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Description & Details:

We are seeking a talented computer programmer who has the necessary tools to succeed in a collaborative Linux development environment with a passion for our industry. In this role, you will contribute to NDAWNs code base and website which provides information, analytics, and insight to support decisions within a regional agricultural industry. Together, we will build upon NDAWNs ever expanding weather station network by developing cutting edge solutions to real world agriculture problems through modern analytics.

Responsibilities:

• Communicate with NDAWN team members to identify end-user needs, requirements, and implement solutions.
• Identify and troubleshoot software defects and performance bottlenecks.
• Assist in the modernization of the NDAWN code base.
• Assist with maintaining existing NDAWN website, database, and servers.
• Build user-friendly interfaces and dashboards to visualize and present data insights effectively.

Work Schedule:

Primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Advertised Salary:

$70,000

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree from an accredited institution in Computer Science, a related discipline, or a Formal or Physical Science with associated professional experience in a computational field
• Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Python, Java, C/C++, Shell Scripting/Bash, JavaScript, HTML/CSS and knowledge of and ability to grow in others
• Proficiency in Linux based systems
• Experience with SQL relational database systems (SQL, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• A US Citizen or US Permanent Resident or person authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a collaborative development environment and associated practices such as version control (git), testing/validation, and effective documenting/commenting
• Familiarity with web development and modern web design (UI/UX)
• Proven ability to be self-motivating and work unsupervised
• Proven ability to be creative in solving problems
• Experience in the GIS, agricultural, and/or meteorological industries

Applicant Materials Required:

Cover Letter, Resume/CV, unofficial transcripts, and names, addresses & phone numbers of 3 professional references.

Benefits:

NDSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes single or family health insurance coverage with premiums paid for by the university with an effective date for new employees the first of the month following date of hire. Other benefits include: wellness benefits, basic life insurance, retirement plan, tuition waiver, annual leave, EAP, sick leave and holiday pay. Optional benefits include: supplemental life, dental, vision, long-term care insurance, flexible spending account, and supplemental retirement plans.

About Us:

North Dakota State University is distinctive as a student focused, land-grant, research university. We educate leaders who solve national and global challenges by providing affordable access to an excellent education that combines teaching and research in a rich learning environment.

NDSU is in the highest Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, R1, granted to the top research institutions in the country.

NDSU has offices across the state of North Dakota, and the main campus is in Fargo, on the Minnesota border. Along with Moorhead, Minnesota, Fargo forms one of the largest metropolitan centers between Minneapolis and Seattle. The community is consistently ranked as one of the best places to live.

No Smoking Notice:

As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. 23-12-10.

EO/AA Statement:

North Dakota State University is an Equal Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, gender expression/identity, genetic information, marital status, national origin, participation in lawful off-campus activity, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, public assistance status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, spousal relationship to current employee, or veteran status, as applicable.

Diversity Statement:

NDSU strives to be a community of belonging, recognizing unique differences as strengths of our university. We seek to recruit and retain a diverse workforce that supports a community in which diverse populations and perspectives will know and learn from one another. NDSU values candidates who are committed to our core values of respect, inclusivity, community, creativity, excellence, impact, innovation, integrity, resilience, responsiveness, and transformation. Successful candidates will be committed to and help advance our strategic goal to create and maintain an open and respectful environment to promote inclusivity and diversity as a cornerstone of education, research, and outreach.

Veterans Preference Notice:

This position is subject to North Dakota Veterans Preference requirements.

Reasonable Accommodation Information

North Dakota State University is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education, and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation in the application process, please contact Human Resources at 701-231-8961 or ndsu.hr@ndsu.edu.

We collectively acknowledge that NDSU, a land grant institution, on the traditional lands of the Oceti Sakowin (Dakota, Lakota, Nakoda) and Anishinaabe Peoples in addition to many diverse Indigenous Peoples still connected to these lands. We honor with gratitude Mother Earth and the Indigenous Peoples who have walked with her throughout generations. We will continue to learn how to live in unity with Mother Earth and build strong, mutually beneficial, trusting relationships with Indigenous Peoples of our region. (see www.ndsu.edu/inclusioncouncil/native_american_initiatives/).