Open Position: MapTu Programming Intern

Tue, 16 Jan 2018 18:44:55 -0500

The Imaging Research Center <https://irc.umbc.edu> is looking for undergraduate computer science student programmers to enroll in independent study to assist in the development of MapTu. Students will work 8 hours a week during the semester and earn 3 credits. Students will be assigned work based on their skill level. Students will gain experience in developing an large software project on a team.

MapTu <https://maptu.irc.umbc.edu> is a multi-user real-time collaborative tool to map ideas in 3D space. It can be used to construct complex 3D scenes as well as to visualize big data in real-time. Users will be able to use the software to construct a 3D scene by uploading their own 3D models, images, videos, sound, etc and arranging them as desired within a 3D scene that can be shared with other users. MapTu is currently a work in progress.

Duties:

Design and develop software applications.

Engineer solutions to solve problems.

Maintain existing codebases.

Assist in ongoing projects.

Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Ability to program in Python, JavaScript.

Knowledge of web technologies: HTML, CSS, Javascript, Php, Postgres, Vue.js, AFrame

Quick learner.

Able to work well in groups.

Excellent troubleshooting skills.

Excellent communication skills.

Available to work 8 hours a week.

Active UMBC Student.

Desires:

Major in Computer Science or other related field.

Experience with WebGL is a plus.

Experience with UNIX/Linux is a plus.

Experience with git is a plus.

Submit resumes by email to Mark Jarzynski <markj1@umbc.edu>. Please share your github, bitbucket, or similar webpage.