Job Title : Graduate Student Position – Computer Support Specialist
Organization Name : Enrollment Services
No of Openings: 1
Hours per Week : Summer -TBD Fall/Spring – 20 hours week
Wage/Salary: $19.30
Employment Start Date: May 2010
Employment End Date: May 2012
College work study eligibility preferred
Job Description: Provide hardware and software support to the department of Enrollment Services. Deploy, maintain and configure computer equipment and software. Assist supervisor with the following: (1) training, supervising and coaching undergraduate technical support students, (2) implementing departmental IT projects, (3) maintaining the Enrollment Services website, (4) developing and documenting IT procedures/contingency plans. Must be able to research, troubleshoot and resolve IT issues in a relative timely manner.
Qualifications: At least 2 years of hands-on computer experience including demonstrated diagnostic skills with the following: Desktops, Laptops, Printers, Microsoft Client/Server, Windows XP, Linux Ubuntu, Office 2007, HTML, Antivirus/Antispyware, Adobe Photoshop and desktop imaging. Knowledge of Windows 7, Wiki, GParted, PHP, Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) experience preferred. Must be motivated, personable, dependable, focused, team oriented, and be able to work independently.
Application Instructions: Email resume to lhebert@uri.edu
Contact Information:
Name: Laurie Hebert
Email: lhebert@uri.edu
Call 401-874-2522 with questions
Spotlight – Mike Coughlin
Mike Coughlin is a Pawtucket native graduating this May with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in Digital Forensics. Leaning towards a career in law enforcement, he has worked with the RI State Police and plans on pursuing a career with the FBI after working in the military.
Position
Rapidly growing software development firm located in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Dublin Ireland, seeks a Junior Programmer for US operations.
Responsibilities
Work with Senior Programmers to develop software required to meet the needs of clients.
Assist in the development of Configuration Management and Quality Assurance (CMQA) procedures for software development/maintenance.
Provide telephone and e-mail support to customer base for help desk calls and technical issues.
Work with customer base end-users to resolve technical requests, problems and concerns.
Work with customer base end-users during software installation and implementation phase to install and configure software as needed.
Support technical phone conferences with new clients in order to gather information on client needs and client infrastructure.
Will work individually, and as a team, to provide troubleshooting and maintenance of pre-existing programs.
Applicant should be able to parse an existing program, troubleshoot, and update the program while maintaining data structure and reliability.
Will need to communicate closely with our customer Support Engineers.
Will be responsible for reviewing morning reports, troubleshooting issues with programs and making updates as necessary.
Primary language is Winbatch with additional work in ASP and Visual Basic.
Required Skills
Need to communicate clearly/effectively with customers by telephone and e-mail.
Must have good time management skills.
Must be able to work independently on tasks in order to meet deadlines.
Must have a good sense humor
High energy with the ability to multi-task
Contact
Please contact Donna Gilman at 1-508-894-2150 or dgilman@shannonsystems.com for further inquiries.
Alektorna Seeks Student Interns and Full-time EmployeesAlektrona Corporation is seeking student interns and full-time employees. Alektrona is a technology start-up, based in Providence, creating hardware, firmware, and software solutions for securely and reliably connecting Smart Grid low power wireless networks to the Internet. By solving the communication complexity inherent in standards-based, heterogeneous manufacturer device systems, Alektrona enables the large scale metering, demand response, and efficiency applications that are essential to mitigate energy and climate change issues.
Intern
- High caliber student pursuing a Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science degree.
- Demonstrated experience and/or interest working with embedded systems.
- Has strong programming skills with the ability to learn new tools and languages. C and Python experience are a plus.
- Able to produce quality output based on specific written and/or verbal project requirements.
- Experience with Linux/Unix, TCP/IP communications, and ZigBee or other low power wireless sensor networks, hardware design a plus.
Full Time
- Highly motivated and experienced (minimum 10-15 years) embedded systems expert.
- Demonstrated experience with TCP/IP communications.
- Demonstrated experience with implementing and debugging hardware drivers for a variety of systems.
- Experience specifying and implementing production server (non-embedded) applications highly desired.
- Experience with Embedded Linux, rolling kernels, and building root file systems highly desired.
- Experience with Python highly desired, Django a plus.
- Ability to communicate clearly with colleagues and customers, work independently, produce high quality output, in a highly dynamic startup environment is required.
- Hardware design experience a plus.
For anyone interested, send questions and resumes to:
Jim Higgins
Vice President
Alektrona Corporation
95 Hathaway Street, Suite 10
Providence, RI 02907
401 228 2964 w
401 714 2629 m
www.alektrona.com
See this article for more details.
Part Time ImageJ/Java Programmer NeededImageJ / Java Programmer
The Narragansett Bay Estuary Program (www.nbep.org) at the URI Coastal Institute is seeking a computer programmer for a part time position at the URI Bay Campus to develop a series of plugins and macros using the NIH digital image analytical program “ImageJ”. More information on the program is available at: http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/docs/menus/plugins.html and http://rsbweb.nih.gov/ij/docs/.
Current projections are for a 1 month, 20-30 hr/wk effort at $15/hr. (negotiable depending on experience) to begin by end of April 2010. Further extensions of this work may be requested after successful completion of this application. Candidate should have experience programming in java and compiling java .class files. Knowledge of ImageJ and statistics a plus. Interested candidates should email letters of interest and resumes to deacutis@gso.uri.edu to be considered for this position. No third parties.
Summer 2010 Student Employment at the Bay CampusThe Office of Marine Programs and Inner Space Center at the Bay Campus (and other GSO groups) are seeking student help (preferably undergraduates) to work on a range of education, outreach, and research activities. Students of all majors are welcome to submit an “Expression of Interest” form— marine biology, natural and physical sciences, computer science, marine affairs, journalism/communications, engineering, film studies/digital art, etc.
For more information, contact Cristina Bourassa by email (cristina@gso.uri.edu) or by phone (401-874-6146). This is a terrific opportunity for students who have just finished their freshman or sophomore year, as employment could continue to for the remainder of their career at URI.
Opportunities are available in the following areas:
Census of Marine Life —
Education and outreach for an global marine biodiversity program
• Photo and Video Archive Maintenance
• International Press and Publicity Management
• Educational Website Development
Metcalf Institute for Marine & Environmental Reporting —
Programs for science and environmental journalists
• Database Maintenance, Mailings, and eNewsletter
• Science Training Programs for Journalists
• Mailing Assistance and List Management
• Internet Research
Hurricanes: Science and Society —
A hurricane educational website and resources
• Educational Website Development
• Internet Research
Inner Space Center (ISC) —
Telepresence technologies for oceanographic exploration
• Standing watch at the ISC and its live feeds from the NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer and the Exploration Vessel Nautilus
• Process and Manage Live Data from Ships of Exploration
• Outreach and Website Postings
• Annotate and Ingest Video Data to the ISC Servers
Office Assistance
• Coastal Institute Bookstore
• Filing and Mailings
• Reception
• Public Relations
Research Assistance
• Lab Assistance
• Fieldwork
A graduate student is needed for an hourly or research assistant position for providing IT support and CMS development for the Academic Roadmap project funded by FIPSE. Work includes converting static to dynamic pages and mining from various data sources to provide new content.
For more information, contact
Anne Veeger
Associate Professor, Chair
Department of Geosciences
401-874-2187 (office)
401-874-2190 (fax)
veeger@uri.edu
QA Intern
Responsibilities:
A contributing member of the SecureWorks QA Team.
* Actively test and document software deliverables
* Assist with the design build out and maintenance of the QA Lab
* Support QA Team members
Requirements:
* Hands-on experience with Linux
* Experience with network topologies – layout and diagramming
* Interest in/knowledge of networking (ie racking, cabling, switches, OS imaging)
* Energetic self-starter
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Excellent organizational skills
* Strong work ethic
Contact:
John Lawhead
QA Automation Engineer
90 Royal Little Dr
Providence, RI 02904
jlawhead@secureworks.com
Jason Stedman is a Westerly native working towards his BA in computer science. Programming since age 6, he turned his hobby into a career, with plans of continuing his education after he graduates. He found his calling within the CS field, enjoying both the creativity and structured planning it requires to finish a project.
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