[OSGeo-Boston] Software Engineer position open at MIT - Geodata and Library applications

[Lisa Sweeney]

The MIT Libraries are seeking a software engineer. It is a full time job with 50% time allocated for development on our geodata systems and 50% general application development for library technical platforms and services. Please pass along to anyone you think would be interested and qualified.



Lisa


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Head, GIS Services, MIT Libraries
http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/
617-258-5598




** This is a two year term appointment with the possibility of extension.**

The MIT Libraries are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and self‐motivated software engineer to join a group of developers that provides programming and software analysis support across the MIT Libraries. This position provides both general application development for library technical platforms and services, as well as specialized development for the MIT Geodata repository.

Reporting to the Head of Software Development and Analysis, the Software Engineer will be responsible for development work, from front‐end web applications to back‐end data management, on systems for a variety of projects underway in the Libraries. Initial clear focus will be on GIS software and systems which includes maintaining and expanding access to geodata through existing services and tools, i.e. MIT Geo web and MITGeodata Search Tools for ArcGIS. As a member of the GIS Technology Group, s/he will work collaboratively with the Program Head of GIS Services, Senior GIS Specialist, and Digital Library Systems Manager to investigate, define, recommend, and build new services around geodata. S/he will provide application and development support for an existing suite of tools for geoservices, comprised primarily of Oracle, ESRI ArcSDE, and Geoserver, and will assist in the management of the ArcSDE installation using SDE administration tools and SQL. The Engineer will ensure up‐to‐date system documentation is maintained and code kept in an SVN system. S/he will also advise and consult with library technical and non‐technical staff to provide GIS web development expertise and guidance.

As a member of the Software Development and Analysis Department, the Software Engineer will work with other software engineers in supporting the ongoing development of Library IT application infrastructure, including, but not limited to, institutional repositories (DSpace, and others), digital library collection management systems, digital archiving systems (e.g. Archivists’ Toolkit), etc. S/he will collaborate with other developers both on campus and at other institutions with whom we establish relationships.

QUALIFICATIONS: Required ‐ College degree in computer science /engineering or another subject with equivalent work experience. Demonstrated expertise in GIS APIs, tools, and platforms, such as ArcSDE, OpenLayers, and GeoServer. Current, and honed skill‐set for web development: LAMP, MVC frameworks, Java, PHP, Javascript (including Javascript frameworks like JQuery), AJAX design, dynamic languages (Python, Ruby), distributed indexing (SOLR, etc), web services. Solid relational database experience, especially Oracle, but also PostgreSQL. Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Flexibility and a collaborative approach to innovation, problem‐solving, and working across organizational boundaries with librarian, faculty, and both technical and non‐technical staff. Ability to be productive independently and to work successfully in a team environment within a culturally diverse community. Preferred ‐ Experience with open source software, and it’s development policies and methodology. Working knowledge of VB.NET, or C#. Two years experience working with geodata, GIS and ArcObjects. Facility with modern software development tools and practices, e.g., version control, IDE, TDD. Interest in or experience with information delivery issues, preferably within a library or academic environment.

SALARY AND BENEFITS: $65,000 minimum. Actual salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. MIT offers excellent benefits including a choice of health and retirement plans, a dental plan, and tuition assistance. The MIT Libraries afford a flexible and collegial working environment and foster professional growth of staff with management training and travel funding for professional meetings.



SOFTWARE ENGINEER



Software Development and Analysis

(Administrative Staff)



(over)

APPLICATION PROCESS: Apply online at: http://hrweb.mit.edu/staffing/. Please include cover letter, resume, and contact information for three references. Review of applications will begin September 26, 2011 will continue until position is filled. MIT is strongly and actively committed to diversity within its community and particularly encourages applications from qualified women and minority candidates.

Through a culture that encourages innovation and collaboration, the MIT Libraries are redefining the role of the 21st century library - making collections more accessible than ever before, and shaping the future of scholarly research. Library staff, at all levels, contribute to this spirit of innovation and to the mission of promoting learning, discovery and the advancement of knowledge at MIT and beyond. “Reinventing the Research Library: The MIT Libraries in the 21st Century” is a short video that looks at how the Libraries are expanding beyond their traditional role to shape 21st century research library ‐‐creating innovative services, reaching out to students and faculty, and leading efforts to increase global access to MIT’s scholarly work.

The MIT Libraries support the Institute's programs of research and study with holdings of more than 2.9 million print volumes and 3.1 million special format items, and terabytes of MIT‐owned digital content. In addition, rare special collections, Institute records, historical documents, and papers of noted faculty are held in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Library resources and services are accessible to students and researchers through the Libraries’ website (http://libraries.mit.edu/), and library spaces are widely available for both collaborative work and quiet study. Traditional library resources are supplemented by innovative services for bioinformatics, GIS, metadata, social science data, and research data management services, as well as multimedia facilities and services for video production, conferencing, webcasting and distance education. The Libraries utilize the Ex Libris Aleph system for its public Web‐based catalog and as the support system for user service and processing functions. DSpace at MIT, a digital repository developed over the past ten years by the MIT Libraries, serves to capture, preserve and communicate the intellectual output of MIT's faculty and research community. Other MIT repositories include: Dome, a second DSpace instance, providing access to a sizable image collection and other digital collections owned by the MIT Libraries; the MIT Geodata Repository for a diverse collection of GIS Data; and MIT’s DataVerse for licensed social science datasets. MIT Libraries maintain memberships and affiliations in arXiv, Association of Research Libraries, the BorrowDirect group, the Boston Library Consortium, DDI Alliance, DuraSpace, HathiTrust, CLIR/Digital Library Federation, the Coalition of Networked Information, EDUCAUSE, North East Research Libraries, OCLC Research Library Partnership, ORCID, and Portico.
August 2011


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