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Research Fellow
3 months ago
Job no: 523711
Work type: Senior/Research Fellow (Amherst Only)
Location: UMass Amherst
Department: Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Union: Non-Unit Exempt
Categories: School of Public Health & Health Sciences
About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Description
To lead and support research activities in the Reich Lab in the UMass-Amherst Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology related to a CDC-funded project “Center for Implementation in Outbreak Analytics and Disease Modeling: Multi-Scale Outbreak Decision-Support Tools.” As part of this project, our team is developing an ecosystem of open-source tools called the Hubverse. This technology suite is designed to assist public health agencies and academic modelers by creating data standards and open-source tools to organize and administer collaborative infectious disease modeling projects, referred to as modeling “hubs”. The successful candidate in this position will participate in developing, documenting, and testing software for the Hubverse. Additionally, they will work with users looking to set up new hubs, helping them with the technical configuration and use of software packages necessary to succeed. Must be able to multi-task and manage diverse projects with deadlines while working under the direction of the project lead.
Essential FunctionsFunction 1: Participate in Hubverse team meetings- Attend once monthly Hubverse community meetings
- Attend once weekly Hubverse development team meetings
- Attend ad-hoc team meetings as needed
- Develop new features as needed for the Hubverse
- Based on issue prioritization and tracking provided by the project manager, fix bugs and add new features to the Hubverse code base
- Conduct code reviews from a user perspective
- Stress-test pre-release code in Hubverse packages as new features are developed by running example code provided by developers
- Write and submit code reviews on GitHub that focus on usability of new features and user-friendliness of documentation and warnings
- Keep documentation updated and relevant
- Draft new and edit existing user manuals and vignettes for Hubverse software
- Edit and monitor deployments of hubverse websites, including the main project documentation site as well as individual package websites (e.g., hubUtils or hubVis).
- Meet with and assist new Hubverse users in setting up and administering a hub
- Assist new users in designing hub configuration files
- Help new users navigate the suite of tools and determine which tools they should use
- Serve as a primary point of support contact for new Hubverse users as they launch a hub
- Support existing Hubverse users
- Troubleshoot issues for existing Hubverse administrators
- Provide ongoing user support for Hubverse users and administrators
- Expand Hubverse user base
- Present hubverse tools and functionality at virtual and/or in-person conferences and meetups
Minimum Requirements
- 3+ years' experience using and writing code collaboratively on version control systems such as GitHub, BitBucket, etc.
- 3+ years' experience working in the R programming language
- Expertise developing software packages/libraries in R
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively in both verbal and written formats with both technical and lay users
- Experience coordinating and communicating across diverse stakeholders of developers and users in an open-source software community
- Strong organizational skills including the ability to manage multiple responsibilities, prioritize, and escalate while delivering results on time
- Experience working with continuous integration server
- Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate
Preferred Requirements
- 5+ years' experience using and writing code collaboratively on version control systems such as GitHub, BitBucket, etc.
- Expertise with Python programming language
- Expertise developing software packages/libraries in Python
- Familiarity with web development technologies such as HTML, CSS and Javascript
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree
Additional Information
- Flexible work arrangement possible
- Occasional evenings and weekends required as needed to meet deadlines
- Travel within US (and perhaps occasionally international) around 1-2 times per year may be required to attend meetings and/or conferences
- May work around standard office conditions
Application Instructions
- Cover Letter
- Resume
- Names and contact information for three (3) work references including at least one current or former supervisor
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, caste, creed, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, political belief or affiliation, pregnancy and pregnancy-related condition(s), veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment, admission to and participation in academic programs, activities, and services, and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy, UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes, rules, and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
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