Overview
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is a world-class fusion energy research laboratory managed by Princeton University for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. PPPL is dedicated to developing the scientific and technological knowledge base for fusion energy. The Laboratory advances the fields of fusion energy and plasma physics research to develop the scientific understanding and key innovations needed to realize fusion as an energy source for the world.
The Research Data Developer will play a key role in the implementation and/or integration of platforms and systems required to support PPPL’s Publications and Data Management Program. Reporting through PPPL’s Publications and Data Management Program in the Research Support Office of the Deputy Director for Research, the Research Data Developer will provide technical expertise to PPPL and Princeton University project teams, build and manage PPPL research repositories, and lead implementation efforts for new data management and sharing programs.
The successful candidate will work closely with PPPL’s Publications Office and Princeton University’s Library programs (e.g., Office of Research Data and Open Scholarship, Digital Repository and Discovery Services) to build applications to support digital content management workflows, with a focus on supporting the availability and retrievability of Scientific and Technical Information products. Successful candidates must have experience with data repository management and maintenance, data discovery and indexing applications, and building infrastructure to support research data curation.
The Research Data Developer will participate in the broader library open source software development community, with work on projects requiring knowledge of DSpace, ORCID, and GitHub. These projects involve collaborating on multi-institution development teams, traveling to project meetings, and participating in technical and planning discussions.
The Research Data Developer will develop and maintain the infrastructure for interfacing between different repository applications. This includes designing the overall system of applications and infrastructure needed, creating and maintaining these systems, and automating these processes for long-term sustainability. As this developer will be working on public-facing systems, s/he should possess excellent communication skills for discussion of features and implementation details with product stakeholders.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Essential minimum required knowledge, skills, competencies, and abilities
Familiarity with best practices for data modeling and data management
Experience with research data management and/or institutional repositories
Experience building complex web forms that drive workflows and meet contemporary usability guidelines using modern HTML, CSS, or Javascript frameworks for researcher usability (front-end interfaces)
Demonstrated experience with test-driven development
Ability to work in a Linux-based environment
Willingness to learn new technologies and data/metadata formats
Strong oral and written communication skills
Preferred knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and other education
Demonstrated experience with an object oriented language, preferably Ruby or Java
Advanced degree in Computer Science, Library Science, Geographic Information Systems, or another research field.
Experience with relevant metadata formats; ideally with archival and/or geospatial metadata formats
Familiarity with databases such as SQL, PHP, or DotNet
Experience with Python or R (data analysis language)
Experience with data harvesting APIs such as OAI-PMH (repositories of all kinds to talk to each other) or ResourceSync
Experience contributing to open source software projects
Proficiency with common tools for source code version control, collaboration, and deployment; such as Git, GitHub, Capistrano or Ansible
Experience with DevOps and deployment automation
Experience with PeopleSoft
Working Conditions:
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. EEO IS THE LAW
Please be aware that the Department of Energy (DOE) prohibits DOE employees and contractors from participation in certain foreign government talent recruitment programs. All PPPL employees are required to disclose any participation in a foreign government talent recruitment program and may be required to withdraw from such programs to remain employed under the DOE Contract.
Standard Weekly Hours
40.00
Eligible for Overtime
No
Benefits Eligible
Yes
Essential Services Personnel (see policy for detail)
No
Physical Capacity Exam Required
No
Valid Driver's License Required
No #LI-CL1