Salaries for CS and Engineering Grads to Rise By BYC Newsfeed, On 2/12/10 5:36 PM Graduates in the Class of 2010 with computer-related or engineering degrees can expect to see slightly higher starting salary offers when compared with last year's class, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers winter salary survey. What's more, the association’s entire list of the 10 top-paid bachelor’s degrees is comprised of only majors in these specific disciplines. The average salary for 2010 graduates with bachelor's degrees in either computer programming, computer science, computer systems analysis or information sciences/systems is $59,570, up 6.1 percent when compared with last year. Engineering graduates’ median salary is $59,245, 1.2 percent more than in 2009. The association ranked a computer science degree as the fourth-highest-paying bachelor’s degree at an average salary of $61,205. Computer engineering immediately followed at $60,879, while electrical/electronics and communications engineering took the No. 6 spot at $59,074. Information sciences and systems rounded out the list at $54,038. Meanwhile, other students completing their undergraduate studies won’t fare as well. The overall average salary for 2010 graduates with a bachelor's is down 2 percent to $48,351.

I apologize for this interuption, but with the job market as it is I thought some of you may know someone looking for a good opportunity for a 6 month contract doing Citrix engineering. At AgFirst, we are doing a major project to overhaul the Citrix infrastructure, upgrade to XenApp 5 on VMware Vsphere servers, and utilizing many high end Citrix tools such as provisioning server and EdgeSite. If you know someone that has Citrix experience, especially with XenApp 5, and also has some VMware experience, then please forward this or ask them to contact me. We are looking to supplement our resources for this project and are always looking for good candidates as openings come up. Thanks! John John Davis Director of IT Operations AgFirst Farm Credit Bank Columbia, SC jdavis@agfirst.com http://www.agfirst.com

 ImageMap, Inc. has opportunities currently posted in the JobMate system. They are seeking students for a Software Engineering Co-op and for a Software Internship. As a regional company of the MERMEC Group, IMAGEMAP Inc. serves rail customers worldwide by offering advanced solutions in railway measurement using LASERs, optics, communications and software. I highly encourage you to explore these opportunities and apply in the JobMate system. https://www.myinterfase.com/sc/student/ You will need a full access JobMate account to apply. If you need assistance with this, please contact the CEC Career Center. Job ID numbers for these positions are 7303 (co-op) and 6818 (Software Intern). These are great ways for students to get "hands-on," practical experience in their academic field! Contact the CEC Career Center if you have any questions. Thank you, Helen Employment Start Date: Summer 2010 Employment End Date: Fall 2010 *Job Description: As a regional company of the MERMEC Group, IMAGEMAP Inc. serves rail customers worldwide by offering advanced solutions in railway measurement using LASERs, optics, communications and software. ImageMap has an opening for a co-op student in computer science at its headquarters in Columbia, SC. Typical responsibilities include: Development of diagnostic software. Creating scripts for building and packaging. Building and packaging software. Creating test software and running it. Engineering release. Light technical writing, e.g. reports, release documents, installation guides. Occasional IT tasks: installing and upgrading software and systems. Qualifications: Ideal candidates should have: A basic understanding of computer architecture. Basic familiarity with software design and development. Good problem-solving skills. An enthusiasm for working with software. Familiarity with both Linux and Windows. Programming in C/C++ as a plus Employment Start Date: Summer 2010 Employment End Date: Fall 2010 *Job Description: As a regional company of the MERMEC Group, IMAGEMAP Inc. serves rail customers worldwide by offering advanced solutions in railway measurement using LASERs, optics, communications and software. ImageMap has an opening for a co-op student in computer science at its headquarters in Columbia, SC. Typical responsibilities include: Development of diagnostic software. Creating scripts for building and packaging. Building and packaging software. Creating test software and running it. Engineering release. Light technical writing, e.g. reports, release documents, installation guides. Occasional IT tasks: installing and upgrading software and systems. Qualifications: Ideal candidates should have: A basic understanding of computer architecture. Basic familiarity with software design and development. Good problem-solving skills. An enthusiasm for working with software. Familiarity with both Linux and Windows. Programming in C/C++ as a plus. Employment Start Date: Summer 2010 Employment End Date: Fall 2010 *Job Description: As a regional company of the MERMEC Group, IMAGEMAP Inc. serves rail customers worldwide by offering advanced solutions in railway measurement using LASERs, optics, communications and software. ImageMap has an opening for a co-op student in computer science at its headquarters in Columbia, SC. Typical responsibilities include: Development of diagnostic software. Creating scripts for building and packaging. Building and packaging software. Creating test software and running it. Engineering release. Light technical writing, e.g. reports, release documents, installation guides. Occasional IT tasks: installing and upgrading software and systems. Qualifications: Ideal candidates should have: A basic understanding of computer architecture. Basic familiarity with software design and development. Good problem-solving skills. An enthusiasm for working with software. Familiarity with both Linux and Windows. Programming in C/C++ as a plus.

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The REUs from other universities are starting to come out. These are incredible opportunities. Don't pass it up! The Computer Science Department at the University of Texas at Dallas will conduct an eight-week summer research program funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for ten undergraduates from June 1 to July 23, 2010. The focus of the research is on "verification and validation for software safety," however, the technology and research skills learned by the students have general applicability to research and practice in their future studies. We provide a close collaboration with our industry partners. In addition to work on assigned research projects at the university, special field trips to Raytheon, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, and EDS will be arranged to help the students better understand how software safety is verified and validated in practice for real-life applications. This also gives students a chance to directly communicate with practitioners to receive a first-hand account of the work environments and lifestyles in the industry. Eligible applicants are those who have an interest in pursuing a graduate education, are currently enrolled in an accredited undergraduate institution, and are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Incoming seniors will be given preference, but sophomores and juniors with strong academic records will also be considered. Special welcome is extended to students from underrepresented groups (women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) and academic institutions with limited research opportunities. Selected participants for this NSF REU program will receive a grant to pursue a summer research opportunity with a faculty member at the Computer Science Department of the University of Texas at Dallas. Included will be a $3,600 stipend, a housing allowance, and a travel reimbursement for those from outside the Dallas metro area. Qualifications * US citizens or permanent residents * Major in Computer Science or Software Engineering * GPA higher than 3.0 * Proficiency in C/C++, FMEA, FTA, and UML is preferred * Incoming senior, or sophomore/junior with strong academic record * Students from underrepresented groups (women, minorities, and persons with disabilities) and academic institutions with limited research opportunities especially welcome Important Dates * March 15 Application deadline * April 15 Notification date * June 1 REU program starting date * July 23 REU program ending date For more information, contact Professor Eric Wong Department of computer Science University of Texas at Dallas Email: reu@utdallas.edu Phone: (972) 883-6619 Web: http://paris.utdallas.edu/reu/

from prof. Buell:

I was over at the career fair yesterday. In case you weren’t, and in case you are interested in summer jobs (whether or not they are formally called “internships”): Most of the companies I talked with were specifically interested in getting summer hires. Kenya Hunter, USC CS grad from a few years ago, now at Vanguard (investment company) in Charlotte, said she was specifically hoping to get summer people lined up. Vanguard is a large company that is often ranked with the best companies to work for. Hawkes Learning Systems in Charleston does software for math education. They are seriously in need of software people . The Savannah College of Art and Design is interested in software people with a flair for the artistic for their IT operations. t-Metrics from Charlotte does VOIP phone systems, growing company, with DoD contracts… There were two reps from the Charleston Digital Corridor. This is a business development operation partly funded by the City of Charleston. If I remember the numbers right: They have 159 IT companies on their list, with 15 current sponsors (i.e. these people pay money?). They count 194 full time software positions currently vacant in Charleston in their list of 15 companies. For reference, USC is currently graduating about 80 total computing people a year from this department. I suspect that Helen Fields in the Career Center in SWR has all the contact information. Duncan Buell

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The University of South Carolina Career Center is pleased to introduce the Community Internship Program (CIP). This program gives students the ability to earn a minimum of $10hr with a summer internship in South Carolina. Our goal is to help students gain necessary work experience so that they will be more marketable to future employers. Whether you are starting your internship search or just interested in the possibilities, the CIP staff is here to help you. We are currently planning our meetings and would like to attend one of your meetings to further explain this program to your organization's members. This will be in the form of a 10-15 minute informal presentation. The CIP staff would love to come to your organization’s meeting during a time that best works for you. For more information or to schedule a meeting, contact Emelie Holm at (803) 777-1988 or HOLM@email.sc.edu.

Company Overview: SmartCart, LLC is a pre-revenue online grocery startup company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina. SmartCart is an online supermarket that will provide applications to help its customers manage their lifestyle. SmartCart will sell groceries, help customers plan their meals, and meet their budget goals among other features. SmartCart has been founded by business students at the University of South Carolina. The company is currently developing its infrastructure, building its team, and establishing partnerships. Job Position: Web and applications developer. The job will consist of interacting with the team to conceptualize and design the applications and website. The technical skills of the applicant will be important to the position as the majority of work will surround the actual design of the applications. This is, ultimately, a potential opportunity to be an entrepreneur with our company. Technical Skills XHTML, CSS, PHP, MySQL, Ajax, Javascript (desirable, but not necessary: Flash) Dreamweaver & Photoshop knowledge strongly preferred Personal Attributes Entrepreneurial passion – this is a must! Strong work ethic Ambitious Ability work independently Desire to learn any skills not yet possessed Hours Approximately 20 hrs/week for the duration of the internship If offered a stake in the company, it would be considered a full-time job once out of school Time Frame & Compensation We are ultimately looking for a partner in the business who would accept an equity stake. However, before either party commits to that, there would be a trial period to determine compatibility for both us and you. Trial Period: 3 month internship (possibly shorter) At the end of the trial period, enter into talks for an equity stake and full time position (specific numbers to be determined later). Contact: Send your resume to the email below and we will be in contact with you to set up an interview time. Benjamin Frear, frear@yoursmartcart.com, 862-268-2844

We are looking for an administrator and developer for our We Make Manga and We Make Everything websites. http://www.wemakemanga.com/ We are assembling a database of filmmakers, editors and actors on the We Make Everything website and are looking for a student administrator and designer to work on the sites. Professor Northrop Davis is applying for a grant for funding for the website and webmaster. The contact person is: Faye Riley rileyfe@mailbox.sc.edu We are looking for someone to begin as soon as possible. Best regards, Faye Faye Riley, Ph.D. University of South Carolina Department of Art Media Arts 217 McMaster Columbia, SC 29208

We have just posted our Application Developer coop positions for the summer. Computer Science students who are rising sophomores and above are encouraged to apply. These positions are based in Columbia, but Charleston students may be able to work in our Charleston office. Applications Developer Co-op 962576 Here is the link for more info and to apply online: http://www.scana.com/en/careers/current-job-openings/ Please pass on to interested students. Thanks, Martha Bode mbode@scana.com office: 217.7148 cell: 603.2420

From this CCC blog post:

In other words, among all occupations in all fields of science and engineering, computer science occupations are projected to account for nearly 60% of all job growth between now and 2018.

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The College of Education is looking for a Graduate Assitant to perform web programming tasks for the Spring 2010 semester, with possible re-appointment for Summer and Fall semesters. Experienced with IIS, ASP, SQL, SQLServer, XML, CSS, and Java. This position is responsible for maintaining an existing codebase as well as the development of new applications. Tuition and stipend. Please send inquiries, including vita and references to David Michaels – michaels@sc.edu – no telephone calls, please.