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Job Title: Senior Application Developer

PVN ID: GS-2507-006918

Category: Research

Job Description

General Description

Since 2006 the Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research at The Graduate Center / CUNY has developed sophisticated, powerful, and user-friendly web map applications for a diverse set of partner organizations, philanthropic foundations, and CUNY researchers. We seek to hire a Senior Application Developer to continue this work developing interactive applications centered around – though not limited to – maps and related data visualizations.

In this role you will be designing and building robust applications that address important policy and research issues related to demographics (such as the upcoming 2030 Census and subsequent redistricting initiatives), immigration trends, voter patterns, environmental issues, transportation infrastructure, and more. Our applications are primarily online but may also include desktop or mobile applications. You can view links to several current applications plus a description of the Mapping Service at http://www.gc.cuny.edu/urbanresearchmaps.

Our application development work is mainly done in Node.js with open source frameworks such as MapLibre GL JS, Vue.js, and PostGreSQL/PostGIS. Your focus will be developing applications using this and/or similar frameworks, and we are open to alternative options and workflows for new projects. Part of your time will involve maintaining and troubleshooting projects developed using earlier, proprietary technologies such as ArcGIS and SQL Server. Ideally, this position will be a full-time, long-term arrangement. We are open, however, to considering shorter-term, part-time arrangements.

Other Duties

The position may also involve occasional opportunities to help present the Mapping Service’s work to potential and/or current partner organizations, at conferences and educational events, and via the Center for Urban Research’s outreach materials.

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

+ Bachelor's Degree

+ 3+ years web application development experience

+ Expertise with JavaScript frameworks and libraries for interactive web development (including CSS and HTML)

+ Expertise with version control using Git/GitHub

+ Familiarity with GIS concepts and data structures

+ Experience with interactive geospatial frameworks and services such as MapLibre GL JS, Mapbox, Leaflet, and ESRI’s suite of applications

+ Experience with relational database management software (preferably PostgreSQL)

+ Experience with user-centered design

+ Familiarity with Internet server architecture (we use Node.js in conjuction with IIS in a Windows environment)

+ Interest in developments around artificial intelligence (AI) regarding coding, data analysis and visualization, and mapping applications

+ A strong appreciation for urban geographies and urban dynamics

+ Understanding of data visualization concepts and techniques

RFCUNY Benefits RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate

Status Full Time

Annual Salary Range $85,000.00 - $95,000.00

Closing Date Aug 31, 2025 (Or Until Filled)

Bargaining Unit Yes

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