Company:  University of Michigan, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Location:  North Campus, G.G. Brown Building, Ann Arbor, MI

Job/Career Family: Information Technology

Market Title: Applications Programmer/Analyst Assoc.

Department: Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering

Location: North Campus, G.G. Brown Building

FLSA: Non-exempt

Salary range: $35,000 - $40,000

Hours: 40 hours

Shift: 8:00 - 5:00

Posting end date: This position will be posted through November 20, 2009.

Job Number: 35614

Summary:

All applicants must include a cover letter as the first page of their resume.

The Department of Mechanical Engineering seeks an enthusiastic, self-motivated programmer with solid communication skills and an excellent work ethic, for the position of Applications Programmer/Analyst Associate. To be considered for this position you must include a cover letter with your resume.  

The successful candidate will work as a member of an IT team that includes desktop support services, web applications development and audio-visual support. This position is one of two primary developers reporting to the Web Project Manager. The web applications group is a fast-paced environment requiring multi-tasking, strong attention to detail, and the ability to accurately follow instructions and specifications.

In addition to submitting the online application, applicants are required to send a cover letter and resume to me-it-application@umich.edu. Cover letter should specifically address how you meet our qualifications.

Start date for this position is on or after 04 January 2010.

Responsibilities:

Core duties include analysis, design and implementation of scripts, web applications and other software in support of academic and research initiatives, with a heavy emphasis on web applications including expected further long term development of applications to add on new features, etc. Additional activities will include database design, routine web site maintenance, and occasionally interacting with drop-in customers to resolve a variety of issues. This is a team-oriented position that will require testing and modifying other developers' code, as well as thorough documentation skills (technical and functional). Ability to follow specific technical directions as needed is also a must.

Skills:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field or equivalent experience. 1 to 2 years systems analysis/programming activities.

Preferred:

• Knowledge of the key technologies used, including PHP 5, MySQL, Zend Framework, SVN, AJAX
• Understanding of ORMs and MVC frameworks and the reasons for utilizing them
• Knowledge of Web 2.0 technologies and how they are used to advance academic objectives
• Strong background in HTML, CSS, and XML
• Experience with scripting for data manipulation and sysadmin tasks with common tools like Perl, bash, vbscript, csh
• General knowledge of data manipulation using common UNIX shell tools
• General sysadmin knowledge of webserver, database, and similar software Department

Notes:

The University of Michigan is a Non-Discriminatory/Affirmative Action Employer. Job