Software developer - Befattningen är under tillsättning eller redan tillsatt, och det är inte längre möjligt att lämna in en ansökan

Humlab at Umeå University is a unit at the Faculty of Arts that acts as a hub connecting researchers from different disciplines. Our mission is to initiate, inspire and develop the interaction between traditional humanities, culture and information technology in research, postgraduate education and teaching. Humlab currently has 20 employees of which five are system developers.

Humlab is now in the process of further expanding our already competent staff by recruiting one or more people with skills and experience in software development, programming and data science. 

5 good reasons why you should work at Humlab

• You want to learn cutting-edge digital methods and technologies.
• You enjoy solving problems using digital tools and methods.
• You would love to have more control and influence over your daily work.
• You want to learn new and interesting things.
• You simply want to have fun at work.

5 good reasons why you should not work at Humlab

• You feel comfortable doing the same thing day in and day out.
• You see no reason to learn new things.
• You think it is more important to earn money, than to actually do things that really matter.
• You prefer to lock yourself up alone in a basement between eight and five.
• You don't want to work in a creative environment with fabulous co-workers.

We attach great importance to your personal motivation and your ability to take own initiatives to see and do what needs to be done. You should see solutions where others see problems. You should have the ability to communicate and describe your work in a way that is easy to understand. It is an advantage if you are interested in culture and social issues. You should have a higher education at university level in computer science or other relevant education for the position, or skills and experience that could be deemed equivalent for this position.

We have several ongoing projects that need different kind of competences so you must fulfil at least three of the following requirements:

• You have extensive experience of programming in languages such as C#, JavaScript or Python.
• You have extensive experience of designing UX/UI or in data visualization.
• You have skills in e.g. data science, big data, text analysis, machine learning, AI, VR or AR.
• You have broad skills and experience in full-stack programming.
• You have experience in working with statistical models (in text analysis, machine learning etc).
• You have experience of design and development of databases.
• You have competence in map development (GIS).
• You have experience in working with audiovisual material (analysis, storage).

Your work tasks will be varied and you will play a crucial role in many different research projects. You and the researchers will together find solutions to research questions, often using tools and methods from fields such as text analysis and data visualization.

Text analysis is the use of digital tools and methods to explore and extract meaningful information from often huge quantities of unstructured text. The methods can be used to e.g. explore discourses, classify text into genres, find sentiments, extract entities such as places and persons etc. We also work with other materials such as audio and images.

Data visualisation is in essence about presenting complex data in an easy-to-grasp way. It can be as simple as creating diagrams and charts but also include producing maps with multiple layers of data, developing new tools to explore data visually or to model data in 3D or VR.

Application

Your application should include a cover letter, your curriculum vitae (CV), validated copies of certificates of education or courses translated into Swedish or English, and names and contact information for at least two references. Your application should be written in Swedish or English and submitted in the university recruitment system Varbi no later than the 15^th of March 2019.

Other information

Admission 1^st of June 2019 or by agreement. Trial period of employment may be applicable.

Humlab would like to see female applicants for this position as we are actively striving to establish a balance in genders amongst our staff.

For additional information, please contact Director Stefan Gelfgren, +46 90 786 50 87, stefan.gelfgren@umu.se.

We look forward to receive your application.