XML Applications Developer, Northeastern University, Boston MA
Posted May 16, 2014
The XML Applications Developer develops and maintains XML applications in support of the Digital Scholarship Group (DSG) and faculty projects affiliated with the DSG, with major focus on the TEI Archiving, Publishing and Access Service (TAPAS) and the Women Writers Project. He or she provides programming and systems analysis for the design, development and documentation of complex research tools across a wide range of projects. The XML Applications Developer will be responsible for designing, developing, testing and deploying new technologies, tools and resources to extend and enhance digital content and services, developing application programming interfaces (APIs) to facilitate multiple submission and access pathways. He or she writes and/or modifies code and conducts quality assurance on code contributed by other developers, and performs related duties as necessary. He or she works collaboratively with library colleagues as well as colleagues in ITS and across campus, and participates in an ongoing evaluation of emerging academic and library technologies. This is a 2-year position with the possibility of extended funding.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and a minimum of 2-3 years of XML development experience.
- Demonstrably strong working knowledge of XML/XSL and Xquery.
- Ability to work in an API environment and experience developing REST-based services.
- Knowledge of RDF and linked data structures and applications.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills and the ability to formulate options, develop, and recommend solutions.
- Creativity in problem solving to independently resolve numerous technical issues arising in a constantly changing work environment, and analytical skills and judgment to extrapolate from one situation to another and to make appropriate decisions in a dynamic work environment
- Demonstrated experience with Unix, Unix utilities, device handling, data storage, and basic UNIX administration.
- Strong understanding of information organization and retrieval technologies used to organize, store, and access digital content.
- Experience with programming best practices, including test-drive development and design patterns.
- Knowledge of current web development standards and cross platform compatibility and accessibility techniques.
- Experience with Open Source software.
- Excellent oral and written skills to communicate with technical and non-technical individuals and prepare project documentation to support training and best practices encoding guidelines
- Strong interpersonal skills; ability to work successfully in a collaborative environment.
- Experience with IT in a higher education setting desirable.
- Experience working on complex humanities data desirable
About Northeastern University Libraries
The Northeastern University Library is at the hub of campus intellectual life. Resources include over 900,000 print volumes, 500,000 e-books, and 60,000 electronic journals. The Snell Library building welcomes 1.5 million visitors a year on the Boston campus and the library’s web site serves users around the world. The library provides award-winning research and instructional services, a growing focus on networked information, and extensive special collections that document social justice efforts in the Greater Boston area. The library has an ambitious vision to expand its digital initiatives by developing its digital repository, digitizing unique collections, constructing integrated collaborative spaces, and fostering the adoption of digital media and the creation of new knowledge. The Northeastern University Library leads the way in redefining library service in the 21st century. For more information, please visit www.library.northeastern.edu.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern is a leader in worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. Our broad mix of experience-based education programs–our signature cooperative education program, as well as student research, service learning, and global learning–build the connections that enable students to transform their lives. The University offers a comprehensive range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools. See http://www.northeastern.edu.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received; first consideration will go to those received by May 30, 2014.
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Northeastern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Educational Institution and Employer, Title IX University. Northeastern University particularly welcomes applications from minorities, women and persons with disabilities. Northeastern University is an E-Verify Employer.