Working with in-country partners, IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change.
The Impact Opportunities portal enables live data analytics (including visualization and indexing) for > 200 development indicators using several databases (up to 7,000 entries). Users can customize the analytics using a sidebar panel with 15 fields/widgets. The app can be found here and is running on R Shiny. The code can be found here (SharePoint).
The primary objective of this consultancy is to optimize the existing R Shiny application for improved performance, specifically targeting a 50% increase in speed. The consultant will analyze the architecture of existing R scripts, identify performance bottlenecks, and implement necessary optimizations. Additionally, the consultant will conduct benchmark tests to compare the performance of the optimized apps with the original versions.
This position will be a remote / work-from-home set up and is open for international applications.
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Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
This position will remain open until filled.