Software Developer

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Updated: 3 months ago
Location: Chapel Hill, NORTH CAROLINA
Job Type: PartTime
Deadline: 11 Feb 2024

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Department Biology - 318200
Career Area Information Technology
Posting Open Date 02/05/2024
Application Deadline 02/11/2024
Position Type Temporary Staff (SHRA)
Position Title Software Developer
Position Number 20023088
Vacancy ID S022635
Full-time/Part-time Part-Time Temporary
Hours per week 10
Work Schedule
Flexible Monday – Friday, 8:30am – 5:00pm
Position Location North Carolina, US
Hiring Range $50-60/hour commensurate with experience
Proposed Start Date 02/26/2024
Estimated Duration of Appointment 6 months not to exceed 11 months

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Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit
The Department of Biology at UNC-Chapel Hill is dedicated to the discovery and dissemination of new and existing knowledge in the broad discipline of Biology by maintaining a high-quality faculty who integrate cutting-edge research and student-focused teaching.
We are one of the largest academic departments in the College of Arts and Sciences. We have over 2,800 majors and we enroll over 5,000 undergraduate students in our classes each year. Our average total annual expenditures exceed $24 million, with nearly half of that coming from grant sponsored research.
The department is composed of 50 tenure-track faculty, 10 teaching faculty, 8 research faculty, and numerous active adjunct and emeritus faculty. We currently have 50 graduate students, 40 post-docs and employ approximately 60 additional graduate and undergraduate students from across the university to assist in our teaching and research missions. Our mission is supported by an administrative and technical staff of 20, with an additional 20 staff directly supporting research.
In the Hurlbert Lab, we ask questions about the structure of ecological communities, and the processes that are responsible for determining the patterns of diversity, composition, turnover and relative abundance both within local assemblages and across the globe. Our work spans vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant communities, and we use a variety of approaches from manipulative experiments to modeling to working with global scale datasets.
Position Summary
The Hurlbert Lab (http://labs.bio.unc.edu/Hurlbert) in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a general-purpose Software Developer to contribute to mobile app development, web-based data visualization, and database QA/QC tools for an ecology-based citizen science project called Caterpillars Count! (https://caterpillarscount.unc.edu). This is a part-time position with the successful applicant expected to work 10 hours per week with a flexible schedule and remote work possible.
Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or closely related degree from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming, or closely related area; or a
- Bachelor’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution and four years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming or closely related area; or an Associate’s degree in Computer Information Technology, Computer Engineering Technology, or Networking Technology from an appropriately accredited institution and five years of experience in operations analysis and design, systems programming, or closely related area; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Journey level requires an additional one year of education or experience.
- Advanced level requires an additional two years of education or experience.
Required Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
See Minimum Education and Experience Requirements
Preferred Qualifications, Competencies, and Experience
BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
The candidate should be familiar with both web and mobile app development including
* PHP
* MySQL
* JavaScript
* jQuery
* HTML
* CSS
* Git
* Familiarity with Apache Cordova a plus
The candidate must also have
* strong communication skills
* ability to work independently
* attention to detail
* ability to think strategically and proactively
Special Physical/Mental Requirements
N/A
Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.
Special Instructions
N/A
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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, race, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or status as a protected veteran.

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