Senior Programmer/Analyst

Description

The Dartmouth College Library seeks an experienced programmer/analyst to join its Digital Library Technologies Group, which develops and maintains the technical infrastructure of Dartmouth's digital library initiatives and services. 

The primary responsibility of this individual will be to lead the implementation of Ambra 2.0, an open source e-journal platform created by the Public Library of Science as part of a new publishing endeavor called Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene. This is a four-year term position ending December 31 2016, with potential for renewal.

QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor's degree in computer/information science or engineering, or the equivalent in education and experience; six years programming experience; demonstrated ability to work independently; proficiency with structured programming languages (C++ or Java), and Perl or PHP, along with a good grounding in XML.

The successful candidate will be familiar with the Tomcat server, Hibernate, Struts, and Spring frameworks, and with web templating engines such as Freemarker, and have experience with MySQL and/or Oracle databases.  Experience installing, configuring and maintaining Apache HTTP servers on Unix/Linux systems is also highly desirable.

RANK AND SALARY: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Full benefits package including 22 vacation days; comprehensive health care; retirement plans, including TIAA-CREF; and relocation assistance.  

GENERAL INFORMATION: Dartmouth College is a highly selective undergraduate college with distinguished graduate schools of business, engineering, medicine and 20 graduate programs primarily in the sciences. Dartmouth has remained at the forefront of American higher education since 1769. At the heart of Dartmouth College is one of the oldest research libraries in the United States. Nine libraries, distributed across various academic centers, house the 3 million volume collection and provide access to a rich array of digital resources supported by a technically robust network environment. The Library fosters intellectual growth and advances the teaching and research missions of the College by supporting excellence and innovation in education and research, managing and delivering scholarly content, and partnering in the development and dissemination of new scholarship.

APPLICATION: Review of applications will begin December 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. To see the complete job description and to apply online please go to http://jobs.dartmouth.edu. Please refer to position # 1011453. All applications require a resume and cover letter.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.