We just listed an opening for a Programmer/Analyst III to work at the Interactive University as part of our collaboration with the California Digital Library (CDL).  The short job posting info is now online.  Let me write here a bit more info concerning the position and what we are looking for.

Job Summary

The Interactive University and the California Digital Library (CDL)-the co-library of the University of California-have recently entered into a partnership.  The CDL and IU are collaborating to explore approaches for exposing the resources of the CDL to current and new audiences via second generation Web techniques, especially through the Scholar's Box.  A major function of this position is to carry out the software development work defined in a recent grant from the CDL to the Interactive University Project.

The Software Developer (1) creates software prototypes and develops production software related to the Interactive University's Berkeley Open Learning Environment and new services at the California Digital Library, (2) conducts system analysis and design, (3) documents software and writes reports, (4) acts as a day-to-day technical contact between the IU and CDL, and (5) helps to keep the IU abreast of current developments in Web technologies.

This position is a 12-month appointment with the possibility of an extension. The position reports to and is supervised by the IU Technology Architect (P/A III).  The incumbent is expected to work independently and exercise initiative as part of a team.

Technical Knowledge and Skills

This position demands a seasoned software developer who can envision and create novel and useful connections between rich repositories of digital content and second generation Web technology.  The incumbent requires fully functional skills in the following areas:  writing software in either a scripting language (Perl, Python, or Visual Basic) and/or in a systems programming language (Java, C, C++, or C#); writing database-backed Web applications; XML processing with a scripting or systems programming language; and system analysis and design.  The position requires advanced level knowledge of the Internet and the WWW.  The position requires entry-level skills in CSS, Javascript and DHTML.  The position requires good written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively with outside/inside customers.  The incumbent must be detail-oriented and systematic, and be able to meet deadlines.  Experience with library technologies (Z39.50, METS, EAD, TEI) is a bonus.

Technical Environment

The incumbent will be working as part of a team in a collaboration between the Interactive University (IU) and the California Digital Library (CDL) and will be involved in the technical environments of both the CDL and the IU.  The overall technical infrastructure of the CDL, which serves as a digital resource to the entire UC system as well as the general public, is quite complex.  However, the primary environment for the work of the incumbent will be a more contained testbed of publicly available digital resources at the CDL:  a repository of images, texts and other materials with attendant XML-encoded metadata.  It is within this testbed that prototyping of new CDL services will occur.  At the IU, the Berkeley Open Learning Environment (B-OLE) is currently a software prototype that is in the early stages of development and is intended to be used in a Web Services environment.  The complexity of this software lies primarily with its novel assembly and interaction of protocols and services that have not been previously brought together (e.g., OpenOffice XML, Microsoft Office 2003 XML, IMS eLearning systems (http://www.imsglobal.org./digitalrepositories/), and the METS format for digital objects (http://www.loc.gov/standards/mets/) ).

If you are interested in this position and feel that you have the qualifications -- please apply.