Web Applications Developer - CHAI Core

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill; Elkins Hills (NC); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill is seeking a part-time Web Applications Developer for the CHAI Core. The role focuses on creating and maintaining web solutions to support research projects and academic programs, using Laravel, SQL, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

The position will contribute across the software stack, from early requirements gathering to testing and deployment, with code written to specification and documented accordingly.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CI/Engineering or related technical degree or equivalent combination with coursework and experience.
• Journey level requires one additional year of experience; Advanced level requires two more years.
• Experience with web development and coding standards is expected.
• Ability to work on a team and communicate technical information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain web solutions for CHAI Core research projects and academic programs.
• Develop application and framework components for interactive web systems from requirements to deployment.
• Write code that adheres to Laravel, SQL, JSON, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript specifications.
• Test code, manage version control, and document all work per guidelines.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Laravel

SQL

JSON

HTML

CSS

JavaScript

Job description

Posting Information

• Department: Nutrition Research Institute - 633300
• Career Area: Information Technology
• Posting Open Date: 09/23/2026
• Application Deadline: 09/26/2026
• Position Type: Temporary Staff (SHRA)
• Position Title: Web Applications Developer - CHAI Core
• Position Number: 20078697
• Vacancy ID: S028096
• Full-time/Part-time: Part-Time Temporary
• Hours per week: 20
• Work Schedule: 20 Hours per week; 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Position Location: North Carolina, US
• Hiring Range: $45.00 per hour
• Estimated Duration of Appointment: 6 months or longer

Position Information

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is a world-renowned center and a global leader in precision nutrition research. Our on-site facilities include multiple wet labs and clinical facilities as well as a vivarium and a metabolic chamber. Approximately two hours from UNC-Chapel Hill, the NRI is located on the beautiful North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, NC, a mid-size city with a small-town feel. The institute is within walking distance of the city center which includes shops, restaurants, a minor-league ballpark, theater, and music hall of fame. We are also a short drive to Charlotte and Winston-Salem/Greensboro. The NRI offers programs that support a healthy work/life balance. We also offer professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development, and lifelong learning.

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit

Learning how people can eat uniquely!

The UNC Nutrition Research Institute (NRI) is an internationally recognized center conducting innovative basic and translational science to establish how individual differences in nutrient requirements and responses to diet affect our nutritional needs. Our research contributes to the prevention and mitigation of chronic disease across the lifespan from periconception through aging.

Our Mission is to lead precision nutrition research through understanding how genetics and environment affect an individual's requirements for and responses to nutrients.

NRI principal investigators hold faculty appointments in the departments of Nutrition and Psychology at UNC Chapel Hill. Their research interrogates nutrient roles in disease prevention, disease risk factors, and the impact of gene-environment and gene-nutrient interactions.

The NRI promotes excellence in nutrition knowledge, teaching, and research. We seek and encourage a diversity of experiences and ideas and provide the tools and flexibility for all employees to achieve success and excellence within their chosen occupations and aspirations.

We are committed to open dialogue, careful listening, becoming educated about the systems that hinder or prevent success, and taking action to ensure that all are equally acknowledged for their contributions and equally reap the benefits of being part of our community.

Our Vision is to use scientific discovery to ensure optimal health through individualized nutrition.

Everyone who works at the NRI supports this hopeful vision. Working at the NRI means doing good for the world. Join us!

The NRI and this position are in Kannapolis, NC, in the Charlotte region.

Position Summary

Position Title: Web Applications Developer

This position will be a Web Applications Developer for the Connected Health Applications and Interventions (CHAI) Core. This position is part of a small software development team developing and maintaining web solutions to support research projects and academic programs. This position will be responsible for application and framework development of interactive web systems, and development of projects from early requirements gathering through testing and deployment. The person will be expected to write software code to specification within standard browser technologies (Laravel, SQL, JSON, HTML, CSS, JavaScript), test code according to guidelines, manage version control, and document all work.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Computer Engineering, math, or Engineering or related technical degree from an appropriately accredited institution; or
• Bachelor's degree and some computer coursework from an appropriately accredited institution and one year of experience in business application consulting or development; or
• Associate's degree in Computer Programming and one year of experience in application consulting or development; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Journey level requires an additional one year of experience.
• Advanced level requires an additional two years of experience.

Management Preferences

• Ability to provide stable, complex, and secure code independently
• Ability to develop code that is cross-browser compatible for desktop, tablet, or mobile phone experiences
• Ability to develop with an intent for modular component reuse

Campus Security Authority Responsibilities

Not Applicable.

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Equal Opportunity Employer Statement

The University is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all to apply without regard to age, color, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.