http://www.washington.edu/students/osfa/jobs/11REGI06.pdf

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review the OUR’s various printed academic records and become familiar with their content
• Research available hardware/software packages to digitize and index the information
• Recommend a solution based on that research
• Develop an organizational structure for the records’ metadata (such as document date, category, author, department, etc.)
• Collaborate with the OUR’s Web Computing Specialist and Director of Academic Data Management to integrate the data into existing (or new) web repositories
• Advise the OUR on opportunities and challenges in this area
• The OUR envisions this internship as a mutually‐beneficial partnership. At its conclusion, the OUR will be closer to reaching its goal of having all the University’s history available online.

Minimum Qualifications:
To be considered for this internship, the applicant must:

• 1. Preferably be pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at the University of Washington in one of the following disciplines (or similar):
• a. Library science
• b. Computer science
• c. Information management
• 2. Have received a financial award and therefore be eligible for a work study program;
• 3. Read, understand, and agree to be bound by FERPA regulations governing access to student records;
• 4. Be physically able to retrieve bound materials on shelves, operate digitization equipment and software, etc.; and

Educational Benefits:

1. Gain real‐world experience identifying, planning, and implementing a process to digitize a substantial set of records;
2. Collaborate with professionals who can provide letters of recommendation about his or her work;
3. Be welcome to write a paper or otherwise create a record of his or her work for class credit, portfolio, or publication; Share in the knowledge he or she played an instrumental part in furthering this important goal ;
4. and earn money for school .

Position Type: Job
Employer: UW ORIS
Title: Student Web Producer

Description:

The Office of Research Information Services seeks a highly motivated, well-organized student for a newly available Web Producer position. Located in the UW Tower, the Office of Research Information Services develops online systems and information for the UW research community.

The Web Producer will be responsible for weekly web maintenance tasks including checking and researching broken links, testing web projects, and posting announcements and events. Additionally, the Web Producer will create and edit web content, requiring attention to detail and excellent HTML hand-coding skills. The Web Producer will play a key role in reviewing, updating, and converting the Human Subjects Division Website and the Researcher’s Guide to a database-driven framework. The ideal candidate will have prior experience creating database-driven PHP web applications, though this is not required. In order to be considered, applicants MUST include, with the resume, a link to a personal web page he/she created. Additional samples of prior work are also appreciated.

Required Skills
Ability to code and validate strict HTML (outside of WYSIWYG editors)
Internet research skills (research broken links)
Basic knowledge of Apache Web Server .htaccess files
Ability to review, revise, and reorganize complex content
Strong interest in learning more about web development
Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
Demonstrated professionalism – punctual, organized, proactive, motivated

Desired Skills
PHP scripting ability – query a database and return a list of results
Amazing technical writer
Experience with Drupal or WordPress
Computer science coursework
Experience working with MySQL or other SQL databases
Level of Experience:

Related college coursework requested, 1-2 years related work experience

Employment Type:

Part-Time, On-Campus Hourly
Employer Type: UW Campus Department

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