Application Programmer Associate-Ento; Bugwood

Overview

Working Title: Application Programmer Associate-Ento (Bugwood)

Posting Number: S11424P

Department: CAES-Entomology

Posting Type: External

Location: Tifton Area (This position is located in Tifton, GA, approximately 200 miles southwest of Athens, GA, 200 miles south of Atlanta, GA, and approximately 70 miles north of the Florida line.)

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

Posting Date: 12/18/2023

Open Until Filled: Yes

Proposed Starting Date: 10/01/2025

Contact Details: For questions concerning this position or recruitment progression, refer to the Recruitment Contact below.

Recruitment Contact Name: Joe La Forest

Recruitment Contact Email: laforest

Since our founding in 1785, the University of Georgia has operated as Georgia’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. UGA is ranked among the top 20 public universities in U.S. News & World Report. The main campus is in Athens, with extended campuses in Atlanta, Griffin, Gwinnett, and Tifton. UGA employs approximately 3,100 faculty and more than 7,700 full-time staff, and enrolls over 41,000 students (over 31,000 undergraduates and over 10,000 graduate/professional students).

About The College/Unit/Department: In 2018, the UGA Tifton Campus began a Centennial celebration. The Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the University of Georgia – Tifton Campus (Bugwood) develops, maintains and hosts web, smartphone, and database applications related to invasive species and ecosystem health.

This position is part of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health at the UGA – Tifton Campus (Bugwood). The incumbent will work with center staff, federal and state agencies, and other stakeholders to maintain and develop Bugwood digital resources and will serve a leading role in web application development. A working knowledge of programming languages such as NodeJS, Cold Fusion, Python and JavaScript is required.

Familiarity with front-end frameworks such as React or Svelte is a plus. The role focuses on creating web applications that enable efficient interaction with data.

• Programming languages:
  JavaScript, CSS, HTML, NodeJS, Python, Cold Fusion
• Front-end frameworks:
  React, Svelte, Angular, Bootstrap
• Testing, environment-aware configuration and development
• Effective written and verbal communication and organizational skills
• Documentation of source code
• Ability to learn additional languages, systems, and tools as needed

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.

• 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.

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 features and improvements
• Resolve applications’ bugs, issues, and defects
• Optimize and improve application performance

Percentage of Time: 60%

Quality Control

• Test applications for functionality and data security issues; document findings
• Investigate and resolve bugs/issues for new and existing applications; document progress

Percentage of Time: 20%

Project Planning/Research and Development

• Research, test, and learn new software development tools and frameworks
• Interpret website functionality requirements from client descriptions
• Provide estimates of development time to project managers
• Document proposed architecture/code for new projects and features

Percentage of Time: 10%

Miscellaneous

• Assemble information for use in applications
• Computer technical support
• Server administration
• Other duties as…