Central European University’s (CEU) “Sound Relations” Project is seeking talented and highly motivated candidates for the position of Web Developer for CEU’s Podcast Library. Hosted on CEU’s servers this will be an open and user friendly library, existing within the CEU domain, as a searchable database of sound files with a robust metadata schema. All podcasts will be identifiable by date, creator, featured topic or person, affiliated program, location, and other relevant descriptors. We envisage the users using the library as a site for audio publications, raw sound material, and recorded lectures produced by CEU faculty, staff and students.
Currently an intermediate page is being set up by the CEU Web team, where project description and content will be stored and made public. The chosen candidate will build the new webpages needed for a ‘podcast library’ either (1) on the back of the Drupal maintained interim site or (2) using Drupal on an installation CEU will host.
Essential components of the library:
- Integrated audio player
- Tagged filters (e.g. creator, series, event, place, people, period, theoretical approach)
- The possibility to subscribe to various tags (by RSS, email & popular podcast players e.g. iTunes, Stitcher)
- Faceted search
- Regular search (note we are open to creative ideas here)
- Upload page for podcast creators
- Management page of uploaded content for editors
Desired:
- The possibility to time stamp content within a podcast
- Auto transcription of audio material
To apply:
Applicants need to submit:
- A short CV
- A work sample
- An estimated number of hours to complete the job
- An hourly rate
Interested candidates are encouraged to request full specifications from [email protected].
We encourage applicants to be creative and ambitious but also realistic with their proposals. Please send your complete application package to [email protected] - including job title in the subject line.
- Drupal proficiency
- Good command of English
About CEU
Central European University (CEU) is a graduate research-intensive university specializing in the social sciences and humanities, public policy and management. It is located in Budapest, and accredited in the United States and Hungary. CEU’s mission is to promote academic excellence, state-of-the-art research, and civic engagement, in order to contribute to the development of open societies in Central and Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union, and other emerging democracies throughout the world. CEU offers both Master’s and doctoral programs, and enrolls more than 1400 students from 100 countries. The teaching staff consists of more than 180 resident faculty, from over 40 countries, and a large number of prominent visiting scholars from around the world.
