Open-Source Neuroinformatics Engineer

Dartmouth College; Hanover (NH); On-site; USD 92,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Dartmouth College's Center for Open Neuroscience is seeking a Research Software Engineer to help build infrastructure that makes neuroscience data FAIR, open, and reproducible at scale. You will work on DataLad, DANDI, EMBER, and OpenNeuro Archives, contributing to open-source projects used by researchers worldwide.

The role focuses on designing workflows for versioned data management, applying them to real data wrangling tasks, and shaping standards for how neuroscience data is organized and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, neuroscience or related field, or equivalent software contributions.
• 2 years of relevant software engineering and programming experience.
• Deep understanding of git and scripting around git plumbing.
• Proficiency in Python and its ecosystem (pytest, CLI).
• Experience with open source software development workflows and CI.
• Familiarity with virtualization/containerization (Docker/Podman, Singularity/Apptainer) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP).
• Ability to work independently and communicate across distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement workflows for versioned data management and processing.
• Apply workflows to real data wrangling tasks and contribute to national neuroimaging archives.
• Help shape standards for neuroscience data organization and sharing.
• Collaborate with developers, neuroscientists, and standards architects across institutions.

Skills

Git & git plumbing

Python

Open source workflows

Docker/Podman & Singularity/Apptainer

Cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

Independent work & multi-project

Distributed-team communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, neuroscience, or related field

Tools

DataLad

git-annex

DANDI

OpenNeuro

Docker

Singularity/Apptainer

SLURM

Git

Job description

Dartmouth College's Center for Open Neuroscience is seeking a Research Software Engineer to help build infrastructure that makes neuroscience data FAIR, open, and reproducible at scale. You will work on DataLad, DANDI, EMBER, and OpenNeuro Archives, contributing to open-source projects used by researchers worldwide.

The role focuses on designing workflows for versioned data management, applying them to real data wrangling tasks, and shaping standards for how neuroscience data is organized and