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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NutritionQuest, an innovative Berkeley small
business, is looking for an expert Python software engineer to enhance our
"Alive" program. Alive was proven effective in a randomized trial, and we have
won a grant from the National Institutes of Health to build on this program.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alive is an email based nutritional and physical
activity behavior intervention program. The backend "Alive!" server includes an
XML based personalized email formatting, web form generation, validation and
response processing system. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The server is written in Python, with the
TurboGears web framework, SQLObject to drive database in MySQL, and numerous Kid
templates to format personalized web pages, validate questionnaires, and send
HTML email messages. Kid templates translate data driven XML templates into
HTML, collect and validate responses, display error messages, render
personalized user home pages and administrative web pages, and send personalized
HTML email. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The server includes a data driven nutritional and
physical activity analysis system implemented in Python. The OpenLaszlo slider
tool client implements an identical analysis algorithm in JavaScript, based on
the same data and questionnaire answers, which enables users to interactively
play around with the benefits and trade-offs of changing their behavior.
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Technologies: Linux, Apache, Tomcat, MySQL, Python,
TuborGears, Kid templates, CherryPy, SQLObject, XML, Relax NG, PHP, JavaScript,
OpenLaszlo, DHTML, Form Processing, Web Services, JSON, AJAX, MIME E-mail,
Subversion. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Requirements: <BR>** B.S. in Computer Science or a
related field <BR>** Advanced knowledge of and experience with Python, and
significant exposure to the programming languages and paradigms mentioned above
<BR>** Ability to work with minimum supervision to deliver well-designed
high-quality code on time <BR>** Desire and ability to quickly learn new
languages and technologies </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This position would ideally be full-time or near
full-time for several months, followed by part-time by mutual arrangement. We
would prefer that it be on-site for some of the time (1 block from Berkeley
BART). </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Torin Block <BR>510-704-8514 <BR><A
href="mailto:tblock@nutritionquest.com">tblock@nutritionquest.com</A>
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