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Job Opportunity - BuffsCreate

Domain of One’s Own Undergraduate Position


--Fall 2019--
Arts & Sciences Support of Education Through Technology (ASSETT) is looking to hire an undergraduate student to support the BuffsCreate pilot project for Domain of One’s Own (DoOO) through technical support and user-population building. BuffsCreate gives all learners in Arts & Sciences the opportunity to own a domain and server space to freely desig n a web page to host their academic, research, professional, and/or creative works at https://www.BuffsCreate.net . The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who enjoys learning  about and using various technologies, is comfortable speaking to large groups and working with students and faculty alike.


Responsibilities

  •  Learn and become familiar with several open source applications associated with buffscreate
  •  Help with providing technical support and answer technical questions for buffscreate and associated applications
  • Help with student outreach efforts
    • Help give presentations in classrooms and to other student groups in order to introduce buffscreate
    • Host weekly drop-in support sessions for buffscreate
    • Help with student focus groups
    • Collect other feedback from buffscreate users
  • Curate or develop tutorials for open source applications hosted with buffscreate Other duties as needed

Required Qualifications

  •  Currently enrolled Undergraduate student
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  •  Dependable and organized, with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
  •  The ability and desire to learn new technologies quickly

Preferred Qualifications

  •  Familiar with website design and development, ideally open-source applications
  •  Familiar with and interest in information and digital literacy
  •  Experience giving workshops or presentations to groups

This is a paid undergraduate position requiring a commitment of approximately 10 hours per week. This position reports to the ASSETT Faculty Services Portfolio Manager, but works closely with other staff members. To apply, please s ubmit a cover letter addressing your interest and qualifications related to this position, along with your resume to samy1759exc@colorado.edu . This position is open until filled.