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Thursday 22 February – Week 6
TEACH FIRST – Informal presentation (including the Deloitte Teach First
Scheme)
Keble College, Pusey Room, 8.00 pm
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Teach First is still looking for Oxford graduates to teach ICT, Maths,
and Science at a challenging school in London, Greater Manchester or the
Midlands for the next two years.
The Teach First two year programme allows graduates to explore a career
in teaching, reach a qualified teacher status, and develop priceless
leadership skills through their experience in the classroom and a
leadership course organized in association with the Tanaka Business
School. At the end of the programme Teach First participants have a
range of career options in front of them, stretching from teaching to
fast-track access to positions in the City.
Teach First is an education charity producing business leaders. If you
want to find out how we do it, come and meet us!
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The application deadline for those wishing to teach Art, Business
Studies, Design Technology, English, ICT, Maths, Music, Religious
Studies and Science is Friday 30th March.
For more information about Teach First go to http://www.teachfirst.org.uk/
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Based in Oxford, at the Clarendon Enterprise Centre, Oxford Risk is a
spin- off company of Oxford University. Founded by three prominent
Oxford academics, the company is a specialist risk management
consultancy. Our expertise lies in the psychology of risk relative to
decision-making. The company is highly entrepreneurial and currently
developing a portfolio of products and related services for public and
private sector organisations, including the Oxford Risk Rating, that
have elements delivered through SQL enabled web applications. The beta
versions have been developed in .net.
We wish to hire a talented web applications developer on a part
time/short term contract to increase the rate and creativity of our
efforts. If the ‘fit’ is right it could be a springboard to not only
permanent employment but an influential and highly valued position
within the company. We seek an individual, preferably with relevant
technical/work experience, who has good working knowledge of .net, SQL
and the alternative strategies for delivering secure and robust
sophisticated online assessments. A deep understanding of web-based
platform design and delivery would be particularly advantageous. The
ideal candidate should also be able to contribute to the design of
‘production quality’ IT and support infrastructure. This engagement
will allow the candidate to both contribute to the growth of an exiting
venture and to gain first-hand knowledge from experienced and successful
entrepreneurs.
If you are interested in learning more of what we require and what is on
offer please contact terry.thomson(a)oxfordrisk.com.
Oxford Risk Web Applications Developer
Based in Oxford, at the Clarendon Enterprise Centre, Oxford Risk is a
spin-off company of Oxford University. Founded by three prominent
Oxford academics, the company is a specialist risk management
consultancy. Our expertise lies in the psychology of risk relative to
decision-making. The company is highly entrepreneurial and currently
developing a portfolio of products and related services for public and
private sector organisations, including the Oxford Risk Rating, that
have elements delivered through SQL enabled web applications. The beta
versions have been developed in .net.
We wish to hire a talented web applications developer on a part
time/short term contract to increase the rate and creativity of our
efforts. If the 'fit' is right it could be a springboard to not only
permanent employment but an influential and highly valued position
within the company. We seek an individual, preferably with relevant
technical/work experience, who has good working knowledge of .net, SQL
and the alternative strategies for delivering secure and robust
sophisticated online assessments. A deep understanding of web-based
platform design and delivery would be particularly advantageous. The
ideal candidate should also be able to contribute to the design of
'production quality' IT and support infrastructure. This engagement
will allow the candidate to both contribute to the growth of an
exiting venture and to gain first-hand knowledge from experienced and
successful entrepreneurs.
If you are interested in learning more of what we require and what is
on offer please contact terry.thomson(a)oxfordrisk.com.
To apply please email seo(a)oxfordentrepreneurs.com with your CV and
covering letter explaining why you would be suitable for this
position.
For more entrepreneurial internships check out www.enternships.com
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asp.net programmer needed! www.odauk.org
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ODA is a student-run charity that sends volunteers on small-scale
development projects, and we're looking for a budding web designer to
help write a new website. You'll be interested in charity work, and have
a solid knowledge of web design. Our current site is asp-based, (see
link above) but the already-constructed barebones of our new one are in
asp.net, so knowledge of this would be preferable.
Please contact ian.ross(a)bnc.ox.ac.uk if you're interested.
Wanted: API Developer for London Tech Startup
We need a fast thinking, smart and passionate developer to deploy API
connectivity with Flickr and several other web services.
We would love to meet candidates who might be interested in a more long term
role in smart, fast paced and development oriented environment. We would
particularly like to hear from people who:
- Would like to develop clean, powerful code in an environment where
development is nurtured and appreciated
- Want to develop code in a profitable and fast-growing software
company
- Understand the strength of web-services
- Understand the important of agile development and growing rather
than building software
- Have an affection for Python/XML/ECMAScript
- Resonate with the writings of Joel / Paul Graham / Fred Brookes
We are looking for someone who can start as soon as possible onsite in
London (part time will be acceptable if you're good enough) and who might be
interested in a more long term role.
We love good code and good architecture. The job will initially involve some
patching and PHP work but we're looking for someone who relishes the
possibility of developing a full architecture from the ground up in the best
languages available.
We are willing to pay well for the right candidate so if you think you might
be suitable then please do get in touch.
Peter Nixey
Sitefire <http://www.sitefire.co.uk/>
Apply online at: http://sitefire.wufoo.com/forms/php-api-developer/
