Casual Web Developer

Position Overview

This is a temporary, part-time position expected to last through December 2026 with the possibility of extension based on satisfactory performance and need. Work will be conducted remotely. This position will be scheduled 10 - 14 hours per week.

Job Responsibilities

This position will be responsible for maintaining ecological momentary assessment (EMA) research study databases and text message-based survey distribution. The back end of the portal is a MySQL database and the surveys are distributed using ASP .NET with Razor views running on IIS.

Briefly, the individual in this position will be expected to do the following:

• Maintain and update the databases and related services as necessary for the EMA
  projects.
• Serve as the technical point-of-contact for any survey-related issues that may arise

All required qualifications must be included in the application materials

• At least 2 years of backend programming experience with MySQL database
• At least 2 years of experience writing clean scalable code with .NET
• Experience with ASP .NET with Razor views running on IIS
• Demonstrated ability to work well independently
• Demonstrated excellent organization skills

The Department of Family Medicine and Community Health at the University of Minnesota was created more than 50 years ago in response to a legislative mandate to train primary care physicians. Since then, we have been leaders in transforming the specialty through education, research, and patient care. We are the academic sponsor of seven family medicine residencies—five in the Twin Cities, two in Greater Minnesota. We are involved in medical student education activities across the Medical School's two campuses: Twin Cities and Duluth. We sponsor five fellowship programs—sports medicine, hospice and palliative medicine, behavioral medicine, clinical informatics, and human sexuality— and offer continuing medical education opportunities. We are regularly among the top National Institutes of Health-funded family medicine departments. Our faculty are actively researching health disparities, healthcare delivery, and population health. More at https://med.umn.edu/ familymedicine .

Pay Rate: $29.12 per hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications.  Learn more about retirement plans .

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The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC)

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.

At the University of Minnesota, we are proud to be recognized by the Star Tribune as a Top Workplace for 2021, as well as by Forbes as Best Employers for Women and one of America’s Best Employers (2015, 2018, 2019, 2023), Best Employer for Diversity (2019, 2020), Best Employer for New Grads (2018, 2019), and Best Employer by State (2019, 2022).