CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Ateneo Policy Center Web Developer

Unit: Ateneo School of Government (ASOG)
Location: SDC Complex, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave. Quezon City
Duration: Two Months

I. Brief Description 

The Ateneo School of Government (ASOG) is the public sector arm of Ateneo de Manila University. The School’s long-term mission is to teach and work with effective and ethical public servants. It aims to contribute in building prosperous, sustainable, just, and happy communities in the Philippines, empowered by democratic, participatory, transparent, and accountable governance institutions and processes.

In its working paper ‘Beyond Democrats and Authoritarians: Clustering Democratic Attitudes in the Philippines,’ Deinla et al. (2023) found that, while the Filipino youth remains supportive of democracy, they are fragmented into four clusters based on democratic values and satisfaction with democratic institutions. Clusters satisfied with democracy also prefer authoritarian values like conformity and political disempowerment. The new proposed study aims to reveal how experiences of economic mobility, geographic contexts, and education can shape each cluster’s views on democracy. The Web Developer contributes to the research by leading the design of a user-friendly web page that embeds a survey instrument targeting young Filipinos. This webpage will be integrated into the Ateneo Policy Center’s website: https://www.inclusivedemocracy.ph/.

II. Scope of Work

The Web Developer is expected to:

• Develop and implement a responsive web page to embed a web application, created with Shiny (an R package) on the aforementioned ASOG website;
• Ensure seamless integration and functionality of the Shiny application across devices and browsers;
• Enhance the web page and web application design to align with organizational branding and improve user experience;
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders to provide updates and incorporate feedback; and
• During the survey launch, provide maintenance, troubleshooting, and update the web page and Shiny web application as needed. 

III. Qualifications
 
Applicants for the Web Developer position must have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, management information systems, or similar disciplines. Masteral units an advantage;
• At least two (2) years of professional experience in developing and/or maintaining websites;
• Proficiency in web page design using HTML, CSS, or JavaScript, and user experience frameworks.
• Working knowledge of R and its Shiny package is an advantage;
• Excellent communication skills for collaboration with multidisciplinary teams; and
• Self-management, as evidenced by the ability to deliver outputs with minimum supervision.

IV. Application Requirements

All interested applicants must submit the following:

1. An Application Letter addressed to Dr. Philip Arnold P. Tuaño, Dean of the Ateneo School of Government
2. Curriculum Vitae 

Please submit the required documents via email to policycenter.asog@ateneo.edu and use “[SURNAME] – Web Developer” as email subject. Deadline for the submission of applications is extended until 30 June 2024.