RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is one of three Department of Energy centers established to conduct fundamental, genomics-based research on microbial and plant systems required to realize the national need for low-cost biofuels. The GLBRC is housed at the University of Wisconsin with collaborators at Michigan State University and other universities and national labs.

As a member of a research team of faculty, staff, post docs, and graduate students, the Web Developer - Software Engineer will be part of an Informatics team supporting the research objectives of the GLBRC in scientific computing and computational infrastructure. The position requires a highly motivated team player who will participate in the design and implementation of custom web-based and desktop applications and databases for use by GLBRC scientists. Specific duties may include database design and implementation; requirements gathering; and software analysis, design, implementation, documentation, testing, deployment, and support. This will require effective communication and collaboration with end users (including researchers and bench scientists), bioinformaticians, software developers, and operational IT personnel.

The candidate will design, develop, maintain, and operate scientific and analytical software, databases, and knowledgebases required by GLBRC. The well-qualified candidate will have knowledge of, and experience in developing and maintaining, medium-to-large scale strategic web-based software solutions in a research environment, using best practices with minimal supervision. The candidate may also help in developing and delivering user training and should be comfortable communicating in a variety of formats to scientists, management, and staff at all levels of a research institution.

This position requires the ability to work both in a team and independently and the ability to communicate and collaborate with members of an inter-disciplinary team. Willingness and ability to rapidly learn new skills, concepts, and technologies is essential.
This position offers an opportunity to play an important role in creating a keystone research center for the first great national challenge of the 21st century, sustainable energy independence. For additional information regarding the GLBRC, visit our website: http://www.glbrc.org.

REQUIREMENTS:
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or related field.

Experience with web-application development and database design and implementation, ideally with Ruby on Rails. Experience with designing and implementing large-scale relational databases with Oracle or MySQL. Programming experience in Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, R, Java, C++, C#, Perl, PHP, and/or Python. Experience with version control (e.g., SVN or git) and configuration management.

Experience with jQuery, automated testing, Bioconductor, BioPerl, BioRuby, Apache, and bioinformatics tools and applications is desirable. Experience with code reviews and modern software quality assurance practice is a definite plus. Some knowledge of molecular biology and/or statistics would also be welcome.

LOCALE:
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wisconsin Energy Institute
1552 University Avenue
Madison, WI 53726

COMPENSATION:
$50,000 - $80,000, Depending on Qualifications

HOW TO APPLY:
In order to apply, applications must be submitted online at https://uwjobapply.wisc.edu/Apply.aspx?pvl=86880

In order to be considered for this position, please upload your resume and cover letter by the deadline.

Questions may be directed to Emily Hickey, 608-890-2286, hr[at]energy.wisc.edu.

Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1 (out-of-state: TTY: 800.947.3529, STS: 800.833.7637) and above Phone number (See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.)

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: http://www.oed.wisc.edu/478.htm

DEADLINE:
October 15, 2016

POLICY:
A criminal background check will be conducted prior to hiring.

A period of evaluation will be required.

NOTE: Please indicate in writing if you request that your identity be kept confidential. If you do not indicate your preference to remain confidential, the University may be required to disclose your identify and/or application materials. The identity of finalists and successful candidates will be revealed upon request. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.