BACKGROUND

The Department of Biological Sciences is dedicated to basic research and teaching in a broad range of aspects of the biological sciences. The Department has strong undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral programs and substantial extramural support to develop and maintain integrative research programs. In addition the Department enhances its mission to interdisciplinary research and training programs with other units in the life sciences across colleges. The Comparative Toxicogenomics Database (CTD; http://ctdbase.org) is a publicly available database that serves the environmental health research community by providing data and analysis tools to identify connections between chemicals-genes-and diseases.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The group developing CTD, based in the Department of Biological Sciences at North Carolina State University, seeks a Software Developer to further develop, architect and implement a large scale research processing database and its associated web applications.

REQUIREMENTS

The successful candidate must have a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, be an analytical problem-solver, show initiative and commitment to making a substantial positive impact on the project, learn and integrate technical information quickly, convey complex technical concepts to others in English in both verbal and written form, enjoy working independently, and have a strong commitment to quality and a positive outlook. The expectation is that this individual will be part of a team and help energetically drive the project in new and creative directions.

LOCALE

Raleigh, NC

COMPENSATION

Commensurate with experience.

HOW TO APPLY

For more information on the Scientific Software Engineer position and to apply, please visit http://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/31471. Applications will only be accepted online.

DEADLINE

Until the appropriate candidate is hired.