Programmer/Analyst

About Western

Since 1878, Western University has been committed to serving our communities through the pursuit of academic excellence and by providing students, faculty, and community members with life-long opportunities for intellectual, social, and cultural growth.  We seek excellent students, faculty, and staff to join us in what has become known as the "Western Experience" - an opportunity to contribute to a better world through the development of new knowledge, new abilities, new connections, and new ways to make a difference.

About Us

With a strong focus on teaching, research and clinical service, the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine fully supports the mission and values of the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, the London Health Sciences Centre and St. Joseph’s Health Care London. Our vision is to provide state-of-the-art diagnostic pathology services while achieving excellence in pathology research, training and education. The members of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine strive to provide a quality work environment that fosters unity, respect for diversity, teamwork and professional growth.

Responsibilities

The Programmer/Analyst will work in collaboration with the Principal Investigator and bioinformatics research group to define, develop, test, analyze, and maintain open source software applications that address the strategic needs of the research related to designing and implementing new computational methods to reconstruct the spread and adaptation of viruses from their genetic sequence variation. The incumbent will provide support by troubleshooting and fixing bugs, implementing new features, and assist with planning for hardware and software enhancements to ensure the needs of research team are met.  In addition, the incumbent will contribute to Linux systems administration, including workstation, server and HPC cluster maintenance and diagnostics, data backups, and security monitoring.  The Programmer/Analyst will ensure the latest techniques and strategies are used, and make recommendations regarding the planning and delivery of services related to the research.

Qualifications 

Education:
-   Diploma in Computer Sciences or related field; University degree in Computer Sciences or related field, or relevant software certification preferred

Experience:
-   2 years' experience with application development technologies and/or providing technical support for relational databases and operating systems; experience in an academic IT environment preferred

Skills, Abilities & Expertise:
-   In-depth knowledge of programming languages
-   Familiarity with system administration, including computer networks, operating systems, and applications software
-   Familiarity with project management tools and resources
-   Ability to adapt to change and master new technical and organizational concepts and processes
-   Ability and willingness to stay abreast of technological developments
-   Communication skills to describe technical concepts effectively to both novice and sophisticated users
-   Ability to write clear, concise and accurate procedural documentation
-   Ability to work in a manner that models best practices in confidentiality standards
-   Ability to provide solutions and ideas for improvement by using imaginative approaches where constructive thinking and innovation are required
-   Ability to understand customer needs and expectations and provide excellent customer service to directly and indirectly satisfy expectations
-   Ability to follow formal business practices with high attention to detail
-   Ability to work independently and effectively as a member of the team to achieve department goals

Why Western?

Western offers a broad and exciting variety of part-time and temporary employment opportunities with ample room for job exploration and growth.  Within our beautiful campus, you are part of a progressive work environment that promotes work/life balance including access to our state-of-the-art recreation centre.  Apply for an opportunity to be part of the Western community and contribute to its success!

Applying at Western

To ensure that your application is given full consideration, please complete all relevant sections of the application.  In addition, you can choose to supplement your application with a cover letter and current resume.

Consideration of applicants will include an assessment of previous performance, experience, and qualifications.  Applicants should have oral communication skills in English.

Western Values Diversity

The University invites applications from all qualified individuals. Western is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from women, members of racialized groups/visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression.

Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process.  If you require accommodations for interviews or other meetings, please contact Human Resources at hrhelp@uwo.ca or phone 519-661-2194.

Please Note:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.

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