Job Title: Software Developer
PVN ID: GS-1801-002283
Category: Information Technology
Location: The GRADUATE CENTER

Job Description

General Description

Répertoire International de Littérature Musicale (RILM) publishes RILM Abstracts of Music Literatureand RILM Retrospective Abstracts of Music Literature, widely recognized as the world’s most comprehensive abstracted bibliography on music and related disciplines for over 45 years, now with some 830,000 records. The database is fully searchable with in-depth vocabulary-controlled indexing and abstracts, and with titles given in both the original language and English translations.

RILM is currently aggressively expanding its product offerings, creating several digital publishing initiatives. These initiatives focus on extracting full-text data from publications such as journals and encyclopedias, targeting topics within RILM’s domain expertise. Key to these initiatives is integrating RILM’s existing unique bibliographic and related assets into the indexing and searching process.

Other Duties

Responsibilities:

  • Software architecture and design
  • Understand project requirements, and translate those requirements into architecture design and implementation
  • Participate in all aspects of development team tasks, testing,and support as appropriate
  • Work closely with project team in an agile environment
  • Participate in preparation of both technical and end-user documentation
  • Participate organization-wide in all RILM development projects
  • Assistthe product and technology team with input across all projects
  • Provide communication and recommendations to management and peerson best practices, consistency, and documentation
  • Provide hands-on end user support where necessary

Qualifications

Qualifications:

  • BS in Computer Science or related field, or related work experience
  • 3+ years of experience in software development with experience in:

oNoSQL datastoreslike MarkLogic

oProgramming languages like XQuery and JavaScript

oXML (XSL, XPath, and XSLT)

oBuilding front-end web interfaces

oRESTful web services (using both XML and JSON)

oWorking knowledge of version control systemssuch as Git

oExcellentcommunication skills, written and verbal

  • The following qualifications are a plus

oExperience with Node.jsor comparable web servers

oExperience with AWS or similar hostingplatforms

oExperience with client-side MVCs such as Angular(preferred), Backbone, or React

oExperience with MS SQL

The successful candidate will have some experience in RILM’s domain area (libraries, academic publishing), or is willing to accept a steep learning curve. The successful candidate will also be willing and able to work in multiple development environments and frameworks, as well as to learn and provide leadership in new environments.

 

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Répertoire International de Littérature
Status
Full Time
Pay Range
$15.00
Closing Date
Mar 03, 2018 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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