***Employment Opportunity at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)*
IIASA was established in 1972 as an independent international research organisation based in Austria. IIASA’s interdisciplinary research focuses on finding solutions to the complex, interconnected global problems confronting humanity ranging from achieving global food security to transitioning to sustainable energy systems. The UK joined IIASA in June 2015 <http://www.nerc.ac.uk/research/partnerships/international/iiasa/>,
represented by the three research councils, the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), and NERC.
IIASA is current offering the following employment opportunity:
_Application Developer, Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program_
The Earth Observation Systems (EOS) Research Group within IIASA?s Ecosystems Services and Management (ESM) Program has built and deployed
tools and platforms to use citizen science, crowdsourcing and expert knowledge in order to improve in-situ data and the overall information base of land cover and land use globally via product integration and geospatial approaches and is now looking to recruit an Application Developer.
The successful candidate must have good verbal and written English communication skills, with a full understanding and interest in Web and desktop design and development. An extended understanding of object oriented programming such as C# or JAVA and PHP5+ with a focus in geospatial applications is essential, as well as experience in PostgreSQL/PostGIS, GDAL/OGR and advanced GIS skills. Good knowledge of HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript, and experience working with multiple MVC frameworks and designed/consumed APIs are also required.
The Application Developer will work closely with other developers and scientists, and must have a positive and professional work ethic. A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, GIS or similar, or five plus years of experience developing applications is required.
Further details about this opportunity and how to apply can be found here:
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/web/home/about/workingatiiasa/vacancies/ESM-App_Dev_160206.html