The Corporation for National Research Initiatives is looking for highly motivated individuals to participate in its Digital Object Architecture and Handle System research efforts, and has the following job opportunities for highly skilled individuals to join our team.

CNRI is a not-for-profit organization formed to undertake, foster, and promote research in the public interest. Activities center around strategic development of network-based information technologies, providing leadership and funding for information infrastructure research and development.

Software Developer

Location: Reston, Virginia
Position Announcement 2012-1
January 13, 2012

Candidates for this full time Software Developer position should have at least an undergraduate degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering. Knowledge of, and some experience in, Java, JavaScript, JQuery, and Mobile App development is required. The successful candidate also needs to have knowledge of web standards such as HTML, CSS, AJAX, and JSON. Experience in other web technologies is highly desired, as is experience with version control systems. The candidate must be comfortable working on a team and collaborating with other developers.

Applicants at all levels of experience including entry-level will be considered.

Respond with cover letter, resume and salary requirement to hroffice@cnri.reston.va.us and reference Position Announcement 2012-1 in the subject line.

Research Programmer

Digital Object Architecture and Handle System

Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
Position Announcement 2011-9
September 13, 2011

CNRI is seeking Research Programmers to tackle key problems or needs identified by its development team. Successful applicants will become part of a team of research programmers designing and implementing experimental and prototype software in support of an open, distributed network infrastructure. Specific areas of work include information repositories, dynamic naming systems, intellectual property rights management, mobile computing platforms, mobile agents, and other next-generation Internet technologies.

CNRI has ongoing projects in electronic medical records, digital fabrication, app development for mobile devices, next-generation networking, digital object repositories, and many other information management technologies. CNRI is seeking applicants with strong Java development skills to participate in a variety of development activities that contribute to one or more of these projects. Employees are assigned projects based on their respective interests and abilities. They are encouraged to try out their own solutions to the problems at hand. Creative, novel and independent thinking are desired and expected.

The ideal candidate for a full time position would be a software developer with an undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science. Knowledge of Java, Unix, object oriented design/programming and web technology is desired. Knowledge of Internet protocols, Python, C, XML, Android, distributed programming, and security a plus. Applicants at all levels of experience including entry-level will be considered.

Respond with cover letter, resume and salary requirement to hroffice@cnri.reston.va.us and reference Position Announcement 2011-9 in the subject line.