source tools
* Deep understanding of human interface issues and design
Desired skills
* Database administration, particularly PostgreSQL
* Familiarity with wikis, especially MoinMoin
* Ability to effectively implement and use web analysis tools such as Google Analytics and Awstats
* Successful implementation of reputation-based self-supporting community website infrastructure
This is a four-year fixed position that would be extended if funding permits.
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Interested persons can either look for job # 40000 at the university at which we work or email Huz if interested. (Let me know if you don't have Huz's email, or you need to know what university to look at. This is a San Francisco/San Jose area job.)
