Programmer Analyst, Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts - Pennsylvania

Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at the University of Pennsylvania Libraries

IT Graded Rank: B

Ref. no: 50-17613

To apply, go to: https://jobs.hr.upenn.edu/postings/4129

Salary range: $39-$60,000

With a growing collection of over 215,000 records representing approximately 100,000 manuscripts, the Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts (SDBM) is the largest freely available repository of data on manuscript books produced before 1600. The SDBM, maintained by the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, is seeking to fill a three-year, full-time, NEH-funded Programmer Analyst position to redevelop the SDBM into an online, open-access, collaborative tool for researching the historic and current locations of the world’s manuscripts. Working directly with the project manager and the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies (SIMS) Digital Content Programmer, the PA will build a crowd-sourced application providing web, mobile, and application interfaces for the discovery, access, and entry of manuscript data, using web development frameworks such as Django, jQuery, and Bootstrap. The PA will also work with the library’s Information Technologies and Digital Development (iTaDD) department’s Digital Library Architecture (DLA), which will provide core data access API’s for the SDBM.

Required are a Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information science, or relevant discipline and at least 1 year experience with web application development for publicly accessible, interactive websites using relevant technologies such as jQuery, Django, or Grails as well as using data structures from SQL or XML or equivalent combination of education and experience. The candidate should also possess the following:

* Proven development skills, including developing rich interactive websites
* Experience working with SQL databases
* Experience working with source code version control systems, such as Git, Subversion, or Mercurial
* Experience with unit and integration testing practices
* Outstanding communication skills
* Ability to work effectively with stakeholders and work collaboratively with technical staff
* Demonstrated capacity to learn new methods and processes

Not required, but desirable are:
Knowledge of HTML5;  mobile application development; document databases; Linked Open Data (LOD); and Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) guidelines; and experience working in a digital humanities environment.