[PLUG-JOBS] Python/Turbogears web applications programmer wanted

[Dan Smellow]

EC CARES at the University of Oregon is looking for a Python/ 
Turbogears web applications programmer - see link and position summary  
below. Since good candidates for this position might not be following  
want ads (not many python jobs listed), I'm posting this to open- 
source and related forums and lists. I apologize if this is an  
inappropriate post - please feel free to let me know.

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Full position announcement at: <http://hr.uoregon.edu/jobs/classified.php?id=2848 
 >

In an eggshell:

Python/Turbogears Web Applications Programmer
Full-time academic year position
Salary range: $2819 - $4404 per month ( $16.26 - $25.41 per hour)

Work location: EC CARES Building, University of Oregon, 299 E 18th  
Ave, Eugene OR

Early Intervention (EI) and Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE)  
are state and federally funded programs that provide services for  
children with developmental delays. All counties in Oregon have EI/ 
ECSE programs, and most use case management and forms processing  
software developed at EC CARES (the EI/ECSE provider for Lane County).  
This is a new position responsible for the technical design and  
programming of this software, and works closely with the project  
manager who provides oversight and handles implementation and user  
support.

The software includes case management features, forms subsystem,  
immunization analysis, medicaid billing record management and  
reporting tools. It is developed on Macintosh hardware and hosted on  
Mac OSX Server, and designed for Firefox (any platform). The project  
uses mostly open source software, and specifically these applications  
and frameworks:

Turbogears
Python 2.5
SQLObject
MySQL
OpenOffice.org
Prototype
PyYaml
Scriptaculous
XML
CSS
XHTML
Subversion
Mac OSX Server Tools

The following knowledge, skills and experience are necessary for this  
position:

Expert Python and SQL programming skills, and proficiency with  
Javascript, CSS, XHTML and web standards. Professional experience with  
open source projects, ideally using Turbogears and MySQL. Experience  
with Mac OSX Server or other server administration. Familiarity with  
version control. Skills using on-line documentation for open source  
packages. Wide knowledge of open-source software and ability to find,  
evaluate, learn and implement new open source technologies.

If any questions about the position, please contact:

Dan Smellow
ECData admin
541.346.0819
dsmellow at uoregon.edu