Opportunity: Junior Developer, Safe Water Optimization Tool

January 15, 2020

The Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) Project is a joint endeavour of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR) at York University and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to build, pilot, and scale a machine learning-enabled web-based tool that will help humanitarian responders ensure that water is safe to drink in crisis zones around the world. The SWOT Project is seeking a part-time developer to support updates, enhancements, and maintaining the SWOT web application and website. For more information, please refer to the project webpage at: https://www.safeh2o.app/.

Rate: $30/hour + 4% vacation

Hours: P/T approximately 5 to 10 hours per week

Start and End Dates: Feb 10, 2020 to May 11, 2020 (renewable)

Apply: Please submit your résumé and cover letter, including past examples of relevant development projects, via the form at the bottom of this page.

Application Deadline: Sunday, Feb 2, 2020, 11:59pm EST.

For more information, please contact dighr@yorku.ca.

Basic Duties and Responsibilities

Code and test minor enhancements and updates to the SWOT web tool in collaboration with team of open source developers
Update content on the project webpage
Manage and query back-end databases and build reports
User accounts and database management
Managing DevOps platform
Work effectively on project teams using agile development practices
Create applications for extracting, transforming, and storing data from other APIs
Demonstrate flexibility by acquiring new skills and taking on new tasks Attend team meetings
Prepare reports and slide decks as required
Stay in regular contact with supervisors and meet regularly to keep all parties informed.
Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

Bachelors Degree or Equivalent in Computer Science or related field
Prior experience with fullstack web software development using node.js, HTML/CSS/JS and either relational or nosql databases
Experience with git, Linux, agile/scrum and test-driven development
Nice to haves: cloud computing (e.g. Azure, AWS), mongo DB, machine learning (using Python or R), Matlab or Octave, DevOps.

Skills & Qualifications

Excellent communication skills: professional email/phone correspondence, presentation proficiency
Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures
Excellent computer skills (word processing, email, database management, spreadsheets)
Demonstrates an eagerness to learn and take on initiative
Interested in developing tech for humanitarian applications
Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada
Preference for candidates who are based in the Greater Toronto Area and are able to work on site and/or attend regular meetings at DIGHR offices, York University Keele Campus

Supervision will be provided by Dr. Syed Imran Ali, DIGHR Fellow in Global Health and Humanitarianism. Some work may take place off-site with regular contact via email, phone, and IM applications (Slack).

Apply

Application Deadline: Sunday, Feb 2, 2020, 11:59pm EST..