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Software Developer at South African Astronomical Observatory it-online.co.za - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from it-online.co.za Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Jun 24, 2021
As part of a new international flagship astronomy programme within the BRICS countries – the BRICS Intelligent Telescope and Data Network (BITDN) – we seek an experienced software developer to assist in the computerized networking of telescopes to enable automated global observations, particularly of time-critical transient events. This will involve utilizing existing software tools including the Telescope and Observation Management (TOM) toolkit (https://lco.global/tomtoolkit/) and the Astronomical Event Observatory Network (AEON; [URL Removed] a facility ecosystem for accessible and efficient follow up of astronomical transients and time domain science.
The ideal candidate for this position should hold at least a Bachelors degree in computer science, natural science or engineering and should ideally have at least 2 years work experience involving programming and web application development, ideally using Python and Django, and experience with the Linux operatin