[Matthew K. Gold (he/him)]

Nicky Agate started the topic Job Opportunities: Seeking a PHP developer
and a Project Coordinator in the forum NYCDH Announcements

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Project Coordinator, Humanities Commons

The Modern Language Association of America seeks a project coordinator to
work collaboratively with the MLA staff and other humanities organizations
on the Humanities Commons [
https://news.commons.mla.org/2015/09/30/mla-receives-grant-for-expansion-of-mla-commons/%5D
initiative and other related projects intended to help foster greater
collaboration and communication in the humanities. This full-time position
is available immediately and is expected to run through December 2016.

The project coordinator will serve as the liaison between the MLA Commons [
https://commons.mla.org] team and three partner scholarly organizations,
facilitating communication and supporting participating organizations as
they get started with the Commons. The coordinator will also support the
project principals in keeping the day-to-day activities of the project
running on schedule. Furthermore, the coordinator will work with the
managing editor of MLA Commons to facilitate member activity and uptake and
create documentation and training materials and will participate in other
Commons-related projects.

The successful candidate for this position will have

● An advanced degree in a humanities discipline
● Considerable project-management experience
● Excellent communication skills
● A strong record of using social media for scholarly and professional
outreach
● Familiarity with recent trends in scholarly communication

Further desirable qualifications include

● Experience leading workshops and a proven track record of doing so with
enthusiasm and lucidity
● Demonstrated facility with technology
● A willingness and ability to coordinate multiple moving parts with aplomb

Salary is commensurate with experience. The MLA provides generous vacation
and sick time, flexible work hours, a 403(b) retirement plan, and
individual health and dental plans with no shared premium cost.

Please submit a letter of application, vitae, and the names of three
references to Kathleen Fitzpatrick through Interfolio at
https://apply.interfolio.com/32466. The MLA is an equal opportunity
employer.

PHP Developer

The Modern Language Association is seeking a PHP developer to extend and
maintain several open-source software products, including the
WordPress-based MLA Commons and Commons In A Box. MLA Commons allows our
members—over 25,000 scholars in the fields of language and literature—to
create profiles, seek feedback from peers on their work, establish and join
groups to discuss common interests, and collaborate through new kinds of
open-access publications. This is an extraordinary opportunity to help
shape a platform for the leading membership association in the humanities
and contribute to an award-winning and active open-source project (see
GitHub [https://github.com/mlaa] ).

In addition, our long-term plans include exciting and eagerly anticipated
projects that will expand the scope of the MLA’s outreach, including
several joint ventures with other organizations.

Skills & Requirements

We’re looking for a colleague with strong interpersonal skills and
intellectual curiosity who can work both independently as well as
collaboratively with internal and external team members and who has
experience working with the following:

PHP-based application frameworks in a production environment (for at least
2 years)
WordPress plug-in and theme development
The presentation layer of a Web application (HTML, CSS, JS) in a production
environment
SQL (solid skills for extending existing database schemas and creating
custom queries are required)
REST APIs for two-way data exchange
A system-level LAMP or LEMP server environment, for basic installation and
maintenance tasks
The principles of good UX design
Additionally, your candidacy will be greatly enhanced by knowledge of any
of the following:

Amazon Web Services, Rackspace, Azure, or other cloud platform in a
production environment
Symfony
BuddyPress plug-in development
Fedora digital object repository
Apache Solr or implementing faceted search results in a production UI
Benefits

Competitive salary
Generous vacation and sick time
Flexible work hours
403(b) retirement plan
Individual health and dental plans with no shared premium cost
Intellectually stimulating work environment
To apply, please submit a letter of application and a vitae to
positionprod.0515@mla.org.”

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