What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Software Engineer II position at Code4lib?
Do you want to advance humanistic research through software? Are you a humanities researcher who loves to write code to solve problems? Are you a software engineer who wants to tackle research questions? If so, consider applying to join the Center for Digital Humanities (CDH) as our new Research Software Engineer (RSE).
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
As RSE, you will be an integral member of a collaborative team that designs and implements high-quality, sustainable software to advance research in the humanities. You will work closely with faculty, student, and campus partners to translate research priorities into software needs, including analyzing data, implementing models or simulations, and developing software modules or tools. You will advise Princeton scholars and recommend appropriate approaches and solutions, and will contribute to research articles, presentations, and course modules.
For this position, we are looking for a team member with expertise in data analysis and visualization, particularly from a humanities perspective. Your work will enable domain-specific research discoveries while also advancing data visualization research within the digital humanities. The interests and experience you bring to CDH will benefit existing projects and will help recruit new partners for future collaborations. We look forward to hearing in your cover letter how you envision your work connecting with and expanding the efforts of the CDH to advance scholarship at the intersection of the humanities and computation.
This position reports to the CDH Assistant Director and qualifies for 20% R&D time on personal research or professional development that enhances / complements departmental work.
It is a full-time, full benefits, permanent position in Princeton, NJ, with the possibility for some flexible work arrangements. This is not a remote position.
RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Build, port, test, debug, and document research software. Contribute to maintenance and updates for existing research software as needed.
- Analyze, transform, migrate, and process data and metadata.
- Participate in code review and contribute to team best practices (unit testing, documentation, continuous integration, etc.).
- Translate research goals into software deliverables; analyze requirements, design software, design information architecture.
- Advise faculty and students on best practices, solutions, and scope for humanities data-driven research.
- Promote the work of the CDH and Research Computing at Princeton campus and to the broader digital humanities community (e.g. give presentations, write blog posts, etc.).
QUALIFICATIONS :
Using conventional and readable coding style.
PREFERRED :
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
How to apply : Apply here
Contact : Jessica Jenks - jessica.jenks@princeton.edu
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