# Job Post - Ruby on Rails programmer UC Berkeley

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-post-ruby-on-rails-programmer-uc-berkeley/178941>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 13, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-post-ruby-on-rails-programmer-uc-berkeley/178941 "2009-11-13T20:23:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Magee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/34f0e0/32.png) [@Magee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Magee)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-post-ruby-on-rails-programmer-uc-berkeley/178941/1 "2009-11-13T20:23:09Z")

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The Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study of the UC Berkeley  
School of Public Health is hiring an Applications Programmer to help  
develop new research and operational systems using Ruby on Rails.

Brief summary of the position:

The position mainly involves developing and maintaining databases to  
track research and operational activities in Professor Buffler’s  
research unit, which is composed of several genetic and epidemiologic  
studies of childhood cancers. Involves writing programs in a computer  
language, designing related databases, web interfaces and content, or  
multimedia processes. Designs, develops, modifies, tests and evaluates  
and maintains computer programs. Work includes test-to-production  
processes, quality assurance, maintenance and documentation of  
applications. Includes web applications programming.

Assists Research Unit’s Information Systems Analyst in providing first-  
line technical services to Unit personnel including liaising with  
IS&T’s desktop support unit (DOCS) to report system problems,  
communicate specifications to procurement personnel for purchase and  
renewal of software licenses, maintain an inventory of Unit assets.

You can learn more and apply on line by going to jobs.berkeley.edu.  
Click on the button for External Job Applicants to Search and Apply  
for Jobs and then search for Job ID: 10149 Applications Programmer 3

Note: Please note that the first paragraph under the heading  
“Responsibilities” on the website is misleading. The full, untruncated  
description is as listed above.