Scientific Programmer of Model-Driven Impact Measurement Tools (1.0 FTE)

Join us as part of the Boosting Social and Community-driven Entrepreneurship for the Transition to an Inclusive and Sustainable Society (SCENTISS) project. Utrecht University’s Software for Organisational Responsibility Lab is developing two open-source, model-driven tools to measure the sustainability performance of organisations and help them identify good practices for improving their performance. In this role you will develop new features based on a predefined set of requirements to ensure reliable, high-quality sustainability reports, dashboards, infographics, and enable continuous improvement.

You will work closely with researchers in the Software for Organisation Responsibility Lab to develop two tools called openESEA and openBest. For openESEA you will evolve a domain-specific language and the accompanying interpreter. Your tasks for openBest will entail implementing new features and switching the technology stack to make it more reliable, mature, and robust.

Next to this you will:

• develop model-driven software to enable sustainability assessment and reporting;
• develop a model-driven online repository of good practices;
• test and validate both tools;
• collaborate with researchers and developers to ensure smooth data acquisition and management;
• develop documentation for software development;
• provide technical support for research and development projects.

We are looking for a developer who is enthusiastic about producing beautifully designed software, who wants to work closely with people doing fundamental research, and who appreciates the importance of outreach activities aimed at increasing societal awareness of scientific findings.

Your experience and profile:

• Master's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field;
• strong programming skills in Python;
• experience with model-driven engineering;
• experience with Vue.js and Django.
• strong interest in developing software solutions for scientific applications;
• proficiency in English.
• strong communication and teamwork skills;
• attention to detail and ability to work independently.

• a position for 1 year;
• a full-time gross salary ranging from € 2,960 to € 4,670 in scale 10;
• 8% holiday bonus and 8.3% end-of-year bonus;
• a pension scheme, partially paid parental leave, and flexible employment conditions based on the Collective Labour Agreement Dutch Universities.

In addition to the employment conditions from the CAO for Dutch Universities, Utrecht University has a number of its own arrangements. These include agreements on professional development, leave arrangements and sports. We also give you the opportunity to expand your terms of employment through the Employment Conditions Selection Model. This is how we encourage you to grow.

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If you are enthusiastic about this position, just apply via the "Apply" button! Applications should include the following information (all files besides your cv should be submitted in one single pdf file):

• a CV with details about your education and work experience;
• a project portfolio: for each project listed in your portfolio, please include a short description of the project in general, a description of your own role in the project, and preferably a link to a demo of the software that you developed;
• a letter of motivation;
• optionally, a list of academic publications that you have contributed to;
• the names and email addresses of two references who can provide letters of recommendation.

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