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I am writing from the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies located in the Multicultural Center.  We are in the process of re-organizing the Center and are in desperate need of a student who can re-design and manage our website.  We can offer an 3 credit independent study (CSC499 or independent study). It would be great if we could have someone lined up for next semester.

Marie Cobleigh
Assistant to Dr. LaFayette
Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies
URI Multicultural Center
74 Lower College Rd.
Kingston, RI  02881
Phone:  401-874-9037
Fax:  401-874-9108
Email: Marie@uri.edu

The Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center, located on the Bay campus of URI, is looking for an individual to assist in developing a website for the center.

The website does not exist to date.  We are looking for someone to take the concept and vision I have for the site, and make it a reality.  This includes design of the site, graphics, implementation of security for one or more pages of the site.  The issue with security arises from a project underway at the RINSC to have a neutron scattering instrument available to researchers around the world via the internet.  The researcher, after having his experiment approved, and set up would get a password and user name valid only for the duration of the experiment.  They would then be able to log on to that portion of the website to interface with the experimentation equipment located at RINSC during the experiment.  The bulk of the site would be an informational site, used for marketing, status of experiments at the RINSC, and other information for prospective and current users.

Basic web design, some graphic design, designing the security for the applicable pages, and setting up the interface with the RINSC computer controlling the experimental equipment.  The website would also need to be easily expanded.  There are several other areas we would like to add to the secure interconnectivity areas.  One note is that no one could control the reactor itself remotely.

Edward Wentz
Assistant Director of Operations
Rhode Island Atomic Energy Agency
Rhode Island Nuclear Science Center
16 Reactor Rd
Narragansett, RI  02882
(401)789-9391
edward.wentz@gso.uri.edu

We are trying to develop a secure website to allow users to access data from our neutron scattering equipment without compromising data integrity. Although we have some people who have developed simple websites, we do not have anyone who can undertake the project. One or more students might be interested in taking on the project either as a freelance project or to fulfill the requirements of one of your department’s courses. If you can help us or you know of someone who can, please contact me.

Hank Bicehouse

H. J. Bicehouse
URI Radiation Safety Officer
e-mail: bicehous@gso.uri.edu
voice:  401-789-9391
fax:    401-782-4201

Check out what CNN has to say about 10 popular majors including Computer Science:

http://www.cnn.com/2008/LIVING/worklife/10/27/cb.what.major.pays/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Students, although the economy is down, employers are recruiting at URI. The first major job fair of the season is coming up and you are encouraged to meet with employers on Wed., Oct. 22, 2008 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Ryan Center.

Please note that there are numerous majors being recruited at this event in addition to students in the College of Engineering. Some companies are recruiting for Computer Science and IT. Some are looking for all majors. Some have identified majors in the College of Business or the College of the Environment and Life Sciences. We invite you to come. This is a terrific opportunity to learn and to network with employers, some of whom are URI alumni.

You will find a simple company list at http://career.uri.edu/EJF08.html attending the Engineering and Technology Job Fair Details and additions are available on RhodyNet, where students may RSVP (not required to attend!) prior to Oct. 16 to reserve a printed name badge.

The following indicates additional majors specified by attending employers:

Aquaculture and Fishery Technology
Biology
Environmental Sciences
Natural Resources Science
Wetland, Watershed and Ecosystem Science
Water & Soil Science
Physics
Applied Mathematical Sciences
Mathematics
Human Resources
Logistics
Finance
Management Information Systems
Oceanography
Geology & Geosciences
Marine Geology
Geophysics
Physical Oceanography

Bobbi Koppel, Ph.D.
Director
University of Rhode Island Career Services
228 Roosevelt Hall
Kingston RI 02881
401 874-5177/2311
bkoppel@uri.edu
http://career.uri.edu

Entry Point! and its partner Google announces the Building Opportunities for Leadership and Development (BOLD) Practicum for Engineering, launching Summer 2009. A small group of current sophomores, particularly those who are historically underrepresented in the field including students with disabilities, will be selected to participate in the practicum for summer 2009. It will include three main components to bridge the gap between academic study and a professional internship: a software project, skills-based training, and professional development.

To apply to Google BOLD for Summer 2009 through Entry Point!, visit www.entrypoint.org and fill out the online pre-application. Students must be a current sophomore, with a disability, enrolled in a 4-year BA/BS Program in Computer Science.

Entry Point! also offers more summer internship opportunities, with partners including NASA and IBM, to other students with disabilities majoring in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, as well as some Business majors. Check out the website for more information for contact Sabira Mohamed at smohamed@aaas.org or entrypoint@aaas.org.

Sincerely, The Entry Point! Team

Presenting a significant opportunity for all computer science students to work along side in a team with social media expertise and a top Rhode Island Business leader to help build a successful company. This opportunity is for highly motivated programmers who would like to take full advantage of their programming talents.

The company is called Fugit Media and owns the right to two social media applications including “Music Revolution” and “Compliments” which is currently in quiet beta before it’s grand launch. This company is currently funded by private investors and has the potential to raise millions of dollars in funding over the next two years. Fugit Media is accepting resumes for top programmers right now and the position will include company equity to the selected programmer. Mike DeVerna is a student at the URI and founder of the URI Entrepreneurship Club. Please contact Mike DeVerna who will be accepting resumes and scheduling interviews for this position.

Description of Position: Lead programmer and developer of all social media applications owned and operated by Fugit Media which include “Music Revolution” and “Compliments”. Applicant must have strong skills in PHP, MySQL, Javascript, Flash and be competent in Adobe Photoshop design skills. Applicant also should have knowledge or experience with open social applications or the Facebook developer’s platform.

Estimated Time Committment - 15-20 hours/week.

Send resumes to Mike DeVerna at mdev1659@postoffice.uri.edu

Office Hours: M-F 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Work Location: 210 Flagg Road, Kingston Campus
Start Date: September 2008
Job description:
The Web Development Group (http://www.wdg.uri.edu/ ) at the University of Rhode Island invites
applications for a graduate assistantship position for the 2007-2008 academic year. The position is
renewable every year thereafter depending on job performance. Work during summer months is
available at graduate hourly rate. This position offers a graduate student valuable professional
experience related to Web technologies. Specific functions include:
• Assist in coding scripts (both client-side and server-side) and creating database-driven Web
projects, using standard cross-platform tools and technology (e.g., Javascript, CSS, PHP,
MySQL, AJAX…)
• Assist with managing Web sites and projects and providing ongoing technical support.
• Research, analyze and evaluate new standards, technologies and trends and recommend Web
development options.
• May be required to meet with clients and analyze and document client technical and business
requirements and then help implement and deliver appropriate solutions.
• Develop and maintain online tutorials and technical documentation for Web sites and
projects.
• Assist in maintaining coding guidelines, code library and providing appropriate accounts,
resources and tools for student developers.
• Assist with recruitment, selection, and training of student Web developers and designers.
• Maintain servers, software and DNS services as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned
Job qualification:
This position is a full-time, 9 month position reporting to the University Webmaster. The assistantship
includes a tuition waiver for 12 credit hours per semester. To qualify, a candidate must be accepted into
a matriculating graduate degree program and must be registered for at least 6 credits for the fall
semester at time of application and completes 20 hour work per week.
To Apply:
If interested, please contact the University Webmaster, Email: lchen@uri.edu, Phone: (401) 874-4638.
Applicants are recommended to submit samples of their work as part of the application process if
available.

Location: USA - RI - West Kingston
Requisition Number: 13647
Job Function: Marketing
Job Responsibilities: APC by Schneider Electric’s objective is to be a “workplace of choice.” Our culture is achievement-driven, diverse and truly global. With market presence and facilities in every continent of the globe - and the global opportunities that go with it - APC-MGE’s culture today is vibrant, diverse and rich. Free and open communication at all levels, empowerment, recognition mechanisms, and cross cultural, cross functional teams working at various levels all go towards making APC-MGE a productive organization. We recognize our success is built on the efforts of our employees, who are committed to realizing our objectives of customer delight, open collaboration, and an interesting and lively workplace.

The Web Development Intern will manage and maintain existing database driven web applications as well as developing new cutting edge applications according to company priorities. Solicit information from internal clients and develop project plans and technical documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTION(S):
* Updating and maintaining existing database-driven intranet, extranet and corporate internet web sites.

OTHER FUNCTION(S):
* Resolving site and application bugs - effectively locating, replicating, and correcting site and application bugs.
* Development of new web-based solutions using tools and technologies such as ASP.NET, VB.NET, C# .NET, ColdFusion and MS SQL 2000.
* Writing user and technical documentation - clearly documenting functional and design specifications using industry standards such as UML.

EDUCATION:
Juniors within a BS program in one of the following areas: Computer Science, MIS, Graphic Designs, and Internet Commerce preferred.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
* Passion for coding and learning new programming languages.
* Experience with the development of dynamic web-based applications (CFML, ASP.NET, VB.NET and/or C# .NET - or similar internet technologies)
* Experience with MS SQL 2000 or similar database technologies
* Experience using CSS, DHTML, JavaScript
* Excellent organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. Must be team player, able to work independently (manage own work effectively, show initiative, able to focus and prioritize) but seek assistance readily when needed.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS — DESIRED BUT NOT ESSENTIAL:
* Knowledge in Ajax, UML, XML, Java, OOP concepts, Flex, or Web Services a plus
* Experience in analysis, design, and development of web-based applications

The College of the Environment and Life Sciences is looking for someone who would be a good fit for the position.

The requirements would be:
- Experience installing and configuring Windows XP/Vista
- Experience installing computer hardware
- Problem solving ability
- Physical ability to move equipment as needed

Any additional skills would be taught as the year progresses.

Contact:
Nate Broomfield
Senior Information Technologist
College of the Environment and Life Sciences
University of Rhode Island
9 East Alumni Avenue
Woodward Hall - Room 132
Kingston, RI 02818
401-874-4460
fax: 401-874-4017

The Office of Institutional Research seeks an individual with strong communication skills who possesses the ability to present quantitative and qualitative data, to serve as a Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) for the 2008-2009 academic year. The GRA is a half-time (20 hours a week) 9-month appointment (September-June) with the possibility for future renewal.

Compensation: $15 - $18 per hour ($ 20 per hour if student already has Masters Degree)

Deadline Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED

Starting Date: 9/01/2008

Job Duties: The Graduate Research Assistant (GRA) works with professional staff to provide research and analytical support for university decision-making, business intelligence, and external reporting. The GRA will gain extensive experience designing questionnaires; initiating, conducting and reporting on various research projects; administrating surveys; conducting focus groups or in-depth interviews; meeting with faculty and administrators to outline parameters of research; preparing reports and communicating results.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Enrolled in a Graduate degree program at a regionally accredited institution
• Communicate data in an accurate, concise, and understandable format
• Work effectively with other people
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and/or personal information.
• Ability to understand issues of higher education, research methods, and statistical techniques.
• Experience with PC Software, Windows, Microsoft Office Suite

Preferred Qualifications:
•Applied research experience in an academic or business setting working with statistical analysis software (e.g., SAS, SPSS) and information systems.
•Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including multivariate statistics and non- parametric statistics.
•Basic knowledge of HTML and web-survey design, administration, and software.
•Familiarity with higher education issues, assessment, performance indicators, evaluation techniques and methodologies.

To Apply:
Submit materials electronically - Letter of Application, Resume/Curriculum Vita, Names and Contact Information of 3 References to grogers@rwu.edu

Greg Rogers
Director of Institutional Research
Roger Williams University

APC by Schneider Electric’s objective is to be a “workplace of choice.” Our culture is achievement-driven, diverse and truly global. With market presence and facilities in every continent of the globe - and the global opportunities that go with it - APC by Schneider Electric’s culture today is vibrant, diverse and rich. Free and open communication at all levels, empowerment, recognition mechanisms, and cross cultural, cross functional teams working at various levels all go towards making APC by Schneider Electric a productive organization. We recognize our success is built on the efforts of our employees, who are committed to realizing our objectives of customer delight, open collaboration, and an interesting and lively workplace.

The IT Governance team’s mission to drive a balanced, evolving set of standards, processes and accountability frameworks designed to increase execution effectiveness, mitigate risk and simplify our working environment.

The general responsibilities of the Intern include determining departmental business requirements and needs, leading continuous process improvement efforts through research, data analysis, and problem solving and actively participating in IT department planning and projects. The Intern will work with IT process owners to evaluate process effectiveness and when needed diagnose, design and or improve IT business processes.

- Support the Resource Allocation process through the weekly collection and uploading of the raw project files
- Produce the utilization analysis reports for the Resource Allocation process
- Produce the process performance metrics for the Resource Allocation process
- Assist with the bi-weekly collection of IT Roadmap performance information
- Produce the consolidated IT Roadmap status report
- Contribute to the identification, development and publication of IT content to the corporate intranet
- Assist with the collection and reporting of process performance metrics and KPIs
- Support other IT Governance activities as assigned

Requirements:
* High School Graduate actively enrolled in a college degree program
* Experience with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access)
* Experience with Portals and/or Web Publishing tools
* Agreeable to work in a flexible environment
* Willingness to learn

DandyId is a globally accessible repository for users’ online identifiers. We also provide an API and widget insert for third-party sites to pull and push users’ identifiers, via a single access point (the user’s “DandyId”, or e-mail address).

DandyId was founded in April 2008, and with current funding is expanding our engineering team in the Providence, RI area. Our site can be found at www.dandyid.org and blog at www.dandyid.org/blog. Our API is currently private, however minimal documentation exists on the site.
As an early-stage start-up, you will be involved in the growth, evolution of the product. Desired candidates are highly self-motivated and passionate about cutting-edge services and the social web.

Role and Responsibilities:
- Build on our existing PHP Framework to implement new features in the DandyId site and the API
- Integration with third-party sites
- Provide thorough quality assurance of all builds, (unit testing and test cases)
- Product communication and support (possibly)

Requirements:
- BA/BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent
- Knowledge of Object Oriented PHP, MySql, Smarty templating, Ajax, and JavaScript
- 5+ years software development experience
- Fast-paced, start-up mentality (this is not a 9-5er)
- Desire to be part of the team at high-level, participating from concept through implementation
- Team programming experience (SVN preferred)
- Accountable for quality and accuracy of own output
- Self-motivated and reliable, with a moderate amount of supervision
- Desire to kick ass and build an outstanding product with a vast user base!

Competitive compensation, benefits, and option plan.

Please e-mail inquiries along with work samples and recommendations.

Location: Providence, RI
Compensation: Negotiable, based on Experience
Principals only. Recruiters, please don’t contact this job poster.
Please, no phone calls about this job!
Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.

Reply to: job-754797949@craigslist.org
Date: 2008-07-14, 3:29PM EDT

Open Position: Java Server / PHP Programmer / Analyst

Growing web-centric company in Warren, RI. FT positions available for creative, SMART programmer analysts. College degree strongly preferred. We are looking for both entry level and intermediate experienced programmers.

This is a dynamic, challenging position developing java server based and PHP web sites. Strong java server and website skills are required, we can train you on the rest.

You should be a self-starter, able to learn new skills quickly, diligent. Familiarity with Linux, mysql a plus.

email resume to sbernier@com-search.com

Due to budgetary cuts, In-State Graduate Students are Required.

Background:?Reporting to the Director, the Graduate Assistant provides support and initiative for the planning and outreach goals and activities of the Multicultural Center; and develops occasional workshops on topics related to the use, significance, and impact of information technology. As a key member of the Multicultural Center staff, the Graduate Assistant works with the Assistant Director to facilitate the design, content, and maintenance of the Multicultural Center website. In addition, the Graduate Assistant promotes the overall teaching and learning goals of the Multicultural Center and such other duties in keeping with the mission of the Multicultural Center as are assigned by the Director.? ?

Responsibilities:?
* Web Development ?
* Design, update and maintain the Multicultural Center web pages in conjunction with the office mission, vision, and goals as articulated by staff. ?
* Assist in the creation and implementation of web-based surveys. ?
* Archive web-based information for reference and future needs. ?
* Promote and coordinate tracking of web page usage. ?
* Develop appropriate content.  ?
* Create an MCC blog for student organizations with a multicultural and social justice mission. ?
* Create a podcast capacity on the Multicultural Center web pages for the Multicultural Center’s Annual Lecture Series  on Multiculturalism. ? ?

Computer Support and Troubleshooting: ?Train and provide periodic computer support and troubleshooting for staff and other users as needed. ? ?

Electronic Newsletter: Develop appropriate content for electronic newsletter whose format has been created by an external company.?Coordinate communications between staff and external company. ?
 ?
Position Requirements:?

* Experience working with members of multicultural communities. ?
* Ability to work with students, faculty and staff. ?
* Ability to work in a fast-paced office. ?
* Strong organizational skills ?
* Experience working in a Unix environment. ?
* Ability to maintain server and enable staff to ftp files. ?
* Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft FrontPage, Dreamweaver or comparable web editing software. ?
* Positive attitude, professionalism and desire to learn. ?
* Other duties as assigned. ??

General Information??If interested, please mail, fax or email resume to:??Mailee Kue, 74 Lower College Rd., Kingston, RI ?maileekue@uri.edu T:874-5829 / F:874-5952

This technical role will be responsible for providing support to our client base and internal team members; great communication skills are required. Solid working knowledge of networking technologies including TCP/IP, Switches, Routers, & Firewalls. Working toward Cisco CCNP, CCSP, CCVP or CCIE.

This role acts as a first level escalation point for level 1 Engineers in addition to managing a personal workload. This engineer will need to engage other resources including clients, vendors, escalation points, and management in order to resolve problems in a timely manner. The hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The selected candidate will have lots of room to grow in their career with opportunities in-house as well as in the field. Certifications are encouraged and sponsored by Atrion as well as the right atmosphere for study time in organized study groups. Mentoring is a two-way street here and knowledge sharing is highly encouraged. Our culture is upbeat, energetic, and educationally motivating. Atrion holds Gold Partnerships with both Cisco and Microsoft.

Atrion offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Life/Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, 401(k)/Profit Sharing Plan, paid vacation and holidays.

We Are An Equal Opportunity Employer.

To learn more about Atrion visit: www.atrion.net