Application Programmer Associate-Ento; Bugwood

Position: Application Programmer Associate-Ento (Bugwood)

Application Programmer Associate-Ento (Bugwood)

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Posting Information

Posting Number: S11424P

Department: CAES-Entomology

Posting Type: External

Retirement Plan: TRS or ORP

Employment Type: Employee

Benefits Eligibility: Benefits Eligible

Full/Part Time: Full Time

Location

This position is located in Tifton, GA
, which is approximately 200 miles southwest of Athens, Georgia, 200 miles south of Atlanta, GA and approximately 70 miles north of the Florida line.

EEO Policy Statement

The University of Georgia is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status or other protected status. Persons needing accommodations or assistance with the accessibility of materials related to this search are encouraged to contact Central HR (hrweb).

Classifications and Compensation

Classification

Title:

IT Application Support Professional

FLSA: Exempt

FTE: 1.00

Advertised Salary: $37,068 - $57,350 based on education, experience and training

Minimum Qualifications

Requires at least a baccalaureate degree in the field. Please contact your Human Resources office for an evaluation of education/experience in lieu of the required minimum qualifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field with sufficient experience to show competence and innovation in application development.
• Experience in developing web applications for forestry, agriculture and/or natural resources.

Position Summary

This position is part of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia – Tifton Campus (Bugwood). The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health develops, maintains and hosts a large number of digital tools and resources including web, smartphone, and database applications. This incumbent is responsible for working with center staff, federal and state agencies, and other stakeholders to maintain and develop the Bugwood digital resources.

They also serve a leading role in web application development. The Application Programmer Associate must have a working knowledge of programming languages such as NodeJS, Cold Fusion, Python and JavaScript. Additional familiarity and experience with front‑end frameworks such as React or Svelte would be a benefit. The job requires understanding of how to create web applications that provide users with efficient and effective means of interacting with data.

Knowledge,

Skills, Abilities And/or Competencies

• Programming languages such as JavaScript, CSS, HTML, NodeJS, Python, Cold Fusion
• Front‑end Frameworks such as React, Svelte, Angular, Bootstrap
• Testing, Environment aware configuration and development
• Effective written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Maintain appropriate documentation
• Working knowledge of or proven capability to quickly learn additional programming languages, systems, and other tools as needed.

Physical Demands

• Ability to sit at a computer most of the day.
• Driving as needed to perform job duties.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Develop new web applications and maintain existing applications
  • Maintain web applications
  • Design, develop, test, and deploy new web applications
  • Implement both front‑end and back‑end functionalities
  • Follow best practices
  • Document source code
  • Gather user requirements for requested application features, improvements, etc.
  • Resolve applications’ bugs, issues, defects, etc.
  • Applications’ performance optimization and improvement
• Quality Control
  • Test applications for potential functionality and data security issues and document findings.
  • Investigate and resolve bugs/issues for both new development and existing applications and document progress.
• Project Planning/Research and Development
  • Research, test, and learn new software development tools and frameworks as assigned by project analysts/managers.
  • Interpret website functionality requirements based on client descriptions.
  • Provide estimates of development time requirements to project managers/supervisors.
  • Document proposed application architecture/code for new projects and features.
• Miscellaneous
  • Assemble information for use in applications
  • Computer technical support
  • Server administration
  • Other duties as assigned

Other Information

Contact Details:
For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, please refer to the Recruitment Contact listed below. Recruitment Contact Name:
Joe LaForest. Recruitment Contact Email: laforest.

Seniority Level

Entry level

Employment Type

Full-time

Job Function

Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

Online Audio and Video Media

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