Dear Colleagues,
Portland State University’s Russian Flagship Program seeks an experienced
website developer to create a mobile-friendly website that will allow
students of Russian to work on building skills to read in Russian. The
Website Developer will work together with the Principal Investigator and
the Project Manager during the designing and developing stages of the
website, but the Website Developer will have primary responsibility for
implementing the technology solution. The developer will act in
consultation to think through solutions to this particular learning
challenge. This may include implementing and extending existing open source
tools, building, iterating on prototypes, and finding the best tool for the
job. This is a grant-funded project through August 31, 2018, but there is
the opportunity of continuation funding.
This classification requires a basic foundation of knowledge and skills of
technology and information systems generally obtained through an AA degree
in computer science, information systems, educational technology,
communications, or related fields, or similar certified course work in
applicable fields of study and at least one year of related work experience.
Additional Minimum Qualifications for this Position
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, OR equivalent
work experience and education
• Demonstrated skill in programming for Web environment (HTML5, CSS, SQL,
JavaScript), including mobile and responsive design
• Strong commitment to troubleshooting issues
• Ability to work independently and to produce a high-quality website to
customer specifications on an established deadline
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with WordPress or similar content management system
• Experience setting up a Learning Record Store • Working knowledge of or
Experience with API (xAPI)
• Experience with Ruby and/or Python
• Working knowledge of Russian
For further information, please refer to the job posting at:
https://jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/25453
Review of applications will begin February 5
Questions can be addressed to:
Professor William Comer
Director, Russian Flagship Program
Professor of Russian
Department of World Languages and Literatures
Stratford Hall, Room 212
Portland State University
Office Phone: 503-725-3539
Email: [log in to unmask]
Mailing address:
Portland State University
PO Box 751
WLL-NH 491
Portland, OR 97207-0751
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