Requisition Number:

30400Location:

Boulder, Colorado Employment Type:

Research FacultySchedule:

Full-TimePosting Close Date:

12-May-2021Date Posted:

10-May-2021 Close All Job SummaryThe Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES) at the University of Colorado Boulder conducts collaborative research with NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). CIRES has an immediate opening for a temporary Software Engineer. This position is a 2-3 month temporary assignment for updating NCEI’s “CrowdMag” mobile application. Ideal applicants will have experience in mobile application development. Applicant's exhibit a strong attention to detail and the ability to conceptualize user requirements into customer-friendly and efficient software applications. Experience in working with federal government agencies is a bonus. This CIRES position is located at the David Skaggs Research Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, Colorado.
The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Who We AreCU-Boulder’s Cooperative Institute for Research on Environmental Science (CIRES) provides data science for a number of research initiatives around the campus. At CIRES, more than 800 environmental scientists work to understand the dynamic Earth system, including people’s relationship with the planet. CIRES is a partnership of NOAA and the University of Colorado Boulder, and our areas of expertise include weather and climate, changes at the Earth’s poles, air quality and atmospheric chemistry, water resources, and solid Earth sciences. Our vision is to be instrumental in ensuring a sustainable future environment by advancing scientific and societal understanding of the Earth system.What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

• Develop and deploy the flight mode version of the CrowdMag mobile application.
• Work with Google Play and Apple iTunes to update the security features of the CrowdMag app.
• Update the CrowdMag apps on “Innovative GEOINT App Provider Program”.
• Update CrowdMag data ingest server.

What You Should Know

• This position is a 2-3 month temporary assignment.

What We Can Offer

$32.04 per hour.

BenefitsThe University of Colorado offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder.Be StatementsBe Ambitious. Be Groundbreaking. Be Boulder.What We Require

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or similar technical discipline. Masters preferred.
• Experience designing and developing mobile applications (in both iOS and Android) that collect, process and transmit phone’s magnetic sensor and attitude data.
• Experience in designing and developing crowdsourcing apps for citizen-scientists.
• Experience in Android and iOS mobile application development.
• Experience in collecting magnetic field data using the CrowdMag app.
• Experience in working with Federal Government Agencies.

What You Will Need

• Experience using version control (Git), issue tracking and continuous integration.
• Experience in Java and JavaScript, and web application servers.

Special InstructionsTo apply, please submit the following materials:

1. A current resume.

Please apply by 5/12/2021 for consideration.
Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, please apply through CU Boulder Jobs.Posting Contact InformationPosting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu