positions for Data Viz Engineers

[Daniele Quercia]

Social Dynamics Research, Nokia Bell Labs, Cambridge, UK
http://researchswinger.org/frontend.pdf

The Social Dynamics team at Bell Labs Cambridge (UK) has one open
position for front-end engineers. Candidates who have the aspiration
to work in a highly-dynamic research environment are particularly
valued.


|Nokia and Bell Labs|
Nokia is a global leader in the
technologies that connect people and things, and Bell Labs is a
worldwide research and development community that focuses its efforts
on key technologies. It is internationally renowned as the birthplace
of modern information theory, the transistor, the laser and the UNIX
operating system.


|Bell Labs Cambridge|
As part of the emerging research area of “Computational Social
Science”, the Social Dynamics team answer questions typical of the
social sciences using computational methods and, in so doing, produce
long-term research (in very ‘Bell Labs’ style). Members of the team
include Daniele Quercia (www.researchswinger.org), Luca Maria Aiello
(www.lajello.com), and Miriam Redi (www.visionresearchwitch.com).


|Main responsibilities|
1. Develop frontend web applications and demonstrators
2. Interpret, analyze, and model complex multimodal datasets to create
compelling interfaces, visualizations and communication tools
3. Collaborate closely to a mixed team of Engineers and Scientists to
translate research outcomes into end-user products


|Expected qualifications, skills and experience|
1. Bsc or above in Computer Science, Interaction Design, or related fields.
2. Strong development skills in HTML5/CSS3 and Javascript (and
associated libraries for visualization like d3.js and Processing)
3. Experience in server-side web page development and with MVC Web
application frameworks (e.g., AngularJS)
4. Professional knowledge of all Adobe Creative Suite applications
5. Preferred: JavaScript libraries for interactive Maps (e.g.,
leafletjs, mapbox GL JS), data visualization skills with ArcGIS and
Tableau, mapping web platforms (e.g., Mapbox,, Mapzen). Use of
responsive, mobile-friendly interfaces such as React or Bootstrap.
Experience in mobile development (iOS, Android) is a plus.


|How to Apply|
Please send your **CV and portfolio**, and a brief cover letter with
the subject line “Frontend” to daniele...@nokia-bell-labs.com at
earliest convenience. For informal inquiries, please contact
daniele...@nokia-bell-labs.com.