---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: <ict4dev-request@lists.csail.mit.edu> Date: Sat, Jun 18, 2011 at 18:00 Subject: Ict4dev Digest, Vol 47, Issue 5 To: ict4dev@lists.csail.mit.edu Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:11:27 -0700 From: emma brunskill <emma@eecs.berkeley.edu> Subject: [Ict4dev] UN Global Pulse job opportunities To: ict4dev@csail.mit.edu Message-ID: <BANLkTin-MQ6KU5JnmNv3KgqpvTHZeaaE=g@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Job and intern opportunities at UN Global Pulse, see http://www.unglobalpulse.org/jobs for more details. - Emma Lead Software Developer Closing Date: 21 June 2011 Location: United States of America - New York, NY Vacancy Details Vacancy Code: VA/2011/NAO/DG/GIVAS/LSWD/06-08 Title: Lead Software Developer Level: International Individual Contractor Agreement (I-ICA) Org Unit: UNDG, NAO Duty Station: New York, USA Duration: 6 months Closing Date: 21 June 2011 Background UN Global Pulse is an innovations team in the United Nations, that is developing real-time crisis impact monitoring to assist governments to effectively protect vulnerable populations through early warning of slow onset crises. We?re looking for a Lead Software Developer to head its software team and help develop technology communities around the Global Pulse open source software platform and toolset. The Lead Software Developer will work in the Global Pulse New York lab and focus on designing and creating federated systems for real-time information analysis and evidence-based decision-making. They will lead and mentor members of the software development team, and support capacity building efforts with both partner and client organisations, and local and global software development communities. The Lead Software Developer reports to the Global Pulse Chief Platform Architect. ---------------------------------------- Data Visualization Intern Closing Date: 7 July 2011 Location: New York, NY Vacancy Details Title: Data Visualization Intern Section/Unit: Technology/Data Analysis Contract type: Internship (unpaid) Duration: Three to four months, full time/ part time Supervisor: Data Specialist Background The overarching objective of Global Pulse is to develop a 21st century approach to real-time crisis impact monitoring that enables decision makers to protect vulnerable populations with agile, targeted policy responses. To this end, Global Pulse is establishing an innovative monitoring framework that combines new types of real-time data with traditional development indicators to detect early impacts of crises, and developing free and open source toolkit ? assembled largely out of existing technologies ? for real-time data monitoring, collaborative analysis, visualization and decision-making. The internship duration is between 3 and 4 months, starting in July 2011 and finishing by the 30 October 2011.