Digital Solutions Developer

Position Summary

Digital Solutions Developer role at Vanderbilt University
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The Digital Solutions Developer will perform several critical functions for Vanderbilt’s growing initiatives in digital scholarship broadly and research computing specifically. As part of the Digital Lab, the developer will serve as the primary technical liaison with key campus partners, including the Advanced Computing Center, Data Science institute, and Wond’ry, advising on existing local compute capacity and onboarding researchers. Additionally, the developer will support the front‑end development of existing digital projects, including their technical and administrative infrastructure, and partner with cloud engineers, students, and industry partners to develop digital tools as part of the Cloud Innovation Lab powered by AWS.

Blending interpersonal skills with technical expertise, the developer will collaborate with technologists across the libraries and campus to develop and implement strategies for collaborative solutions to multifaceted challenges.

The Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries at Vanderbilt University comprise nine libraries and several service departments, including collections services, digital scholarship & scholarly communications, information technology and digital services, and teaching & learning. They aim to create a welcoming environment and serve as a partner in research and scholarship, fostering transdisciplinary teaching and learning while advancing the university’s goal of scholarship and learning.

• Serve as primary technical liaison between the Digital Lab and campus partners such as Research IT, the Advanced Computing Center for Research & Education, Wond’ry, and the Data Science Institute.
• Develop and deploy technologies to enhance research and teaching.
• Coordinate trainings with research groups and individual faculty and staff on local advanced computing resources.
• Seek out and apply for external funding opportunities to advance the Lab’s mission, in coordination with Digital Lab staff, librarians, and campus partners.
• Consult with students, faculty, and staff on technologies and methodologies for digital projects.

• Undergraduate degree in computer science or related discipline, or relevant experience and certifications. Post‑graduate degree preferred.

• Knowledge of distributed data storage and processing software and frameworks.
• Ability to design and teach methods and technologies in digital scholarship broadly and research computing specifically.
• Experience developing front‑end web applications is required.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Python, HTML/CSS, Java, as well as JavaScript frameworks is required.
• Robust communications, interpersonal, and relationship‑building skills are required.

Job responsibilities listed herein are intended to be a thorough representation of the duties, responsibilities, expectations, and qualifications for this specific role at the time of hire, but should not be considered all‑encompassing as actual responsibilities may evolve to include additional duties as assigned based on organizational and operational needs.