Senior Research Officer, Full Stack Web Developer
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Closing date
- 28 Aug 2019
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- Academic Discipline
- Computer Science, Engineering & Technology
- Job Type
- Research Related, Research Assistants / Officers
- Contract Type
- Fixed Term
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
- Opportunity to develop, manage and monitor data across a range of research projects on ageing and neurodegeneration
- Located at CBD Campus, Camperdown. Work within our renowned Brain and Mind Centre!
- Full-time, 17 month fixed-term contract. Base salary: $93k-$102kp.a. (HEO 7) plus annual leave loading and a generous employer’s contribution to superannuation.
About the opportunity
You will be onboarded to develop and manage a comprehensive information management system in conjunction with maintaining all data collected across a range of research projects in the ForeFront research program on ageing and neurodegeneration. The role will also assist with enabling bioinformatics and statistical analyses.
About you
The University values courage and creativity; openness and engagement; inclusion and diversity; and respect and integrity. As such, we see the importance of recruiting talent aligned to these values and are looking for a Senior Research Officer (Full Stack Web Developer) who possesses experience in the following areas:
- A Bachelor’s degree in IT or Computer Science with at least 5 years’ experience in programming (other research or scientific degrees desirable)
- Usage and understanding of the following technologies: NET Core, Ruby on Rails (MVC), HTML5/CSS3, Javascript and related frameworks (e.g. Ember or Angular), C#, PHP, Filemaker, SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
About us
The Brain and Mind Centre (BMC) at the University of Sydney was established to integrate clinical and basic neurosciences research in Australia. Committed to discovery, innovative and integrative research strategies, clinical product development and the application of research initiatives; the BMC directly benefits people whose lives have been affected by psychiatric and neurological illness.
The BMC has a new initiative called ForeFront Research on Ageing and Neurodegeneration, which currently brings together ten senior clinical and basic science researchers committed to identifying the earlier detection of and treatments for neurodegenerative diseases, and to understanding their underlying disease mechanisms. This initiative spans across the Faculty of Science (School of Psychology) and Faculty of Medicine (School of Medicine) and is supported by a number of large grants (including, NHMRC Program, NHMRC Dementia Team Research Initiative, SREI 2020).
Within this context, this position will be attached to the School of Psychology to work across a number of projects spanning clinical, neuroimaging, biological, genetics and neuropathological disciplines. The core duty of this position will be to provide specialist IT app development enabling the deployment of clinical tools and to work towards an integrated system that will enable data sharing and support across projects.
How to apply
For more information on the position and University, please view the candidate information pack available from the job’s listing on the University of Sydney careers website.
All applications must be submitted via the University of Sydney careers website. Visit sydney.edu.au/recruitment and search by the reference number 1546/0819F to apply.
Closing date: 11:30pm, 28 August 2019 (Sydney Time)
Company
The University of Sydney was established in 1850 and is consistently recognised, both locally and internationally, for its outstanding teaching and research excellence. Sydney alumni include Prime Ministers, Governor Generals, Nobel Prize winners and leaders in every field of endeavour.
The University offers a comprehensive range of courses, including a number of disciplines unique in Australia. Teaching is spread across nine different state-of-the art campuses, located across New South Wales.
The University of Sydney’s commitment to excellence in research has resulted in an outstanding record in national competitive funding and underpins an approach to teaching which has won nominations for excellence and resulted in high student satisfaction ratings. The University has 78 research centres and institutes and is home to three ARC Centres of Excellence.
The teaching, research and cultural life of the University is supported by extensive facilities, including the largest library collection in the Southern Hemisphere, the world-class Nicholson Museum of archaeological antiquities, the Macleay Museum of natural history and ethnographic collections and the University Art Gallery. Its outstanding sporting and recreation facilities provide a training centre for students and Olympic athletes.
The University of Sydney is a key member of the Group of Eight Australian major research-intensive universities, and the Worldwide Universities Network.
Campuses
The University of Sydney has nine official campuses.
1. Camperdown/Darlington Campus.
2. Cumberland Campus. Home to the Faculty of Health Sciences (based in Lidcombe).
3. Mallett Street Campus. Home of the Sydney Nursing School.
4. Sydney Conservatorium of Music Campus. In Macquarie Street, central Sydney.
5. Rozelle Campus. Home to Sydney College of the Arts.
6. Surry Hills Campus. Home to the Faculty of Dentistry.
7. Camden Campus. Contains facilities connected to the Faculty of Veterinary Science and the Faculty of Agriculture and Environment.
8. Burren Street Campus. Facilties are currently under development.
9. Sydney Medical School campuses. These include the School of Rural Health (in Dubbo and Orange), the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Concord Hospital, Westmead Hospital, the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Nepean Hospital, Northern Clinical School, Sydney Adventist Hospital, Broken Hill University Department of Rural Health, and Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health.
Faculties
The University of Sydney has 16 faculties.
1. Agriculture and Environment
2. Architecture, Design and Planning
3. Arts and Social Sciences
4. Business (Business School)
5. Dentistry
6. Education and Social Work
7. Engineering and Information Technologies
8. Health Sciences
9. Law (Sydney Law School)
10. Medicine (Sydney Medical School)
11. Nursing and Midwifery
12. Pharmacy
13. Science
14. Sydney College of the Arts
15. Sydney Conservatorium of Music
16. Veterinary Science
Number of Employees
Full-time employees: 7616
For more information, please visit: http://sydney.edu.au/
- Telephone
- +(61) 2 9351 2222
- Location
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UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
NEW SOUTH WALES
2006
Australia
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