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Application Developer, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA

Posted February 13, 2017

Job Overview

Drexel University Libraries seek a creative and energetic Application Developer who will develop, implement, and maintain innovative and effective tools and services. The successful candidate will have primary responsibility for the search and discovery applications that support student and faculty academic research, including the library catalog, Summon discovery service, and other tools. 

Job Summary: 
The Libraries seeks to improve discovery services by incorporating new types of content, including research datasets, faculty publications, and university records. In collaboration with team members, library staff, and campus partners, the incumbent will investigate and implement solutions that will advance this initiative. The candidate will also support discovery by piloting and launching solutions that leverage technologies such as Linked Open Data and RDF triplestores to expose Drexel content on the web for reuse by other researchers and institutions. 

As a member of the Data and Digital Stewardship division, the candidate will also play a lead role ensuring that public and staff applications adhere to accessibility standards and that the Libraries provide a consistent and efficient experience across our public interfaces. Reporting to the Manager, Discovery Systems, the Application Developer works closely with team members, library staff, and other stakeholders to determine needs, develop design documentation, troubleshoot applications, and provide maintenance. The candidate will maintain up-to-date system documentation and manage code in a version-control system.  

Qualifications

Required qualifications 

Bachelor’s degree in Information or Computer Sciences or related field or equivalent combination of experience. 

    A minimum of One year of relevant work experience. Demonstrated proficiency in a scripting language, such as Python or Bash, with experience in one or more of the following major programming languages: Ruby, PHP, Java. Strong working knowledge of Javascript/jQuery, HTML5, CSS. Experience with Linux operating systems. Prior work implementing or maintaining front-end services and tools. Commitment to continuously enhancing and developing skills. Strong oral and written communications skills. Demonstrated success in working effectively both independently and within teams. Evidence of flexibility and initiative working within a dynamic environment.

Preferred qualifications

    Experience in an academic and/or library environment. Knowledge of Linked Open Data principles and tools, such as RDF and SPARQL. Familiarity with relational database design and Postgres or MySQL. Working knowledge of Apache, Tomcat & other delivery servers. Experience with a version-control system such as Git or Subversion.  

Key Responsibilities 

  • Enhance and extend the Libraries’ current search and discovery environment by programming solutions that integrate new content types such as research data, faculty publications, and university records. 
  • Provide technical support for search and discovery applications, including maintenance, troubleshooting, and upgrades. 
  • Pilot and launch Linked Open Data solutions that expose images, datasets, and other digital content for inclusion in external search tools as well as reuse by researchers and other organizations.
  • Ensure adherence to industry and University standards for web accessibility through technical improvements to the Libraries’ public and staff applications.
  • Improve the discoverability of the Libraries content and services on the Web through the use of OpenGraph and Schema.org protocols to increase rankings in both web-scale search engines and specific tools like Google Scholar
  • Implement and maintain statistics and analytics tools for library applications in support of library-wide quality improvement initiatives.
  • Serve as technical liaison for the Libraries’ website, managed by campus IT.
  • Integrate Libraries’ services with other systems on campus (Drexel One, Drexel One Mobile, BBLearn), in coordination with Drexel IT.
  • Serve as backup to Discovery Systems team members. 

Other duties as assigned.

For more information and to apply, visit https://www.drexeljobs.com/applicants/jsp/shared/frameset/Frameset.jsp?time=1487009111866