Drupal Web Developer
OIST is seeking a flexible, experienced Drupal developer to join the Digital Content, Brand and Design (DCBD) team in meeting the needs of a rapidly growing English-language graduate university for science and technology. Work with people from over 50 countries. Experience life in Japan while learning about Okinawa’s own unique culture. Enjoy cultural events, explore coral reefs, travel around Asia, and participate in an active multicultural university community while contributing to the future of Japan’s most international university. OIST helps families with relocation support, services for living in Okinawa, and onsite preschool and afterschool childcare facilities.
The DCBD team is made up of diverse and experienced experts in content strategy, design, development, media production, and social media marketing. While each member has an area of expertise, they all collaborate to promote OIST to the domestic and international public audience and the campus community using photos, videos, marketing, and websites.
A typical day in this role consists of collaborating with different groups at OIST to build out and maintain features on our Drupal web platforms. These sites include the university public website as well as several internal portals. You will cover both front-end development using Twig and back-end tasks like jumping into a MySQL database or working with our cloud platform to perform server updates. In addition, people from around the university will ask for your expertise when scoping and proposing new projects and ask for help when they have a problem.
Come live in sunny Okinawa and help us to build a new and different university in Japan.
The Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University was established in 2011 to contribute to the development of science and technology worldwide and to serve as a hub of innovation in Okinawa. OIST is a dynamic new graduate university of science and technology in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan which offers a 5-year PhD program and brings together outstanding researchers from across the country and across disciplines to conduct cutting-edge scientific research.
The university is located on 85 hectares of protected forestland overlooking a beautiful shoreline and coral reefs. The campus is striking architecturally, and the facilities are outstanding. To facilitate multidisciplinary research, there are no academic departments. Outstanding resources and equipment are provided and managed to encourage easy access and collaboration.
English is the official language of the University, and the university research community is fully international, with more than 50 countries represented. OIST is rapidly gaining recognition in the worldwide academic community as a model for excellence in education and research, and our unwavering commitment to scientific and technological innovation is dedicated to generating progress that will fuel Okinawa's economic growth.
The Digital Content, Brand, and Design Section works within the Communications and Public Relations Division and supports the development of a wide range of digital assets that meet the needs of a growing university. The section advances the research-driven communication program of OIST and helps promote the university to its global audiences. The services of the section are built upon expertise in web design, web development, user training, and content strategy and management.
- Develop and maintain web applications and required resources like API, predominantly based in Drupal and PHP.
- Responsible for Drupal theme, front-end development. Using modern web technology to Implement UI/UX design in website projects.
- Develop custom tools and provide university-wide solutions to support the growth of the university.
- Lead university-wide projects and provide advice and support members of the research and administration in web development.
- Produce high quality documentation for all systems and services deployed.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
(Required)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent undergraduate degree.
- Minimum 5 years of experience as a web developer.
- Minimum 3 years of experience working with Drupal.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate easily in spoken and written English.
- Ability to develop, maintain, and modify Drupal websites.
- Expertise with Drupal front-end development with Twig.
- Familiar with modern front-end web technologies, including Javascript, Webpack, and jQuery.
- Ability to write SCSS/CSS and experience using CSS frameworks, including Tailwind CSS and Bootstrap.
- Experience with object-oriented PHP programming, MySQL and other SQL-based databases.
- Experience with Unix/Linux.
- Ability to use Git version control.
- Experience with the Agile Method and project management systems.
- Experience working in an international setting.
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team.
(Preferred)
- Experience with Agile project management platform Shortcut Software (formerly Clubhouse Software).
- Experience with using Figma for design.
- Experience with automated testing frameworks and Continuous Integration or willingness to learn.
- Experience with cloud hosting platforms including Pantheon (Preferred) / Acquia Platform / AWS etc.
- Experience with shell scripting.
- Experience with contributing to the Drupal community.
Expected Annual Salary: 3,900,000– 8,600,000 yen
*This amount represents the expected annual salary range for this position, which will be determined based on your experience and skills in accordance with the OIST Employee Compensation Regulations.
Benefits:
- Relocation, housing and commuting allowances
- Annual paid leave and summer holidays
- Health insurance (Private School Mutual Aid)
- Welfare pension insurance (kousei-nenkin)
- Worker's accident compensation insurance (roudousha-saigai-hoshou-hoken)
- Access to Child Development Center
- Access to Schooling Options
- Language Education
- Recource Center (Daily Life Support in Okinawa)
- Curriculum vitae in English required. Japanese version required only for Applicants whose native language is Japanese.
* Please be sure to indicate where you first saw the job advertisement.
- OIST Graduate University is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer and is committed to increasing the diversity of its faculty, students and staff.
- Information provided by applicants or references will be kept confidential, documents will not be returned. All applicants will be notified regarding the status of their applications. OIST Privacy Policy
- Recruiting Organization: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology School Corporation
- Prevention of Passive Smoking: No smoking indoors
- Please view our policy for rules on external professional activities (Information Disclosure – 10. Others – 6. OIST Rules for Concurrent Appointment).
- Further details about the University can be viewed on our website
Full-time, fixed term appointment for 1~2 years. Contract initially with 6-month probationary period (inclusive). This contract may be renewed by taking into consideration the performance evaluation, conduct, and behavior of the Employee and OIST’s financial and other circumstances.
Scheduled Working hours: 9:00 – 17:30
Rest period: 12:00 – 13:00
Flextime (core time 10:00-15:00) 7.5hrs per day (Multiplied by prescribed working days per month)
Holidays:
Saturday, Sunday, National holidays, and Year-end and New Year holidays (Dec. 29 – Jan. 3)
Leave:
Annual Paid Holidays, Summer Leave, Sick Leave, and Special Leave