Research Technician WebData Developer

Working Title: Research Technician - Web/Data Developer

State Role Title:Information Technology Specialist I

Position Type:Full-time Staff (Classified)

Position Status: Full-Time

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt: Eligible for Overtime

College/Division: College of Science and Mathematics

Department: 551238 - SEA-PHAGES: 2024-2029

Pay Rate:Pay Range

Specify Range or Amount: $44192 - $46000

Is this a JMU only positionNo

Is this a grant-funded positionYes. This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon continued funding.

Is this a Conflict of Interest designated positionNo

Beginning Review Date:9/24/2025

About JMU:

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Generous Leave: Enjoy paid vacation sick leave parental leave community service leave and 19 paid holidays annually.

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The Research Technician will contribute to the web-based genomics applications and data management work of the Cresawn lab which supports the international SEA-PHAGES program () by designing and building web-based comparative genomics software tools ( etc) and associated databases. This is primarily a team-based technical role in software development and data management in which the research technician will work both independently and in collaboration with others to build and maintain software systems databases and documentation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

-Develop and maintain web-based software applications for comparative genomics using the TypeScript and JavaScript programming languages.

-Maintain Linux server environment by applying patches updates and configuration changes in a timely way development and testing of consistent automated backup and recovery strategies.

-Maintain and enhance existing backend database management tools written in the Python programming language and their documentation.

-Participate in the running of the international SEA-PHAGES project by meeting regularly with colleagues and collaborators including the program director other members of the research lab and the other members of the SEA-PHAGES team.

-Communicate with JMU IT staff to maintain servers and network access and with grant administrators to order laboratory supplies and computing equipment.

-Manage data for the SEA program.

Qualifications:

-Formal training or comparable work experience in Computer Science Computer Information Systems or similar field.
-Ability to write software work with version control systems (i.e. Git) relational (i.e. MySQL) and non-relational (i.e. MongoDB) databases and software containers (i.e. Docker) in a Linux server environment.
-Strong interpersonal skills self-motivation and ability to work collaboratively with a large distributed team are required.
-Experience with or interest in bioinformatics and genomics of viruses is beneficial but not required.

Additional Posting Information:

Conditions of Employment:

Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background check.

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