The SGC is the world's leader in developing chemical tools and solving the structures of proteins associated with Human health. Building upon and extending the current Drupal platform (www.thesgc.org) which hosts our global and local sites, we need a skilled and highly motivated Web Developer to help ensure hat our output has the maximum impact for the discovery of new medicines.
But it's not just about keeping the web site up to date and providing a compelling and immersive experience. The SGC's diverse data types and high quality data provide an usually rich, fertile and unique environment for the development of novel tools using diverse and cutting-edge technologies. This has already resulted in platforms such as iSee (http://www.thesgc.org/iSee) which deliver data to the scientific community in a cutting-edge manner, as well as in-house tools for critical cross-site data sharing.
We'll expect you to drive similar developments in a rapid fashion, allowing our scientists to maximise their time as well as communicate their results with the rest of the world. You'll work with SGC scientists from all sites around the world to develop novel and cutting-edge data capture, dissemination and visualisation tools as web-based applications both for internal and external use. Day to day interaction with key external informatics collaborators will also occur with an opportunity to drive the development of new software technologies in this context.
Responsibilities/duties
• Maintain and further develop the content and utility of the Oxford and Global SGC web sites, working with senior management and scientists at all SGC sites
• Propose, develop and implement additional internal data capture and external dissemination web-based resources
• Drive the development of novel software technologies for web-based data dissemination
• Provide detailed reports on the external use of the web sites, identifying ways to enhance the visibility and relevance of the web sites.
• To provide the necessary training to SGC staff in the effective use of both internal and external SGC web-based applications and content development and maintenance
• To assist in the systems administration of SGC web facilities
• To carry out any other relevant duties as may reasonably be associated with the post and which may be required from time to time.
• Effective communication on a day-to-day basis, both orally and in writing
• To participate in and support the public engagement and widening access activities of the Department and the University. This is anticipated to be not more than 2 days per year.