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From: Susan Joyce <[email protected]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 16:12:27 EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: [NEW-MEDIA-CURATING] Fwd: [dorkbotsf-blabber] Long Now job opening
We are now hiring for the curator of the initial collection of file format
converters for
our new File Format Converter Project (see job announcement below). Feel
free to pass on
to people you may know who are interested. We would like this person to be
in the San
Francisco Bay Area locale that can spend at least a couple days a week in
our offices in
the Presidio.
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We have begun a project to locate and organize all of the world's file
format converters,
with an emphasis on understanding formats for long term data preservation.
We are looking
for someone to lead the curation and data design efforts of this project.
This is
initially a 2-3 month effort, with possible continuation. Compensation
commensurate to
skills and experience.
Ideally, you should have:
* A desire to make something that is the best in the world
* An interest in digital data preservation
* Broad experience with software applications and operating systems
* Some database management experience
* Good technical communication skills
* Good analysis and synthesis skills
* The ability to work with speed and efficiency
* Comfort working in a UNIX environment and with open source tools
* Experience with at least one programming language
To find out about us, please check out http://www.longnow.org. Please send a
resume and a
short cover letter all as plain ASCII, in the body of an email to
[email protected].
(attachments will not be read)
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