Job Title
:
PROGRAMMER IN A&S COMPUTING
Reference Code:
060345
Job Type (FT/PT):
FULL TIME
Department:
ARTS & SCIENCES COMPUTING
Minimum of Monthly Salary Range
:
$2,987
Midpoint of Monthly Salary Range
:
$3,809
Requirements:
BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE OR SIMILAR DEGREE OR EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE. DEMONSTRATED BACKGROUND AND FAMILIARITY WITH THE GOALS OF ACADEMIC COMPUTING. SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE IN PROGRAMMING, SYSTEM DESIGN AND DATABASE ARCHITECTURE WITH FOCUS ON WEB-BASED APPLICATIONS. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE WITH PERL, C, PHP, COLDFUSION, MYSQL, HTML AND XHTML. POWER USER OF WEB DEVELOPMENT PACKAGES, AUTHORING SYSTEMS, DIGITAL AUDIO/VIDEO, GRAPHICS, AND PRODUCTION-ORIENTED SOFTWARE PACKAGES INCLUDING MACROMEDIA FLASH, AUTHORWARE, ADOBE, PREMIER, AND OTHERS. EFFECTIVE USER OF WIDE VARIETY OF GENERAL OFFICE APPLICATIONS AND NETWORK SOFTWARE. DEMONSTRATED STRONG PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING SKILLS, ATTENTION TO DETAIL. ABILITY TO WORK INDEPENDENTLY IN A DEMANDING ACADEMIC ENVIRONMENT, AND AS PART OF A TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT TEAM. ABILITY TO WORK EFFECTIVELY WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF FACULTY, STUDENTS AND STAFF. EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS INCLUDING VERBAL AND WRITTEN. PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS: TRAINING IN HUMANITIES OR SOCIAL SCIENCE; JAVA PROGRAMMING; FAMILIARITY WITH WU PROGRAMS, FACULTY AND STUDENTS.
Job Description:
ACT AS AN ADVOCATE FOR FACULTY AND STUDENTS WHO ARE USING TECHNOLOGY TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND LEARNING. THE PROGRAMMER WILL WORK AS A PART OF THE ARTS & SCIENCES COMPUTING TEAM, IN SUPPORT OF A&S COURSES AND FACULTY, FOCUSING ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, AND COLLABORATING WITHUNIVERSITY FACULTY, STUDENTS AND STAFF AS APPROPRIATE. IN ADDITION, FACILITATE INTEGRATION OF ESTABLISHED AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES SUPPORTED BY A&SC. SPECIFIC PROJECTS INCLUDE CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT OF CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, BOTH OPEN SOURCE, SUCH AS MAMBO/JOOMLA! AND LICENSED SOLUTIONS, AND ASSISTING A&S DEPARTMENTS WITH WEB PAGE, PROGRAMMING, AND DATABASE SUPPORT. SPECIFIC AREAS OF RESPONSIBLITY INCLUDE: ASSIST A&S DEPARTMENTS WITH WEB PAGE SUPPORT INCLUDING EDITING,DESIGNING, AND TRAINING. PRODUCTION OF MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS TO SUPPORT TEACHING AND DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING STATIC AND DYNAMIC WEB PAGES, DIGITIZED TEXT, IMAGES, AUDIO AND VIDEO RESOURCES, ETC. PROVIDE DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MAMBO/JOOMLA! CMS AND SUPPORT SELECTED LEGACY SYSTEMS FOR A&S DEPARTMENTS. DESIGN ADMINISTRATIVE TOOLS, SEARCHABLE DATABASES, AND WEB FRONT-ENDS TO HELP FACILITATE THE USE OF A&S SERVICES. CONTRIBUTE TO PILOT PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN IN A&SC ANDOTHER CAMPUS EFFORTS WHERE APPROPRIATE. PROVIDE BASIC CLIENT SUPPORT FORTHE ARTSCI SERVER, MODEM DIAL-UP SERVICES, A&SC FACILITIES IN EADS HALL, ETC. AS NECESSARY. PROVIDE BACKUP COVERAGE FOR ARTS & SCIENCES COMPUTINGSTAFF INCLUDING THE 24/7-SUPPORT ROTATION.