Location: Chicago, IL - Evanston
URL: http://www.communication.northwestern.edu/
About Northwestern University:
Northwestern University is a private research university located on lakefront campuses in both Evanston and downtown Chicago, Illinois. Northwestern was founded in 1851 as the first college to serve the Northwest Territory. In fall 2008, Northwestern opened another campus in Doha, Qatar offering bachelor’s degrees in journalism and communications in partnership with the Qatar Foundation.
The university employs approximately 7,100 full-time faculty and staff members among its 11 schools and colleges. NU offers over 130 undergraduate programs and 70 graduate and professional programs to the almost 16,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students enrolled full time.
Northwestern University is committed to excellent teaching, innovative research, and the personal and intellectual growth of its students in a diverse academic community.
Northwestern Opportunity:
Northwestern University seeks to employ a varied and diverse range of dynamic people who understand the importance of our mission and vision. When you consider a career at Northwestern University, you know that you are joining an institution with a deep history of academic, professional and personal excellence.
Currently, we have a career opportunity as a Systems Analyst/Programmer Associate (Web Developer). Under the direction of the Web Administrator, the Web Developer is responsible for maintaining the technical aspects of the School of Communication’s internal and external web sites. The incumbent has responsibility for planning, researching, developing, testing and deploying web applications. The successful candidate will have strong technical abilities using the LAMP framework and have the flexibility to adapt, evolve and propose new technologies as they arise. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential. In this critical role, some of the job duties and tasks you will perform include but are not limited to:
Works closely with the web administrator on project requirements, and develop and deploy PHP web modules accordingly;
Performs ongoing development, support and maintenance of the school’s content management system;
Implements and maintains MySQL database;
Works closely with the school’s systems administrator to maintain the servers used to host the web site and databases and ensure continuity;
Develops applications for a secure environment with appropriate authentication and authorization protocols;
Writes and maintains documentation;
Contributes to project decisions with an understanding of the impact to related systems and sites;
Contributes accurate project timeline estimates during planning stages;
Assesses market for new software development tools and recommends development solutions;
Attends conferences, training sessions and professional development seminars;
Performing related duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with an emphasis on or major in web development, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
3-5 years of experience of web application development or equivalent combination of education, training and experience;
Advanced understanding of web site development and management;
Advanced knowledge of Web protocols and programming requirements: LAMP environment;
Expert level knowledge of database design and administration;
Working knowledge of Javascript;
Experience with SVN and SQLyog;
Understanding of HTML and CSS.
Working at Northwestern University:
Beyond being a place to learn and grow professionally, Northwestern is an exciting and fulfilling place to work! Northwestern offers many benefit options to full and part-time employees including: competitive compensation; excellent retirement plans; comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage; dependent care match; vacation, sick and holiday pay; professional development opportunities and tuition reimbursement.
Northwestern greatly values work/life balance amongst its employees. Take advantage of recreational, cultural, and enrichment opportunities on campus. Employees also receive access to childcare solutions, retail discounts, and other work/life balance resources.
Northwestern University is an equal opportunity employer and strongly believes in creating an environment that welcomes students, faculty and staff of all races, nationalities and religions. In doing so, we offer our students the opportunity to learn and grow in diverse communities preparing them for successful careers in an increasingly global and diverse work force.
For consideration, please click on the link below. You will be directed to Northwestern University’s electronic recruiting system, eRecruit, where you will search and apply for current openings. To apply for this position in eRecruit, enter the Job Opening ID number in the appropriate search field. Once you apply, you will receive an email confirming submission of your resume. For all resumes received, if there is interest in your candidacy, the human resources recruiter or the department hiring manager will contact you. Job Opening ID number for this position is 15506.
http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/jobs/
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
To apply: Apply online at http://www.northwestern.edu/hr/jobs/ ID number for this position is 15506.
