Organization
M4A Foundation - CrowdDoing

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Application Developer

Duration
Recruiting through Oct 28th
Location
El Dorado Hills, CA

Opportunity Details

Ongoing

Remote

Recruiting through Oct 28th

El Dorado Hills, CA 95762

About this Opportunity

Medicinal Foods for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety is recruiting Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Application Developer.

We're helping to build medicinal foods literacy and citizen science of foods & herbs for Stress, Sleep and Anxiety.

Here is the main package for your review to determine if you are interested: docs.google.com/document/d/1bT47d5eDE2NVW606d1Y7TeKp1hDHyP_JBuJ94Cyy0B4/edit?usp=sharing .

Please feel free to view this powerpoint to get an overview of this initiative: docs.google.com/presentation/d/12aEqwiRctIx3QcvK6HNFy4uJ5TgRffxQ7xPLEINNyJw/edit?usp=sharing

Did you know that there are thousands of foods and herbs that can impact our mental health in positive ways? CrowdDoing is a global virtual collaboration to research medicinal foods for stress, sleep and anxiety. Our project has the goal of advancing integration across fields of research and to build medicinal foods literacies in the population. We're recruiting virtual volunteer service learning project managers.

This role is for Medicinal Foods, Medicinal Foods Service Learning Micro-Leadership Project Management. CrowdDoing aims to make each role flexible, allowing you to become engaged according to your own schedule. You will have the chance to assume micro-leadership responsibilities in keeping with your aspirations and availability. https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/.

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Application Developer brief

We are looking for a qualified Application Developer to design and code functional programs and applications. You will work as part of a team and individually with little supervision.

A great Application Developer has excellent knowledge of at least one programming language. They must be familiar with a variety of operating systems and platforms. The ideal candidate will also have an analytical mindset and a keen eye for detail.

The goal is to write "clean" and flawless code to produce fully functional software applications according to requirements.

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Application Developer Responsibilities

Understand client requirements and how they translate in application features

Collaborate with a team of IT professionals to set specifications for new applications

Design creative prototypes according to specifications

Write high quality source code to program complete applications within deadlines

Perform unit and integration testing before launch

Conduct functional and non-functional testing

Troubleshoot and debug applications

Evaluate existing applications to reprogram, update and add new features

Develop technical documents and handbooks to accurately represent application design and code

Medicinal Foods, Volunteer Application Developer Requirements

Proven experience as application developer

Experience in designing and building applications

Ability to program in at least one programming language such as C#, Java (J2EE) etc.

In-depth knowledge of programming for diverse operating systems and platforms using development tools

Excellent understanding of software design and programming principles.

Analytical thinking and problem-solving capability

Great attention to detail and time-management skills

BSc/BA in computer science or relevant field; MSc/MA will be appreciated

Certified application developer is a plus

"To help support you joining the right part of CrowdDoing for you, please use this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftd6E0tyV2uq7mMty1rZ80BB2MSGhbnof9gRBvaQXbrttIkg/viewform?usp=sf_link"

Mission Statement: CrowdDoing.world's Foods.& Herbs for Stress,Sleep & Anxiety Initiative aims to give people agency by educating people about their options with regards to their natural remedies for these aspects of their mental health. We do so by analyzing scientific research and clinical evidence, gathering new evidence through data science and citizen science, and recommending to individuals optimal combinations of teas, tinctures, and powders that can be used to achieve each individual's mental health goals. We conduct this research with the goal of allowing people to make informed decisions about their health and to increase access to healthy stress-coping alternatives. These healthy coping mechanisms can reduce reliance on harmful self-medication practices such as alcohol abuse or behavior likely to lead to opioid addiction. Value Proposition: Tinctures, teas and powders from herbal medicine combinations can represent better risk/reward ratios Through citizen science and data science over time we have the aspirational goal to meet and exceed evidence parity with regards to evidence of effectiveness for herbal medicines for stress & anxiety compared with pharmaceuticals. That mission is attractive for people to participate in as its an opportunity for global collaboration to create increasingly usable natural medicine for stress and anxiety. Each person can go upstream of their mental health challenges and adopt healthier coping mechanisms.

The only way CrowdDoing.world can realize its impact potential is through virtual volunteers,service learners(http://blog.reframeit.com/service-learning-and-skilled-volunteering/), and micro-leaders (https://real-leaders.com/leveraging-micro-leadership-to-make-aspirational-goals-achievable/) coming together.

See this brief video aboutMicro-leadership at CrowdDoing (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhdB2YJ8Ocs&app=desktop). Micro-leadership means that each person adopts a dimension of responsibility for a collective problem in our society through collaborating on that area creatively individually and together through social innovation.

You are also welcome to see more background on CrowdDoing at our Youtube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVoL7fai7oa95fBo44FC0gA?sub_confirmation=1).

Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/crowddoing.world/),

Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CrowdDoing-515295062320613) ,

LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/18910309/).

You can see a CrowdDoing Volunteering FAQ here.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zCkbEQX8PHh8k85BS0iIhsJJxADqdH3Kpn1PDbI1Uno/edit?usp=sharing

If you have any questions about processes for joining crowddoing as a volunteer please write to [email protected]

Watch our video to learn more: Systemic change by CrowdDoing

Skills/Interests

  • Business Skills
  • Research
  • Web Development

Issue area

  • Health & Wellness
  • STEM