The REUs from other universities are starting to come out. These are incredible opportunities. Don't pass it up! The Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Dallas will conduct an eight-week summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ten undergraduates from June 1 to July 23, 2010. The focus of the research is on "verification and validation for software safety," however, the technology and research skills learned by the students have general applicability to research and practice in their future studies. We provide a close collaboration with our industry partners. In addition to work on assigned research projects at the university, special field trips to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and EDS will be arranged to help the students better understand how software safety is verified and validated in practice for real-life applications. This also gives students a chance to directly communicate with practitioners to receive a first-hand account of the work environments and lifestyles in the industry. Eligible applicants are those who have an interest in pursuing a graduate education, are currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate institution, and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Incoming seniors will be given preference, but sophomores and juniors with strong academic records will also be considered. Special welcome is extended to students from underrepresented groups (women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) and academic institutions with limited research opportunities. Selected participants for this NSF REU program will receive a grant to pursue a summer research opportunity with a faculty member at the Computer Science Department of the University of Texas at Dallas. Included will be a $3,600 stipend, a housing allowance, and a travel reimbursement for those from outside the Dallas metro area. Qualifications * US citizens or permanent residents * Major in Computer Science or Software Engineering * GPA higher than 3.0 * Proficiency in C/C++, FMEA, FTA, and UML is preferred * Incoming senior, or sophomore/junior with strong academic record * Students from underrepresented groups (women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) and academic institutions with limited research opportunities especially welcome Important Dates * March 15 Application deadline * April 15 Notification date * June 1 REU program starting date * July 23 REU program ending date For more information, contact Professor Eric Wong Department of computer Science University of Texas at Dallas Email: reu@utdallas.edu Phone: (972) 883-6619 Web: http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu/

from prof. Buell:

I was over at the career fair yesterday. In case you weren’t, and in case you are interested in summer jobs (whether or not they are formally called “internships”): Most of the companies I talked with were specifically interested in getting summer hires. Kenya Hunter, USC CS grad from a few years ago, now at Vanguard (investment company) in Charlotte, said she was specifically hoping to get summer people lined up. Vanguard is a large company that is often ranked with the best companies to work for. Hawkes Learning Systems in Charleston does software for math education. They are seriously in need of software people . The Savannah College of Art and Design is interested in software people with a flair for the artistic for their IT operations. t-Metrics from Charlotte does VOIP phone systems, growing company, with DoD contracts… There were two reps from the Charleston Digital Corridor. This is a business development operation partly funded by the City of Charleston. If I remember the numbers right: They have 159 IT companies on their list, with 15 current sponsors (i.e. these people pay money?). They count 194 full time software positions currently vacant in Charleston in their list of 15 companies. For reference, USC is currently graduating about 80 total computing people a year from this department. I suspect that Helen Fields in the Career Center in SWR has all the contact information. Duncan Buell

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This is a reminder that the URS Corporation will be recruiting in the lobby of Swearingen on Tuesday, February 16th from Noon – 3:00 pm and in the lobby of 300 Main on Wednesday, February 17th from Noon – 3:00 pm. Please take a moment on one of these days to stop by and chat with them about potential careers at URS. They will have tons of free goodies to give away, as well as lots of good advice on future careers. Please be sure to take advantage of this opportunity. Yes, engineering corporations also hire developers. For example, they have the following open position: Job Title : Application Development Task Lead Employment Category/Status : Full Time Type of Position : Regular Hire Country : U.S. State/Province : North Carolina City : Morrisville Minimum Requirements : Minimum bachelors degree in Computer Science, GIS or related field with at least 5 years of programming experience. Must have demonstrated knowledge of software development life cycle methodologies (Waterfall, Agile, RUP); the ability to develop software requirements documents; knowledge of ESRI GIS Software (ArcGIS Server, ArcSDE, ArcIMS; knowledge of GIS application development in ESRI environment; and a high level of competency in computer programming. Candidate should have excellent oral presentation and writing skills with the ability to lead team collaboration and brainstorming sessions. Should also be able to lead a team of software developers and meet deadlines as well as the capability to assess team strategy and develop action plans. Must be a motivated, self-starter who can work under pressure and can coordinate and prioritize work schedules. This position will be part of an Information Technology Services group that offers a variety of services related to other URS business practices. The IT group designs and implements geospatial applications, environmental management information systems, and other database applications for clients in the public and private sector. Current staff includes developers, DBAs, analysts and technical writers. Successful candidate will assemble project teams and guide the development of custom GIS software products. This position is responsible for leading a team in developing design documents and specifications, and envisioning projects. as well as meeting milestones and objectives of GIS projects.

USC - Vanguard Newsletter 2010

The Association of IT Professionals meets every month. If you plan to go into network or systems administration (aka IT) you should be attending. This month's meeting is: Our next meeting is Wednesday February 17, 2010. Subject: So You Want to Be a CIO? Speaker: Karl McCollester Date: February 17, 2010. Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Carolina Coliseum Room 1024 Bio: Karl McCollester is Director of Managed Services for VC3, Inc., a company that provides IT Consulting, Project, Managed Support, and Cloud Computing Services to businesses and local government throughout the Southeast. With 15 years of IT experience, Karl has worked with a number of companies and local governments in the capacity of IT Manager and CIO. Karl attained his Local Government CIO Certification from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2005. Karl started as a PC support engineer and worked his way up through the IT ranks, to server administration, project management and IT management to his responsibilities today. His responsibilities include management and development of the Virtual CIOs at VC3, a group of professionals with previous IT Management experience who provide IT leadership for those customers who completely outsource their IT operations to VC3. Karl will share his insights and his own story of growth from technical support to executive management and provide actionable steps you can take to help with your ascent to a CIO position. ------------------------------------------------- The sponsors for this meeting include: Please RSVP to verbus@gmail.com so we can order enough pizza.

We are going to be growing rapidly over the next year. So I wanted to see about getting some interns again, these will be paid internships. In the past we have hired many of the interns and we will do so this time. We are not sure how many final positions there will be but at least 5, but I would like to get about 10 interns. We might have room for more as time goes on. Also if there are any recent graduates that do not have employment yet, they can send their resumes to careers@elauwitnetworks.com The internships are open now, and students wishing to apply can also send their resumes to careers@elauwitnetworks.com Scott Cann Elauwit Networks PO BOX 1798 Columbia, SC 29202 803.978.6094 tel 803.732.5653 fax www.elauwitnetworks.com

The University of South Carolina Career Center is pleased to introduce the Community Internship Program (CIP). This program gives students the ability to earn a minimum of $10hr with a summer internship in South Carolina. Our goal is to help students gain necessary work experience so that they will be more marketable to future employers. Whether you are starting your internship search or just interested in the possibilities, the CIP staff is here to help you. We are currently planning our meetings and would like to attend one of your meetings to further explain this program to your organization's members. This will be in the form of a 10-15 minute informal presentation. The CIP staff would love to come to your organization’s meeting during a time that best works for you. For more information or to schedule a meeting, contact Emelie Holm at (803) 777-1988 or HOLM@email.sc.edu.

Company Overview: SmartCart, LLC is a pre-revenue online grocery startup company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. SmartCart is an online supermarket that will provide applications to help its customers manage their lifestyle. SmartCart will sell groceries, help customers plan their meals, and meet their budget goals among other features. SmartCart has been founded by business students at the University of South Carolina. The company is currently developing its infrastructure, building its team, and establishing partnerships. Job Position: Web and applications developer. The job will consist of interacting with the team to conceptualize and design the applications and website. The technical skills of the applicant will be important to the position as the majority of work will surround the actual design of the applications. This is, ultimately, a potential opportunity to be an entrepreneur with our company. Technical Skills XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Ajax, Javascript (desirable, but not necessary: Flash) Dreamweaver & Photoshop knowledge strongly preferred Personal Attributes Entrepreneurial passion – this is a must! Strong work ethic Ambitious Ability work independently Desire to learn any skills not yet possessed Hours Approximately 20 hrs/week for the duration of the internship If offered a stake in the company, it would be considered a full-time job once out of school Time Frame & Compensation We are ultimately looking for a partner in the business who would accept an equity stake. However, before either party commits to that, there would be a trial period to determine compatibility for both us and you. Trial Period: 3 month internship (possibly shorter) At the end of the trial period, enter into talks for an equity stake and full time position (specific numbers to be determined later). Contact: Send your resume to the email below and we will be in contact with you to set up an interview time. Benjamin Frear, frear@yoursmartcart.com, 862-268-2844

We are looking for an administrator and developer for our We Make Manga and We Make Everything websites. http://www.wemakemanga.com/ We are assembling a database of filmmakers, editors and actors on the We Make Everything website and are looking for a student administrator and designer to work on the sites. Professor Northrop Davis is applying for a grant for funding for the website and webmaster. The contact person is: Faye Riley rileyfe@mailbox.sc.edu We are looking for someone to begin as soon as possible. Best regards, Faye Faye Riley, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Art Media Arts 217 McMaster Columbia, SC 29208

We have just posted our Application Developer coop positions for the summer. Computer Science students who are rising sophomores and above are encouraged to apply. These positions are based in Columbia, but Charleston students may be able to work in our Charleston office. Applications Developer Co-op 962576 Here is the link for more info and to apply online: http://www.scana.com/en/careers/current-job-openings/ Please pass on to interested students. Thanks, Martha Bode mbode@scana.com office: 217.7148 cell: 603.2420

From this CCC blog post:

In other words, among all occupations in all fields of science and engineering, computer science occupations are projected to account for nearly 60% of all job growth between now and 2018.

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The College of Education is looking for a Graduate Assitant to perform web programming tasks for the Spring 2010 semester, with possible re-appointment for Summer and Fall semesters. Experienced with IIS, ASP, SQL, SQLServer, XML, CSS, and Java. This position is responsible for maintaining an existing codebase as well as the development of new applications. Tuition and stipend. Please send inquiries, including vita and references to David Michaels – michaels@sc.edu – no telephone calls, please.

If you are undergraduate interested in getting paid to do some Computer Science research over the Summer at some other University, may I recommend the NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. You get paid, you get a housing and meals allowance, you get travel money, you might get and extra bonus at the end, and you get to spend the summer at a different university playing with cool technology.

You have to apply directly to each school that you wish to join. Here is the list of REU Universities offering positions in Computer Science. There you will find a link to that University's REU homepage which should have instructions on how you can apply. Now is the time to start applying for summer positions.

Doing an REU will also look great on your resume and will greatly improve your chances of getting into graduate school at the school you worked at (as long as you did a good job while you where there, of course).

Scott Shealy here with GraySail LLC. We are a small java software development company here in Columbia. We have an immediate need for some help with finishing a venture funded software project that is close to launch. The ideal person would have Java experience. Experience developing web applications with Spring,Hibernate,Wicket, Javascript, CSS, and HTML is a huge plus. This position is a contract position with a minimum of 3 months. Future work and employment is subsequently possible. Interested applicants should mail their resume to spshealy@graysail.com ASAP.

Announcing U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Scholarships and Summer Internships Undergraduates, Graduate Students, and Faculty http://www.orau.gov/dhseducationprograms DHS Scholarship Program * Undergraduate students * U.S. citizenship required * Funding available for fall 2010 * Full tuition and monthly stipends * Includes 10-week summer internships at federal research facilities or DHS Centers of Excellence * Application Deadline: January 5, 2010 DHS HS-STEM Summer Internship Program * Undergraduate students * U.S. citizenship required * Funding available for summer 2010 * 10-week summer research experiences at federal research facilities * $500 weekly stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location * Application Deadline: January 5, 2010 DHS Summer Research Team Program for Minority Serving Institutions * Early career faculty teamed with undergraduate and graduate students * U.S. citizenship required * Funding available for summer 2010 * 10-week summer research experiences at DHS Centers of Excellence * Stipends plus transportation expenses to/from the internship location for faculty and students * Application Deadline: February 1, 2010 Questions regarding DHS Education Programs can be sent via e-mail to dhsed@orau.org. Your assistance in distributing this email to students and colleagues will be appreciated. Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education Science Education Programs P O Box 117 Oak Ridge, TN 37831

My name is Katie, and I work for Epic in Madison, Wisconsin. Epic is a national leader in software development for healthcare systems, and we support some of the largest and most respected healthcare organizations in the country. Each year we receive resumes from students at University of South Carolina, and we are very impressed by the caliber of these applicants. It is clear that the professors and staff from your school are doing a wonderful job. We are currently looking for talented individuals for our Technical Services/Problem Solver positions and would like to consider any bright students that you can recommend to us. Technical Services staff use problem-solving and programming skills, combined with our comprehensive training program, to help support our nationwide clients. They become an expert in our applications and work closely with our customers' most technical staff to help ensure their organizations' continued success. Beyond their work with our customers, they will have the opportunity to participate in many aspects of the software field, including troubleshooting, development, analysis, training, quality assurance, project management and installation. If you could help me by forwarding this opportunity on to any of your students whom you think would be interested I would greatly appreciate it. You can also direct them to our website at www.careers.epic.com where they can learn more about our company, available positions, and state-of-the-art campus. For fastest consideration, we ask that students please apply online at http://www.epic.com/forms/application.php. We look forward to seeing more great resumes from your students! Thank you, katie terry Epic | Human Resources | 608.410.4208