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Position Vacancy Announcement, Kansas Geological Survey

Position: Application Developer (00065425)

KU Title: Information Specialist

Starting Date: Position available on or about June 11, 2012; exact starting date negotiable.

Application Deadline: Priority will be given to applications submitted online by May 7, 2012. Applications received after this date will be on hold until interviews have been completed and a determination has been made about the candidates who applied by the priority date.

Salary, Employment Status, and Fringe Benefits: Starting salary $50,000 to $60,000 per year plus benefits, depending on qualifications and experience. Full-time, regular position appointed to the unclassified professional staff at the University of Kansas. Continuation of employment is contingent on funding and performance. Benefits include University staff privileges; 22 days vacation leave, 12 days sick leave, and 9 holidays annually; group medical, life insurance, and retirement program options.

Responsibilities

Work as part of a team to develop and enhance the Kansas On-Line Automated Reporting (KOLAR) web site: https://kolar.kgs.ku.edu/. KOLAR allows oil/gas operators and water well drillers to submit geologically related regulatory information to various state agencies. This position provides the opportunity to work on a variety of projects in a continuous learning environment. The successful candidate will be challenged to apply advanced web and database technologies to solve complex issues related to the KOLAR web site.

The job duties for this position are as follows:

50% Web site development

  1. Design and build web pages (ColdFusion, HTML, Javascript).
  2. Develop database schema and stored procedures (Oracle, SQL, PL/SQL).
  3. Translate business process into requirements.
  4. Track issues (JIRA, Bugzilla).

25% Web site support

  1. Maintain and modernize web pages.
  2. Fix bugs.
  3. Help website users on the phone.
  4. Report web site status/statistics.

5% Assist in the installation and maintenance of web servers.

  1. Apache, Coldfusion Enterprise, Oracle, Bugzilla, Subversion.

10% Communications with partner agencies.

10% Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Required Qualifications

  1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, geography, geology, earth science or related field or bachelor's degree and 4 years professional experience in web application development.
  2. Two years professional work experience in web site design and web application development using ColdFusion, PHP, JSP, ASP, or similar technologies.
  3. Two years professional work experience working with SQL in database environments such as Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, or MySQL.
  4. Two years professional work experience with a Javascript.
  5. Strong communication skills. Written skills will be evaluated by the quality of the application materials and/or a list of published materials. Oral communication skills will be assessed during the interview and by reference checks.

Preferred Qualifications

  1. Experience with Adobe ColdFusion.
  2. Experience with Oracle PL/SQL.
  3. Experience with an object oriented programming language such as Java or C++.
  4. Experience with XML and web service protocols.
  5. Experience with Ajax Javascript libraries such as Dojo Toolkit, jQuery, etc.
  6. Experience with shell scripting, perl, python, or similar environments.

Application Procedure

Apply online at https://jobs.ku.edu, search by position number #00065425. You can also use the QuickLink. Complete the University of Kansas Unclassified Professional Staff Application, attach (upload):

  1. a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications,
  2. a resume, (2a) a list of links to websites you may have designed or worked on, if applicable, and
  3. contact information for three professional references.

Note, references will be not be contacted unless a finalist.

A complete application will consist of all items above; incomplete applications will not be considered. Contact employ@ku.edu if assistance is needed uploading materials.

Priority will be given to applications submitted online by May 7, 2012. Applications received after this date will be on hold until interviews have been completed and a determination has been made about the candidates who applied by the priority date.

Application inquiries:

Annette Delaney, Kansas Geological Survey
Phone: (785) 864-2152
Fax: (785) 864-5317
Email: hr@kgs.ku.edu

Technical inquiries:

Keith Hunsinger, Kansas Geological Survey
Phone: 785-864-2186
Email: hunsing@kgs.ku.edu

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Placed online April 13, 2012
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