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# Python Programmer- Casual Appointment job

- **Company:** University of Minnesota
- **Location:** United States
- **Salary:** $41,600.0 - $72,800.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Databases, Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft PowerPoint, Pubmed, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://jobs.diversity.com/career/2491494/python-programmer-casual-appointment-minnesota-mn

## About the Role

* BS in computer science, informatics, statistics or related field
 * Strong Python programming skills
 * Basic knowledge of database management systems

Internal:

 * Requires scheduled hours for this position agreed upon by the supervisor, (10-14 hours per week)
 * Enrollment at the University of Minnesota or external academic University

Physical Demands:

 * Standing and sitting for long periods of time (e.g. 4hrs).
 * Be able to lift 50lbs by yourself

Non-Physical Demands:

 * Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
 * Python programming

## Description

Reporting Structure: This is a non-management position within the Division of Computational Health Sciences within the University of Minnesota Medical School, and within the Academic
Health Center at the University of Minnesota. The Division of Computational Health Sciences is an interdisciplinary academic unit, where faculty, trainees, students and domain experts from diverse backgrounds including data sciences, computing, statistics, epidemiology and human computer interaction. We collect, analyze, and interpret complex, multi-scale real-world data from large-scale and multi-modal data in biomedical research, cohort databases, and clinical care.

Department: Department of Surgery

General: The consultant will be responsible for creating Python programs to process flowsheet metadata, assessment instrument data and publication metadata files. The consultant will be
responsible for generating publication metadata files based on targeted literature search on both PubMed and PsycINFO. Training will be provided.

Basic Function: Identification and extraction of multiple features of psychometric assessment instruments (construct measured, development method, respondent, version, etc.) using Python
programs Development and execution of Python programs to process flowsheet answer lists, i.e., assessment question responses scales, such as never-sometimes-always, yes-no, mild- moderate-severe, etc.) Development and execution of Python programs to generate load-ready files for an assessment instrument SQL Server database.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

 * Python programming
 * Contribute to and complete a research project overseen by the PI

Supervision Received: This position reports to the Study PI


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