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The Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) Project is a joint endeavour of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR) at ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to build, pilot, and scale a machine learning-enabled web-based tool that will help humanitarian responders ensure that water is safe to drink in crisis zones around the world. The SWOT Project is seeking a part-time developer to support updates, enhancements, and maintaining the SWOT web application and website. For more information, please refer to the project webpage at: .

Rate: $30/hour + 4% vacation

Hours: P/T approximately 5 to 10 hours per week

Start and End Dates: Feb 10, 2020 to May 11, 2020 (renewable)

Apply: Please submit your résumé and cover letter, including past examples of relevant development projects, via the form at the bottom of this page.

Application Deadline: Sunday, Feb 2, 2020, 11:59pm EST.

For more information, please contact dighr@yorku.ca.

Basic Duties and Responsibilities

• Code and test minor enhancements and updates to the SWOT web tool in collaboration with team of open source developers
• Update content on the project webpage
• Manage and query back-end databases and build reports
• User accounts and database management
• Managing DevOps platform
• Work effectively on project teams using agile development practices
• Create applications for extracting, transforming, and storing data from other APIs
• Demonstrate flexibility by acquiring new skills and taking on new tasks Attend team meetings
• Prepare reports and slide decks as required
• Stay in regular contact with supervisors and meet regularly to keep all parties informed.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelors Degree or Equivalent in Computer Science or related field
• Prior experience with fullstack web software development using node.js, HTML/CSS/JS and either relational or nosql databases
• Experience with git, Linux, agile/scrum and test-driven development
• Nice to haves: cloud computing (e.g. Azure, AWS), mongo DB, machine learning (using Python or R), Matlab or Octave, DevOps.

Skills & Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills: professional email/phone correspondence, presentation proficiency
• Experience working with people from a variety of backgrounds/cultures
• Excellent computer skills (word processing, email, database management, spreadsheets)
• Demonstrates an eagerness to learn and take on initiative
• Interested in developing tech for humanitarian applications
• Demonstrates organizational and time management skills
• Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada
• Preference for candidates who are based in the Greater Toronto Area and are able to work on site and/or attend regular meetings at DIGHR offices, ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ Keele Campus

Supervision will be provided by Dr. Syed Imran Ali, DIGHR Fellow in Global Health and Humanitarianism. Some work may take place off-site with regular contact via email, phone, and IM applications (Slack).

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Application Deadline: Sunday, Feb 2, 2020, 11:59pm EST..

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