International Institute of Tropical Agriculture Job for a CKAN Repository Officer and Programmer
The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture seeks suitable Nigerian for the
position below at the Institute’s Headquarters, Ibadan
Job Position: CKAN
Repository
Officer and
Programmer
Ref. IITA-HRNRS2016-
013D
Responsibilities
Successful candidate will among other things
perform the following duties:
- Plan, develop and conduct
implementation of CKAN that fits into the
IITA data infrastructure and information
landscape;
- Develop draft of workflows for upload,
download, harvesting data and
connection with databases/platforms,
especially SharePoint;
- Server administration and repair ;
- Serve as collection point of all IITA
research output data/metadata;
- Cataloguing and check of metadata;
- Check uniqueness of dataset;
- Assessing need and conducting of a file
conversion
- Filling of missing metadata;
- Assessing need/usefulness/ability to
present the data in a “eye catching”
format (map, chart, diagram etc.);
- Implement customization
- programming links to other repositories,
especially the python based GeoNode;
- Give persistent identifier;
- Inform interested data users;
- Managing content of legacy data;
- Perform any other related duties as may
be assigned
Qualification
- BSc/HND in Computer
Science, Mathematics or
Statistics and any other
related field with
minimum of 2-3 years of
experience performing
similar role in a structured
organization
Competencies
The ideal candidate must have:
- Proven experience in
setting up a corporate
CKAN platform
- Experience working with
CKAN
- Very strong programming
skills in Python (or PHP)
- Good programming skills
in html, css, JavaScript,
web frameworks and
general open source
usage
REMUNERATION:
We offer highly competitive salary with equally attractive benefits and excellent working
conditions in a pleasant campus environment.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested applicants should complete the online application attaching detailed
curriculum vitae saved with their names in Microsoft word format to IITA website:
http://www.iita.org/careers no later than Two Weeks from the date of this publication.
The
application must include the names and e-mail addresses of three
professional referees which must include the applicant’s current or
previous direct Supervisor, professional colleague and evidence of
current remuneration package.
IITA is an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from female candidates