Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Job opening - Research Programmer at University of Maryland, Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities (College Park, MD)

The Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities at the University of Maryland is seeking an experienced research programmer who will provide technical expertise for research projects in the digital humanities. The Research Programmer will work with senior MITH staff to develop new methods and tools for the exploration and curation of digital materials. The successful candidate will be responsible for research, development, deployment, support and management of software for enabling the analysis of cultural heritage collections on a large scale, and for the integration, implementation, and maintenance of software for digital humanities projects under the leadership of the Assistant Director for Research and Development. Software development activities encompass all phases of software development lifecycle, including implementation of interfaces to other software systems and development of user interfaces for the tools developed by MITH.


The researc! h programmer will be encouraged to advance a relevant research agenda of their own and to participate in MITH's ongoing research into the areas of technology listed above.


DUTIES:


Coordinating and implementing software applications and services (70%)


o   Define project scope, goals and deliverables. Develop project plans and associated communications documents. Build and implement software applications.


o   Schedule, and monitor project timelines and milestones using appropriate project management tools.


Representing MITH’s technical interests at conferences, workshops, and meetings and in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external organizations (10%)


Personal research time used for professional development and R&D work (20%)



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