September 15, 2008

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OPPORTUNITIES
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Plan ahead! The Engineering Career Fair will be on October 22 and the campus career fair on October 21. As always, students at all levels are welcome to attend to meet employers and gather more career information. Details

School may have just begun, but you may already be thinking about where you’re headed for Spring Break. Are you interested in winning a trip for two to a fantastic Spring Break destination? Then enter U.S.News & World Report’s first-ever “Why My School Rocks” college video contest on YouTube today at www.usnews.com/youtubecontest

The Grand Prize Winner receives a “Spring Break Trip for Two” from STA Travel to one of four top destinations: Jamaica, Cancún, Acapulco, or the Bahamas (including air and hotel packages for their vacation, maximum value $1,500 per person or total value of $3,000).

In order to win, you must (1) upload your video; and (2) promote the videos to friends, contacts and even family on Facebook and other social networking sites as you choose to try to rack up the most views by October 31, 2008. The 10 videos with the greatest number of views will move on to the finals where the U.S. News – STA Travel judging committee will choose the winner based on the video's use of the theme “Why My School Rocks!”, creativity, and effectiveness in providing an overall campus feel.

What to feature? Really, anything goes. But to win, “Why My School Rocks!” videos should showcase unique and memorable characteristics of campus life. All subject matters are welcome: From unusual campus traditions to dorms that put the Ritz to shame … whatever it is that makes your school “rock.” The winner will be announced by the U.S. News judging team on November 12, 2008.

Entry requirements:

• Submissions will only be accepted from contestants registered at or from staff members at an accredited four-year college;
• Entrants may use any artistic medium to create their original video; and
• Videos should preferably be less than three minutes in length.

For more information, please visit www.usnews.com/youtubecontest.

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SCHOLARSHIPS/FELLOWSHIPS
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The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) sponsors a Postdoctoral Fellowship Program at a number of Naval R D centers and laboratories. The program is designed to significantly increase the involvement of creative and highly trained scientists and engineers from academia and industry to scientific and technical areas of interest and relevance to the Navy. The NRL Postdoctoral Fellowship Program provides approximately forty (40) new postdoctoral appointments per year. Fellows are competitively selected on the basis of their overall qualifications and technical proposals addressing specific areas defined by the host Navy laboratories. The selected participants will work in a unique Navy laboratory environment, while interacting with senior laboratory scientists and engineers. Details

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Tuesday, September 16, 1-3 pm, KEC 3114. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Kavitha Rapolu. Major Professor: Andreas Weisshaar; Committee: Gabor Temes, Pavan Hanumolu; GCR: Oksana Ostroverkhova. "Broadband Modeling of Transformers on Silicon Substrates for RFICs." Details

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JOBS
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Did you know that you can subscribe to the EECS Jobs List that will send you e-mail when new jobs are posted? Internships and even a few on-campus jobs get advertised there as well. Subscribe here.

Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students. This week's featured employers:

• AfterCollege, Inc.
• FBI

Electrical Engineer, Aerotek Inc. Bachelor's Degree in EE or PE License w/ designing high voltage substations (12.47 kV through 500kV); 5+ years in Electrical Engineering desired in physical layout and design of new or modified electrical substations, gas-insulated or open air; Must also be familiar w/: high voltage equipment applications, substation grounding, electrical clearances per NESC, structural design considerations, spill prevention (containment and control considerations); Must be able to: Lead team w/ project scoping through completion, estimate projects and develop proposals, communicate w/ clients, co-workers, contractors, etc., prepare specs for circuit breakers, transformers, and associated high voltage equipment; Auto CAD required. Details

Web Authoring Instructor needs a grader for Fall term 2008. Duties include scoring up to 60 weekly projects based on a criteria list. Applicants must have XHTML, CSS, and PHP experience and an excellent work ethic. Contact Ms Van Londen at pam.vanlonden@oregonstate.edu with examples of web sites built and previous work experience. (Pam Van Londen, Instructor for Computer Science and Women Studies vanlondp@eecs.oregonstate.edu, http://oregonstate.edu/~vanlondp)

Botany and Plant Pathology is seeking a qualified undergraduate to assist in webpage design and database management using the Drupal content management system. The main tasks associated with this position are development and management of webpages and a database associated with a research project on fungal taxonomy. The applicant should be familiar with relational databases, content management systems, PHP, and webpage development. Details

Job/Internship Opportunity, A Family for Every Child. Gather requirements for 6-8 web forms, develop and implement the forms including: Creating a database to store data entered by prospective parents regarding their adoption qualifications and preferences. Implementing web based search software to allow case workers to search the database to match potential parents to available children. Implementing security to allow parents to input and maintain their data and to allow case workers to log in securely to search the db. Creating extracts from the database to load parental information into the SalesForce.com software. Details

Customer Service Engineer – Software Support. We are seeking an experienced customer support engineer to install, configure and support our medical software applications at customer sites. Job Requirements: Investigate and resolve incoming questions (phone and e-mail) and issues in a timely and effective manner; Document all contact activity, including troubleshooting steps and problem resolution, in the CRM (call management system); Create knowledge articles for all issues not already documented to reduce troubleshooting and research time of future calls. Details

Database Programmer. The Database Programmer would be responsible for providing database design and programming, and multi-tiered web application development, as well as technical vision/direction independently and in collaboration with the team. The ideal candidate for this position would have experience working in an agency type environment, enjoy working on a variety of projects simultaneously, be able to work in an open office environment, and most importantly, be interested in utilizing both database and programming skills with a strong desire to increase knowledge in both areas. Details

Front-End Web Designer/Developer. We are looking for a Front-End Web Developer. The chosen candidate will be a key player of a development team tasked with developing, enhancing, and supporting complex .NET applications, using ASP.NET (C#) that will be seen and used by C-level executives of the Fortune 1000. Details

Jr. SQL Database – Processing Center. Seeking energetic people committed to delivering unparalleled service to our clients. Responsibilities: Take custody of client media while observing strict chain of custody guidelines; Receive media, logging in client and data information into a database; Label and organize incoming media ensuring accuracy, accountability and tracking; Restore client data to internal network shares while maintaining strict data integrity guidelines and procedures. Details

Junior Embedded Hardware Engineer. The entry-level embedded hardware engineer will create and develop digital signal processing products and accessories for the commercial audio industry. This position requires knowledge of analog and digital circuit design, as well as a passion for developing and delivering high quality products. Details

Junior .Net Web Developer. The chosen candidate will be a key player of a development team tasked with developing, enhancing, and supporting complex .NET applications, using ASP.NET (C#) that will be seen and used by C-level executives of the Fortune 1000. Details

Perl Web Programmer / Application Developer. A Portland Oregon interactive agency specializing in web application development and online marketing for the financial service and healthcare industries has an opening for a full-time Perl Web Programmer / Application Developer to join our team. Details

Project Manager. The Professional Services Project Manager is a hands-on role responsible for planning, requirements gathering, design, implementation, and deployment of customer-specific configurations. The Project Manager will own multiple customer implementation projects. BSCS or similar degree and technical competency in hands-on application development including experience in web site or application configuration, programming (VB & JavaScript, C/C++, Java, ActiveX Windows), and database technologies. Details

Sales/Consulting Engineer. Do you have background in computer science and programming but possess great communication skills and ambition into a fruitful career in sales? Our Sales, Marketing and Consulting team in Bend, OR is expanding with the addition of a Consulting Engineer to support our sales efforts in North America. As a Consulting Engineer, you will be a key part of our sales team, working with software developers who are evaluating one or more of our component technologies. Details

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