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Gustavo Machado
Posting Number
2218
Research Group
Machado Lab
Location
CVM
Mentor Name
Gustavo Machado
Number of Positions Available
4
Description
The Machado Lab is looking for a software engineer to play a key role in the further development of RABApp which integrate swine data and disease spread modeling into a tool used by 14 states and 50 pig production companies in the U.S. For more information about RABapp visit our website (https://machado-lab.github.io/rabapp/)
This individual will be the lead software developer on a team of scientists working to refine tools that will also be expanded for other livestock systems. A successful candidate will need to demonstrate strong initiative and leadership in both software development and the ability to work collaboratively on challenging problems. This is a research programmer position.
This is an opportunity to be part of a fast-paced, multidisciplinary team including epidemiologists, infectious disease modelers, and computer science and to collaborate with the state and national swine industry. The team places a strong emphasis on innovative, collaborative research and the communication of analyses to stakeholders.
The ideal candidate will:
Be highly motivated, with strong organizational and communication skills and excellent problem-solving skills
Have experience developing and using software to solve quantitative problems, managing a complex codebase, acting as a steward of good coding practices
Be a team player who is able to work in a fast-paced environment with a multi-disciplinary team
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of the R, and Python programming languages;
Experience (not necessarily professional) building UIs, preferred Angular or Shiny;
Relational databases, especially PostgreSQL.
Experience collaborating with other developers using Git
Preferred Qualifications
Experience building data pipelines to process external sources into a centralized data warehouse.
Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently on data analysis and reporting
Ability to work well with a diverse team
Application instructions:
To be considered, submit a cover letter describing your skills and qualifications, a resume or CV. The cover letter should include a link to a public GitHub.
Materials should be submitted to Gustavo Machado, gmachad@ncsu.edu
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of the R, and Python programming languages
Preferred Prerequisites
Experience building data pipelines to process external sources into a centralized data warehouse
Preferred Academic Year
Freshman; Junior; Senior
Anticipated Start Date
08/26/2022
Duration of Position
not limited
Approximate Hours per Week
20
Salary or Stipend
22 to 25
Additional Information
https://github.com/gustavo-etal/Job-Opportunities/blob/master/Software%20developer.md
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