The USC Office of Fellowships and Scholars Program has many opportunities for learning how to apply and win these awards. Wondering where to start with National Fellowships this year? How about with INFO (Investigate National Fellowship Opportunities) – our new searchable database of fellowships! Find a fellowship that fits your interest, then come see us during drop-ins to get started on the process! Drop-in hours start Monday, August 26th. Monday and Tuesday in Legare 220: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday in the Honors Residence Hall A107: 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. As you plan your semester, don’t forget to mark your calendar for our upcoming workshops facilitated by USC faculty, previous winners, and OFSP advisors. Monday, August 26, Gressette Room, Harper College, 3:30 p.m. FULBRIGHT GRANT Dr. Jeff Persels, Dr. Yvonne Ivory, and Jen Bess will share information on this award, available to graduating seniors and graduate students who articulate a clear program involving study, research or teaching English to be carried out in a particular international academic setting for one year. Fluency in the host language is preferred, an appreciation for cross-cultural exchange and a strong background in American culture and current events of the host country are critical. USC Application Deadline: September 4, 2013. Wednesday, August 28, Room 322 Legare College, 3:30 p.m. KNOWLES, MADISON, AND FORD SCHOLARSHIPS Dr. Ed Dickey will share information about the Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship, and there will be a discussion of the Madison and Ford scholarships as well. All three offer support for graduate-level study leading to careers in teaching. The Knowles focuses on teaching high school science and math, the Madison supports those intending to teach high school social studies or US history, and the Ford supports students interested in increasing the diversity among university faculty. Knowles Deadline: October 15, 2013. Madison Deadline: March 1, 2014. Ford Deadline: November 15 and 20, 2013. Wednesday, September 4, Room 322 Legare College, 3:30 p.m. GATES-CAMBRIDGE SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Kevin Lewis will discuss the opportunity offered by the Gates-Cambridge Scholarship, which funds a graduate degree at Cambridge in any discipline, to students who are committed to improving the lives of others. USC Application Deadline: October 9, 2013. Wednesday, September 11, Room 322, Legare College, 3:30 p.m. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP Dr. Shelley Smith will present the Truman Scholarship. The Truman provides up to $30,000 to juniors (any major) preparing for a career in public service with demonstrated leadership, academic achievement, service accomplishments, and a commitment to public service. USC Nomination Deadline: October 23, 2013. Monday, September 16, Gressete Room of Harper College, 3:30 p.m. National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship (NSF GRF), with DoD NDSEG, DOE CSGF, and EPA STAR. Join Dr. Erin Connolly to learn more about the NSF application process. The NSF GRF offers approximately $132,000 to support 3 years of graduate work in the sciences. We will also present a brief amount on other federally-funded opportunities for students seeking funding for graduate school in the STEM fields. NSF GRF Deadlines: November 04- Engineering, Computer and Information Science & Engineering, Materials Research November 05- Mathematical Sciences, Chemistry, Physics & Astronomy November 07- Social Sciences, Psychology, STEM Education & Learning Research November 08- Life Sciences, Geosciences DoD NDSEG Deadline: Mid-December, 2013. DOE CSGF Deadline: Early January, 2013. EPA STAR Deadline: Late November, 2013. *Note corrected day and time* Monday, September 23, Room 322 Legare College, 3:30 p.m. GOLDWATER SCHOLARSHIP with SMART (Science, Math and Research for Transformation). Dr. Douglas Meade will explain the Goldwater Scholarship, while Jen Bess will address the SMART. The Goldwater is the most prestigious national award for undergraduate students in the sciences, providing up to $7,500 to sophomores and juniors who are pursuing bachelors’ degrees in science, mathematics or engineering, and who have strong GPAs, research experience, and a commitment to a research career. USC Nomination Deadline: October 21, 2013. The SMART fellowship offers an estimated $42,200 for students pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines and who want to work at DOD laboratories. Supplemental materials to OFSP for overnight mailing: December 4, 2013. Online Application Deadline: mid-December, 2013. See www.sc.edu/ofsp for the full schedule of fall workshops!

About the Opportunity This is a field-based, entry-level position. You’ll be working at client-sites across the U.S. east coast. You’ll need to walk in the door with the basic skills of a Software Engineer: knowledge of scripting, coding, databases, and operating systems. If you have a computer science degree, then you probably have that covered. Then, we’ll expand your skills with training and experience with tools that are specific to our solution space: IBM SmartCloud, BMC, SevOne, ServiceNow, Splunk, and others. Those are “hard skills” that will make you more valuable in the market. True, but that’s something your dad would say. What’s really cool and will set you apart from all the others in your graduating class are the company and clients. It’s all in the “About Us” section. Key Things We Require

• Proficiency with Operating Systems such as Unix (Solaris, Linux, AIX etc.) and Windows
• Proficiency with various scripting and coding methods such as PERL, Shell/Batch, XML, SQL
• Working knowledge of various database flavors such as Oracle, MySQL, MS-SQL etc.
• General knowledge of Networking principles and protocols
• Ability to prepare technical documentation
• Able to work as part of a team at customer sites, may require travel

About Us We’re Softential. We design, integrate, and manage IT Service Management (ITSM) solutions. And we’re in the very sweet and enviable position of having the right solutions at the right time. Our solutions are on the leading-edge of Gartner-recommended strategies for our space: simplifying complex IT environments with dashboard visibility and control, transforming data into role-based information for quicker and better decision-making, and translating traditional performance metrics into criteria that create value for the organization. Of course, elevating IT infrastructure and architecture to deliver these benefits requires mapping dependencies, identifying and automating processes, designing the solution, rationalizing tools, integrating diverse applications, and developing custom application. That requires engineering prowess and that’s what you’ll develop as a Softential engineer. To apply, send your resume to careers@softential.com.

I have a need for a PT web developer to revise my website to my specifications. My web address is active but my former developer has gone out of business and my site is out of date. I need someone who is a self-starter, can take direction. The site was developed in Dreamweaver and html language. I have most of the pictures and data available to build the site. The candidate must be a US citizen because of the type of work that I do. Brian A. Christiano, MSME, P.E. bchristiano@bcengineeringanddesign.com BC Engineering and Design P.O. Box 11315 Columbia, South Carolina 29211-1315

Do you like Music? Do you like to build websites from beginning to end? Would you like to be a part of something BIG? I am currently looking for software engineers, Web Developers simply anyone who can build part or a whole website from the bottom up. This opportunity is lucrative, and if I can find the right person/persons then you can be apart of the website that everyone will be talking about in Music. I have worked in music for 10 years and I have the experience to take this site to a level that will be unmatched. If I were to describe the work it will take, it will be like building a MYSPACE type site. Lots of work, but the payoff will be even greater. Thanks and you can reach me at jordanmasonmusic@gmail.com

Cowork MYR, Georgetown Chamber of Commerce & The Alliance for the Economic Development of Georgetown Co. have come together to create Opportunities for Technology Enthusiasts in the Grand Strand! This fall bring your best ideas, talent and excitement to work together and create businesses and turn ideas into reality! Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur? The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success? Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011. The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies. All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback. Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. Georgetown Startup Weekend

I am looking for interns from USC at Boingo for Linux Systems Engineering and Network Engineering. Here is the list of my requirements. For anyone who is interested, please send the resumes to jobs@boingo.com. Systems Engineering Intern Performance Profile: As an engineering intern, you will be part of the Systems Engineering team responsible for maintaining Boingo’s QA/DEV and Production server environment. These systems are primary RedHat 5 and 6 systems running Boingo’s applications. You will assist our system administrators with RedHat install, tool development, and automations. Responsibilities:

• Assist System Administrators with OS installs
• Help standardize our kickstart environment
• Perform various system administrator maintenance tasks
• Tools development to help automate various processes

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of experience with some flavor of Linux preferably Redhat 5 and above
• Clear understanding of the Linux boot up process along with its standard services
• 1 year of scripting experience (perl, bash)
• Able to work efficiently and being able to follow directions
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience with PXE booting
• LDAP and DNS experience is a plus
• Data center experience working with Dell hardware is a plus

Network Engineering Intern Performance Profile: As an engineering intern, you will be part of the Network Engineering team responsible for maintaining Boingo’s QA/DEV and Production network environment. These systems are primary using Cisco network devices and technologies. Responsibilities:

• Perform scans of networks and add IP addresses to IPPlan
• Clean up/add to cabling in West LA HQ and El Segundo Data Centers
• Perform maintenance on network devices
• Document network environment

Requirements:

• 1-2 years of experience with Cisco, Citrix and other network vendors as required
• Knowledge and understanding of TCP/IP protocol, IP Addressing (DHCP, NAT, etc…)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, coupled with discretion and sound judgment
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience in the following technologies: OSPF, BGP, HSRP, VRRP, MPLS, VLAN/Trunking, QoS, GSLB, IDS
• Knowledge of firewall architecture (ASA/PIX/FWSM/ACL/Proxy)

I am in the biology dept here at USC and would like to see if any computer science students would be interested in helping us with a project. It isn't a "job" necessarily as there won't be any pay, but we plan on publishing our work and the student would be given a coauthor status on the paper. We have developed a DOS program with the help of a programmer from Intel that we could really use a GUI for but we lack the skills to make a decent looking interface. I believe it would be a fairly simple task as all the GUI has to do is allow check boxes or pull down menus to feed switches to the DOS command. Nothing more. But it should look nice and be intuitive. We currently run the program from the command line but there are a growing number of switches, which the user won't be able to remember without referring back to a manual. Ideally, the input boxes for the switches would provide some popup feedback. We hope this would give a student experience working in a collaborative, interdisciplinary, setting; provide a scientific publication; and help them hone their skills. Mark Roberts Department of Biological Sciences University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC Want to lead the next Internet revolution but don’t want to move to Boston (I have to shovel that?) or the Silicon Valley (you want how much for that apartment?)? Are you driven to do something great? Are you passionate about making a difference in this world? We want you to join the team at Voterheads. We’re looking for a wicked-smart Java developer to join our team. The ideal candidate is well versed in the MVC development framework and has at least a couple of web projects under their belt, but we’re always willing to see superhuman acts of will to show us why you deserve to be here anyway. The ideal candidate is also passionate about making their community, their state, and their nation a better place. We’re looking for a part-time student who is able to commit at least 10 hours per week on a consistent basis. We’re looking to pay $14-$20/hour DOE. You’ll be part of a small team. You’ll have a large voice in application direction and architecture. If you’re the right fit, you’ll have an ownership stake in the company. Do you want to be part of that ‘cool thing that happened in Columbia’ or do you want to look back with regret wishing you had? Send us your resume and Github portfolio today: passionategeniusesonly@voterheads.com #Requirements{

• Java Knowledge and Willingness to Learn
• Passionate, Energetic, Hard-Working
• Track-Record of Finishing
• Good communication (written, verbal) skills in small groups

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• Web development experience (JSON/JQuery/HTML5/CSS)
• Lucene experience
• Ruby on Rails experience.
• Local Government (City/County/School) experience

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We, Outward Bound Costa Rica, are currently looking for a passionate and self-motivated technically-focused team member to design, implement, and maintain a student information database. The candidate will be responsible for integrating the database with a secure, responsive, web-based user interface where students and parents log-on to enter payment information, medical history, and other sensitive enrollment information. The Web & Data Manager reports directly to the Communications Director. Ideal Candidate Profile

• Cultural sensitivity
• Willingness and ability to live and work in close quarters with a small group of people
• Strong cross-cultural communication skills
• Spanish language skills (conversational ability or above strongly preferred)
• Personal interest in the outdoors and the mission of Outward Bound
• Ability to multi-task and stay focused despite regular interruption (i.e. drive results)
• Sense of humor and laid-back attitude
• Tenacity about traveling and/or finding personal connections in the greater San Jose area despite challenges (i.e. bad weather, limited transportation options, cultural differences, etc.)
• Openness to collaboration and/or differing opinions
• Ability to manage conflict with openness and tact
• At least one year living, working or studying outside of your home country strongly preferred
• Ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment and make independent decisions

  Required Work Experience

• Minimum two years experience as a database developer or administrator
• Minimum one year web-based experience
• Strong demonstrated programming experience in SQL
• Extensive technical knowledge and experience in database management techniques including physical database optimization, data distribution, security, and database performance monitoring
• Extremely detail-oriented
• Motivated to initiate and lead projects
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to develop web applications within set brand guidelines
• Experience with web based technologies, explicitly server database implementation
• Experience with Salesforce a plus
• Knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) to support office-wide initiatives a plus, but not required

Education Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, related field, or equivalent work experience. Contract Length Required start date is late August or early September, although an earlier start date is preferred. Contract length is 15 months, with a possible extension as agreed after 12 months. Relocation to Tres Ríos is required. Compensation Package

• Monthly stipend plus food allowance
• 30 days paid vacation
• Travel insurance coverage (WorldNomads) and preventative medical stipend
• Plane ticket to and from Costa Rica
• Private bedroom in a furnished, 4 bedroom / 2 bathroom house on our main base (located SE of San Jose in San Ramon de Tres Rios) – all utilities included (water, electricity, phone, cable TV, wireless internet)
• Access to Outward Bound Costa Rica courses and equipment for personal use

How to Apply Submit cover letter and resume to Jeff Friend at commdirector@outwardboundcr.org. Specify “Web & Data Manager” in the subject line. Be sure to include details on your availability, both for interviews and ultimate start date. Job Posting No phone calls please.

WNS Global Services (P) Ltd is a leading global business process outsourcing company. WNS Global Services offers business value to 200 plus global clients by combining operational excellence with deep domain experience in a wide array of business sectors. WNS Global Services is currently recruiting for a Data Specialist to join the new center in Columbia, SC. The ideal candidate for this position will possess the following skills and experience Responsibilities:

• Responsible for moving data between databases, applications and flat files which may include data manipulation.
• Responsible for Data Job creation, including query writing as needed for reports and dashboards.
• Develop complex ETL using SQL and Scripts to meet data requirements of business needs.
• Maintain and update weekly status reports.
• Will interact with Project Manager to meet project goals as well as interacting with customers to ensure business needs and project goals are met.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Two to three years of report/and or dashboard creation.
• Previous experience with data query (SQL) writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Oracle and/or SQL Server experience is a plus. Bryan Gates, MHR, PHR Sr. Group Manager -Human Resources WNS Global Services, Inc. | www.wns.com 1401 Shop Road, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Email: bryan.gates@wns.com

The MIT Technology Review has an article titled How Technology is Destroying Jobs that talks about how many non-skilled or low-skilled jobs are being automated away. The data shows that the job growth in the 2000's has almost exclusively been in the Computing areas, that is, those who create software or machines that then do the work. The chart on the right shows that 8 out of the top 10 fastest-growing jobs in 2000--2010 where in Computing or Computing-related fields.

Need a developer for IPhone app. App involves syncing app to other apps as well as automated push notifications. Please contact me if you are interested at willelliott557@gmail.com or 704-860-2967.

Job Title: Computer Technician I (240-days) Computer Services Department - Instructional Division General Statement of Job Expectation: Under regular supervision, provides routine and emergency technical support and assistance in the maintenance and troubleshooting of District-wide information systems, assists with system installation, customization and support, and performs related work as required. Reports to the Coordinator of Computer Services. Job Duties:

• Daily determines the health of the assigned work request or school activities that will require attention today and schedule other events that are necessary for further attention.
• Responds to work request assignments to install, configure, and maintain workstations, workstation software, and workstation maintenance in assigned areas. Work may include, moving, rearranging, or reconfiguring of workstation equipment, printer, cameras, white boards, external drives, and/or any other computer peripherals.
• Assist in the production, maintenance, and written instructions of the workstation images and instructions on how to use.
• Performs normal administrative tasks required to report progress, which may include email communications, word documents, spreadsheets, and any other electronic media necessary to communicate work status.
• Responsible for any other duties directly assigned by supervisor.

Minimum Job Requirements:

1. Familiar with Desktop computer repair. Must be able to identify different computer components, understand repair terminology.
2. Works well in group environment, must be able to communicate with peers and computer contacts at the schools.
3. Able to verbalize in groups ideas that would help teachers to understand the technology and ability to take advantage of the products they can use.
4. A+ Certification and/or Network+ Certification preferred.

Standard Requirements to Perform Job Duties:

• Requires standing and walking and lifting. Must be able to lift 40 pounds.
• Adequate Hand/Eye/Foot coordination.
• Must be able to handle simple tools, such as screw driver, pliers and office equipment such asstaplers, and other small appliances.
• Must be able to communicate with other technicians, and/or small to moderate size groups, forthe purpose of explaining or instructions.
• Must be customer service oriented.

Apply at http://www.applitrack.com/lex2k12/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Techn…

SCANA has just posted 2 coop/intern jobs for CS/CIS/CE/IIT & related students for the fall. These positions are in Columbia, so are best suited to local colleges, but please feel free to pass this information on to qualified students or post on your job boards. Rising Sophomores & Juniors preferred. Students can apply for these positions at www.scana.com :

• job # 964739 Infrastructure Analyst Co-op
• job # 964758 Co-op-Developer-Applications