The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development
firm encompassing a number of closely related entities with
approximately $33 billion in aggregate investment capital. Since its
organization in 1988 by Dr. David E. Shaw, a former computer science
professor at Columbia University, the firm has earned an international
reputation for financial innovation, technological leadership, and an
extraordinarily distinguished staff. While many of the D. E. Shaw
group's activities focus on the use of advanced mathematical and
computational techniques to trade in various domestic and international
securities markets, the firm also devotes substantial resources to the
conceptualization, early-stage development, and financing of internally
developed start-up ventures. Projects now under development include a
groundbreaking effort to build a special-purpose supercomputer designed
to fundamentally transform the process of drug discovery.
The principal underpinning of our firm's success is an extraordinary
staff of exceptionally gifted professionals, each among the very best in
his or her field. Our staff includes a number of Putnam Fellows, Rhodes
and Marshall Scholars, the winners of more than 20 medals in the
International Math Olympiad, IAS members, and other world-class
researchers and practitioners from a wide range of scientific
disciplines. Our work environment also distinguishes us in our
industry. While we are a motivated and productive group, we do not work
long hours for their own sake. Casual dress and informality are the
rule, as is a strongly entrepreneurial culture that encourages
creativity and personal development. Employee satisfaction runs very
high, as evidenced by strikingly low staff turnover at both junior and
senior levels. In fact, many of us feel that the environment at D. E.
Shaw provides some of the most attractive features of academia along
with considerably greater rewards.
A background in finance is neither required nor expected; we only ask
that you have a genuine interest in applying your talents within the
private sector. If you think you might be interested, or if you would
like more information, I encourage you to send a copy of your resume to
Elaine Han at elaine.han(a)deshaw.com. We look forward to hearing from
you.
In case anyone is interested:
Ensoft are holding a company presentation next week;
it's at the Randolph on Thursday 25th October at 6:30pm.
The dress code is "whatever", with a bias towards shirt and trousers.
If you want some more information, they have an entry in
http://www.ox.compsoc.net/jobs/
you can take a look at.
Andrew
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Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society
Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com
MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com
Mobile: 0789 0725 396
Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net
I recieved this today from Torchbox. If you're interested, see the
bottom of the message for reply details.
>
> Torchbox, a web applications company, is seeking a system
> administrator or junior system administrator to join our growing team.
> We're a small and friendly firm, based in beautiful parkland
> surroundings in Charlbury, just outside of Oxford. We design, develop
> and deploy web applications for a range of prestigious clients from
> the charitable and not-for-profit sectors.
>
> Your responsibility will be to support around twenty production and
> development servers (mostly Linux, with some Windows). In addition,
> you will advise and assist developers in deploying and maintaining new
> applications and installations. Most of the systems and platforms you
> will use or support are open source. You will report to the two senior
> system administrators.
>
> This is a full time position, but some flexibility in hours is
> possible. The position is based in Charlbury; lift shares are
> available from much of Oxford, and there are good train services from
> Oxford / Reading.
>
> Benefits include a competitive salary (based on experience), plenty of
> opportunities to grow your skill-set, and a friendly working
> environment at a stable and profitable company.
>
> Required skills:
>
> * 2 years of Linux or Unix experience (junior sysadmin position)
> or
> * 3 years of Linux or Unix experience (sysadmin position)
> * 1 year of Windows experience (sysadmin position)
> * Strong problem determination
> * Ability and desire to see tasks through to completion
>
> And at least some of the following skills:
>
> * Debian Linux administration
> * Redhat Linux administration
> * Windows 2003 administration
> * Apache administration
> * Perl and Python for scripting
> * rpm and deb packaging / rebuilding
>
> (Training will be provided in most areas if required, but the more you
> already know the better)
>
> Familiarity with the following programming environments would be
> useful, as you will be supporting deployments onto them:
>
> * Ruby On Rails
> * Django (Python)
> * Apache Tomcat 5.5
> * ColdFusion MX
> * PHP
> * Perl and Python for scripting
>
> And familiarity with any of the following systems would be helpful:
>
> * Asterisk
> * Munin
> * Nagios
> * OpenLDAP
> * PostgreSQL
> * MySQL
> * MS SQL Server
> * Exim
>
> Please email your CV to jobs(a)torchbox.com, indicating "Junior
> Sysadmin" or "Sysadmin" in the subject as appropriate. Please include
> your salary expectations.
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Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society
Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com
MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com
Mobile: 0789 0725 396
Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net
I received this email from thruSITES (http://www.thrusites.com/) today;
if you fancy the work, email him back at c.daltonmoore(a)thrusites.com
"We need someone who is competent in C# and familiar with the Community
Server (communityserver.org) API to start working Monday.
We would pay £12.50 per hour, and the work would be during the next 2
weeks. They can work from their own location. If the coder completes the
work on time, I will also buy him/her an all-inclusive holiday in the
Mediterranean (early 2008)."
Andrew
--
Andrew Godwin, President, Oxford Computer Society
Jabber/GTalk: andrewgodwin(a)gmail.com
MSN: andrew_godwin(a)hotmail.com
Mobile: 0789 0725 396
Web: http://www.ox.compsoc.net
