CENS Employment

Employment Opportunities at CENS

CURRENT OPENINGS:

Programmer Analyst III - Urban Sensing Programmer
Internship Announcement - Schematic - Interface Design for Mobile Applications

Programmer Analyst III – Urban Sensing Programmer

Job Summary

The Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) is seeking a Programmer Analyst III to serve as a software programmer under a 2 year employment contract. Under the supervision of the Principal Investigators, the Programmer will be responsible for the design, implementation, testing, and support of software for advanced prototype mobile sensor systems.

Primarily, the Programmer will support the Urban Sensing application research area with software development for Nokia mobile devices as part of the SensorPlanet program Development will primarily be in C/C++ on the Symbian operating system and include both user-level applications and more hardware-specific low-level coding. Coordination with the development team for server-side systems such as SensorBase, as well as with a variety of pilot application teams, will be required.

Duties include:

software design, system integration, debugging, and testing of mobile sensor systems to support on-going research as part of an NSF funded research center; author data collection protocols and analyze collected data testbeds using the developed nodes and integrate the testbed with specific applications needed by researchers; plan and coordinate on- and off-campus field tests of mobile sensing applications; collaborate with database programmers, researchers, staff, and faculty to design, refine, and implement databases for ongoing and new projects.

Programmer will interface with National Science Foundation and other government and industrial supporters of the research project, including giving demonstrations and writing technical documentation and status reports.

Position and Compensation:

This is a full-time 2 year contract position with full University benefits. Continuation of employment beyond the terms of the contract is contingent on receipt of additional funding for this position. Salary is $52,000 to $65,000, depending on qualifications and experience.

The Center:

CENS is a National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Science and Technology Center (STC) which seeks to address scientific issues of national and global priority through pioneering research and education in Embedded Networked Sensing (ENS) technology. CENS will develop and demonstrate architectural principles and methodologies for deeply embedded, massively distributed, sensor-rich distributed systems, apply and disseminate these systems in support of scientific research critical to social and environmental concerns, and create meaningful inquiry-based science instruction and disseminate education materials and technology through outreach and professional development networks.

How to Apply:

If you are interested in applying for the above referenced position, please submit a resume and application online utilizing the UCLA Career Opportunities website. This position may be accessed via the following link: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=51162

INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT
SCHEMATIC - INTERFACE DESIGN FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS

http://www.schematic.com/

Schematic, the Emmy-winning interactive design firm, is offering a paid, three-quarter, 20hr/week internship in collaboration with the UCLA Center for Research in Engineering, Media and Performance (REMAP).

The intern will prototype cutting-edge mobile phone and web applications through coordination with REMAP and the Center for Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) at UCLA.

The intern will work on-site at Schematic's Culver City offices, reporting to the Senior Vice President of User Experience, as well as participate in regular on-campus meetings with REMAP and CENS.

Successful candidates will have the following minimum qualifications:

Flash (ActionScript 2), FlashLite and/or Java user interface development experience;
Web development experience including PHP, XML, and Python or Perl;
Interface design for the web and/or mobile devices.
Ability to quickly master new hardware and software platforms, protocols, and development environments;
Self-starting, self-sufficient and able to work in a collaborative environment with project managers, engineers, developers, information architects, and user interface designers;
Must be a current UCLA student.

Exceptional candidates will have past mobile application development experience and be able to move fluidly among Linux, Windows and MacOS X platforms.

Dates: September 18, 2006 - June 30, 2007 (may be extended)
Rate: $18-22/hr depending on experience, 20hrs/wk
Contact: Jeff Burke jburke@ucla.edu

Email a current resume in PDF or Word format that includes a URL to your digital portfolio to jburke@ucla.edu. Emails without resumes or portfolio links may not be acknowledged. No phone calls, please.

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