February 2012 - change - Mailing Lists

RA wanted for spring and summer quarters
by Justin McReynolds 16 Feb '12

16 Feb '12

Our group is in need of an RA for spring and summer quarters; can you please post this to your lists? Thank you, Justin McReynolds Technical Program Manager Clinical Informatics Research Group Biobehavioral Nursing and Health Systems University of Washington We're looking for students who program (PHP, Python, Ruby and/or Java) to work on open-source health informatics software with the UW's Clinical Informatics Research Group (CIRG). Experience working with Linux systems and databases is a plus; health/clinical experience not necessary. Gain experience working here at UW with teams on domestic and international clinical and public health projects. Opportunities for collaboration on posters and publications. Work includes mobile development with open source tools such as Apache Callback/Cordova, cPRO, and OpenDataKit. Hourly and RA opportunities. Please contact Justin McReynolds (mcjustin(a)uw.edu<mailto:mcjustin@uw.edu>) outlining experience and availability. Links: UW CIRG<http://cirg.washington.edu/> Computerized Patient Reported Outcomes (cPRO)<cprohealth.org> OpenELIS Global - Laboratory Information System<http://sites.google.com/site/openelisglobal/> OpenELIS Global Source Code<http://code.google.com/p/openelisglobal/> iSante Electronic Medical Record System in Haiti<http://code.google.com/p/isante/> OpenMRS Electronic Medical Record in Namibia +<http://www.openmrs.org/> UW OpenDataKit<http://www.opendatakit.org/>

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Job: PharmaSecure Fellowship, PMs
by Yaw Anokwa 15 Feb '12

15 Feb '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Matt Tierney <tierney(a)cs.nyu.edu> Subject: [TIER] PharmaSecure Fellowship, PMs To: tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu, cater-dev(a)cs.nyu.edu Forwarding a job announcement. (Application deadline says Feb. 15, but I've been told they are still looking.) ---- PharmaSecure is an innovative software and mobile health technology company based in the US and India. We are looking to immediately hire Product Managers for 2 exciting products: psVerify: empowers consumers to authenticate their medicine via SMS, mobile app, web or phone psData: provides real time market analytics and data visualization for pharmaceutical companies and other key players in the health care industry If you are a highly creative, hard working entrepreneur with a passion for increasing access to quality health care in emerging markets, we invite you to apply. Please see the attached job description and send your resume and cover letter to nsigworth(a)pharmasecure.com. Attachment: https://www.millennium.berkeley.edu/pipermail/tier/attachments/20120215/503…

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Job: Director, Open Internet Tools Project
by Yaw Anokwa 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Kentaro Toyama <kentaro_toyama(a)hotmail.com> To: <tier(a)tier.cs.berkeley.edu> Forwarding a job announcement. (Application deadline says Jan. 31, but I guess they are still looking.) Director, Open Internet Tools Project http://newamerica.net/node/61320 The Open Technology Initiative is looking for a Director for its Open Internet Tools Project (OITP). OITP incubates open source projects that enable secure, anonymous, reliable, and unrestricted communication on the Internet. OITP's goal is to reduce the ability of state and non-state actors to impose censorship or other restrictions on Internet access and communications. The OITP Director will oversee the staff and operations of the Project and be responsible, directly or by delegation, for meeting key project deliverables, preparing all reports, liaising with the OITP steering committee, fundraising to support the initiative, and ensuring the initiative's overall success.

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Nicki Dell on Participant Response Bias.
by Nicola Dell 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

This Thursday at Change Nicki Dell will be talking about participant response bias in ICTD and HCI. Although HCI researchers and practitioners frequently work with groups of people that differ significantly from themselves, little attention has been paid to the effects these differences have on the evaluation of technological systems. Via 450 interviews in Bangalore, India, we measure participant response bias due to interviewer demand characteristics and the role of social and demographic factors in influencing that bias. We find that respondents are about 2.5x more likely to prefer a technological artifact they believe to be developed by the interviewer, even when the alternative is identical. When the interviewer is a foreign researcher requiring a translator, the bias towards the interviewer's artifact increases to 5x. In fact, the interviewer's artifact is preferred even when it is degraded to be obviously inferior to the alternative. We conclude that participant response bias should receive more attention within the CHI community, especially when designing for underprivileged populations. Nicki Dell is a PhD student in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle. She is advised by Professor Gaetano Borriello and Professor Linda Shapiro and her research interests are in computer vision and human-computer interaction, with a focus on designing and evaluating applications that improve the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions. This talk will present research that was done during a summer internship with the Technology for Emerging Markets Lab at Microsoft Research in Bangalore India. Nicki also runs the Change Seminar, a group at the University of Washington exploring how technology can improve the lives of underserved populations in low-income regions and is actively involved in DUB, a multidisciplinary group at UW that leads research in Human Computer Interaction and Design. What: Nicki Dell on Participant Response Bias. Where: The Allen Center, CSE 203. When: Thursday, February 16 at 12 noon.

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Global Health Corps -- Applications Due February 17
by Ally Krupar 13 Feb '12

13 Feb '12

Dear Colleagues, I am writing a personal message to you all regarding several exciting opportunities still available with Global Health Corps. Please share widely with your networks: UG4 - Distance Learning Officer at IDI http://ghcorps.org/apply/ug-4-distance-learning-officer Z2 - Distance Learning Officer at CIDRZ http://ghcorps.org/apply/z-2-distance-learning-officer <http://ghcorps.org/apply/z-2-distance-learning-office> Z4 - Senior Researcher at ZCHARD http://ghcorps.org/apply/z-4-senior-research-associate UG3 - Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at IDI http://ghcorps.org/apply/ug-3-monitoring-evaluation-officer Attached is our e-flyer. Apologies for crossposting/duplicating! Thank you! -- Ally Krupar Distance Learning Officer, Global Health Corps Fellow The Infectious Disease Institute, Makerere University Kampala, Uganda Office: +256 (0) 312211422 -- Mobile: +256 (0) 792410654 My website <http://www.wix.com/allymk/allykrupar> skype: ally_krupar

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3rd International Workshop about research in ICT for Human Development
by Carlos Rey 12 Feb '12

12 Feb '12

(apologies for crossposting) Dear all, I think this information can be of the interest of the list. The 3rd International Workshop about research in ICT for Human Development ( http://www.tsc.urjc.es/jornadastic4dh) will take place in Cuzco (Peru) between the 2th and the 5th July 2012. The topic of this yearly Workshop will be: “Sustainability, maintenance and exploitation models of rural telemedicine networks in remote areas”. The deadline of the Call For Communications is the 31 st of March. Attached you can find additional information. Sincere regards, Carlos

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Job at Carbonkeeper
by Tapan Parikh 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

Carbon Keeper is a mobile and web-based software service for information management in rural energy businesses. It allows sellers of household energy products like efficient cookstoves, solar powered lanterns and water filters to collect customer information over mobile phones or the web, and lets them report on the data in ways that are helpful for managing operations, reporting to investors and donors, and monitoring greenhouse gas emissions. A prototype online in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania tracked about 13,000 transactions in 2012. Photos and description: http://bit.ly/sAnksU Full time posting on CL: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/eng/2828447857.html, I'm also happy to talk about shorter term commitments where there's a good fit.

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ICANN Seeks Panel Members to Weigh In on Developing World Discounts
by dharma dailey 09 Feb '12

09 Feb '12

*ICANN is looking for volunteers to weigh in on who will get discounts when applying for Top Level Domains "to assure that the less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain name program,²"* February 7, 2012 > > Volunteers Sought to Help Evaluate Generic Top-Level Domain Applicants > Seeking Financial Support > New Panel Will Help Expand Internet¹s Reach > > http://www.icann.org/en/**announcements/announcement-3-**03feb12-en.htm<http://www.icann.org/en/announcements/announcement-3-03feb12-en.htm> > > > Marina del Rey, CaliforniaŠ The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and > Numbers (ICANN) is seeking volunteers who will assist in the evaluation of > those organizations seeking financial support to apply for a new generic > Top-Level Domain (gTLD). > > ³These volunteers will be key to ICANN¹s effort to assure that the > less-developed parts of the world are able to participate in the new Domain > name program,² said Kurt Pritz, Senior Vice President. ³The panel members > will make a real impact in ensuring that the opportunities for innovation > and economic development created by the Internet are open to everyone.² > > The volunteers will be chosen for their background and experience in areas > such as running a small business, operating in developing economies, > analyzing business plans, serving in the public interest, managing a domain > name registry service, or awarding grants. > > The financial assistance component of the Applicant Support Program offers > a > limited number of qualifying applicants the opportunity to pay a reduced > evaluation fee of $47,000 instead of the full evaluation fee of $185,000. > > The selected volunteers will assist in the evaluation of financial support > applicants in the context of established public interest, financial > capabilities and financial need criteria as outlined in the ³Financial > Assistance Handbook > <http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assist<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assist> > a > nce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf> .² > > Those who are interested in applying, should review the criteria, time > commitment and other expectations, which are detailed here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > sarp-eoi-request-<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/sarp-eoi-request-> > 0 > 3feb12-en.pdf > > ### > * To learn more about the Applicant Support Program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support> > . > * To read the New gTLD Financial Assistance Handbook, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**applicants/candidate-support/** > financial-assista<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/applicants/candidate-support/financial-assista> > n > ce-handbook-11jan12-en.pdf > * To learn more about the New gTLD program, go here: > http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/**about/program/materials<http://newgtlds.icann.org/en/about/program/materials> > > *********************** > Regards, > > > > Heidi Ullrich, Silvia Vivanco, Matt Ashtiani, Gisella Gruber and Nathalie > Peregrine > ICANN At-Large Staff > E-mail: staff(a)atlarge.icann.org > > > > > > ------ > NA-Discuss mailing list > NA-Discuss@atlarge-lists.**icann.org <NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org> > https://atlarge-lists.icann.**org/mailman/listinfo/na-**discuss<https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss> > > Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org > ------

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Job: BusyLab in Ghana Looking for Designers, Devs and Managers
by Yaw Anokwa 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

BusyLabs is a software shop run out of Ghana. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <mobileactive-discuss(a)googlegroups.com> Senior Agric Expert (MTN Farmer Helpline Project Lead) We’ve been awarded a grant to setup West Africa’s first Farmer Helpline (farmers anywhere can call a dedicated callcentre with 15 ag experts). We’re looking for someone to organize and define the content and lead the project. They need to have been working with and advising farmers for years, and should have strong organizational and team leading skills. It’s a high profile/high risk job, and someone with an appetite to make a real change/impact in agric should jump at the opportunity. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Communications/PR Manager (Talking about Esoko globally) We need an experienced PR professional (or just erudite/confident/gregarious person) who writes exceptionally well (from press relesases to blogs), can manage media relations, and enjoys presenting to and meeting with a variety of audiences (conferences, media, ministers, farmers)… and can talk about how disruptive technologies are changing how Africa works. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Intl Partners Manager (Managing partnerships in 16 countries) A dynamic individual that loves managing relationships. We’ve got partners throughout 16 countries and expanding, and a great team of 8 partner advisors helping them work out how to deploy, train and strategize about their own Esoko franchises. We are looking for someone to help manage that team of advisors and guide our expansion strategy. Creative, smart, organized... people person. Strong on process, communication and trainings. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Senior Systems Manager To manage our 5 sys admins and servers across Africa. To design and implement security, scalability, load, systems, backups. Should know linux well and have managed distributed applications and at least a small team of sysadmins before. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs> Software Engineers, Web Designer, Engineering Managers Any ambitious, smart, curious engineer or designer that’s looking for a really dynamic environment that is merging mobile with web and creating unique interfaces and services to address significant local challenges that businesses face. Willing to think hard, originally, creatively about problems and work with a strong team to showcase what Ghana is capable of. More details at www.busylab.com/jobs <http://www.busylab.com/jobs>

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Joshua Blumenstock (UCB) talk 2/13 @ noon
by Gaetano Borriello 08 Feb '12

08 Feb '12

Joshua Blumenstock from the Berkeley TIER group is giving at talk in the iSchool this Monday, Feb 13 @ 12:00 in MGH 420. http://www.jblumenstock.com/

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