Questions regarding the GE Aviation co-op here in Manhattan, KS may be
sent to Maritza Muguira at maritza.muguira@ge.com.

We have openings for co-ops at GE Aviation in the Manhattan University
Development Center starting July 2010. Our engineering students work
along side experienced GE engineers. They are trained to use the latest
state of the art engineering tools necessary to complete their assigned
tasks. The Manhattan site is currently focused on software verification
of GE Aviation's Flight Management Systems and database tools through
manual and automated test procedures.

Find out more about this opportunity at http://www.ge.com/careers/UDC or
contact us directly.

Candidate Criteria:
* Minimum 3.0 on a 4.0 grade point average scale.
* Our positions require access to controlled technology. Therefore, to
abide by export control regulations, these positions require US
Citizenship or US Permanent Resident Alien Status.

Please send a cover letter, resumes, and three professional references to office@cis.ksu.edu, or by mail to: Jodi Milliner, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, Kansas State University, 234 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. Screening of applicants will begin on October 12, 2009 and continue until the position is filled. KSU is an equal opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.

The Department of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University is seeking applications for a Staff Assistant position. This is a part-time position estimated at 20 hours per week. The successful applicant must have a bachelor’s degree in Finance (or a related field) and experience in the areas of grant administration, accounting and human resources.

Responsibilities will include processing paperwork in support of the grant administration, graduate program coordination, and human resources functions for the department under direct supervision of the Business Manager. Preparing recruitment, personnel appointments and funding paperwork. Developing budget proposals in compliance with KSU PreAward Services and sponsor guidelines. Assisting in the development of financial accounting reports as required by sponsors and the KSU Sponsored Projects office. Reviewing incoming graduate applications and ensuring that the department remains in full compliance with the graduate school’s policies and procedures. Processing departmental accounting paperwork. Providing back-up support to the front office staff as needed by answering the main phone line for the department and responding to visitors. This position is a 9-month temporary appointment with the possibility of renewal contingent upon continued funding.

To apply for the position, send a cover letter, vita, and names of three references to David Schmidt, das@ksu.edu, or to David Schmidt, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, 234 Nichols Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506.

For more information, see www.cis.ksu.edu. Screening of applicants will begin October 15 and will continue until the position is filled. Kansas State University is an equal-opportunity employer and actively seeks diversity among its employees.

The Department of Computing and Information Sciences at Kansas State University seeks applications for a Research Associate position. The successful applicant must have Ph.D. degree in computer science with two to four years research specialization in programming-language semantics, typing systems, program verification, and program security. It is also preferred that the applicant possess experience in a range of programming languages and operating systems;
experience with HTML, Perl, PhP, Javascript, and Python; background in abstract interpretation and topology; and teaching and supervising experience. Job responsibilities will include application of the required skills to research problems in program verification and program security. The position is a 24-month temporary appointment.

Please submit a resume to the CIS office in 234 Nichols, addressed to Seth Galitzer, or in digital form via email to sgsax@ksu.edu.

The Computing and Information Sciences department has an immediate opening for a Student System Administrator. This is a part-time position open to K-State students.

This position will be responsible for assisting in the maintenance of departmental servers and workstations, including installation and configuration of systems applications, management of enterprise-wide software deployment, user account management, and end-user support. Experience with administration of Windows server platforms and enterprise Windows workstation management is preferred but not necessary. Strong logic and troubleshooting, as well as communication skills are very important for this position.

We will begin reviewing applications immediately and accept them until the position is filled.

If you are interested in the opportunity, please send a MS Word- or PDF-formatted copy of your resume and cover letter to Hee-Shin Kim at
heekim@ksu.edu.

OPPORTUNITY:

Undergraduate/Graduate Research Programmer @ Bioinformatics Center at Kansas State University

BACKGROUND:

The Bioinformatics Center at the Kansas State University was established in 2001 under the direction of Dr. Susan J. Brown. The primary goal of the center is to provide state-of-the-art bioinformatics support to biological researchers at KSU. It also serves as an active site for bioinformatics research and development in the state of Kansas.

RESPONSIBILITY:

The ideal candidate will assist in developing web-interfaces for bioinformatics and scientific computing research projects. The candidate will work with the bioinformatics specialist to analyze the project requirements and visualize the analyses on the web-interface.

REQUIREMENTS:

The candidate should have solid knowledge and working experience of web databases and application development. The highly qualified candidate must possess

- Experience in Perl CGI programming

- Experience in GD Graphics Library

- Experience in MySQL/PostgresSQL

- Experience in Linux/Mac OS X operating system

- Work Availability in Summer

Salary:

- Undergraduate : $10/hr

- Graduate : $12/hr or Graduate Research Assistantship

If interested, please send e-mail documenting:

The KDD Lab in Computing and Information Sciences (CIS) at K-State is seeking undergraduate research programmers, for research projects in the areas of artificial intelligence and high-performance computing:

• Bioinformatics
• Biosecurity
• Computer and Information Security
• Data Mining and Information Extraction from Social Networks, Text, Web Documents, and Weblogs
• Graphics, User Interfaces, Visualization, Virtual Environments, Critiquing and Training Systems

Necessary Qualifications

Submit cover letter, resume, and references to Seth Galitzer via email at sgsax@ksu.edu or mail to 234 Nichols Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506. For more information contact Seth Galitzer (sgsax@ksu.edu) or call 785-532-6350.

Position Description:

The Student Webmaster is responsible for the important and mission-critical web presence of the Department of Computing and Information Sciences. The Student Webmaster creates and maintains the department's website, complete with departmental forms, information on upcoming events, and links, implementing new features as needed. Starting pay is $9.00/hr.

General Responsibilities:

* Collect and manage information from all department programs.

* Prepare, create, design, code, and upload files for website.

* Ensure correct spelling, grammatical usage, punctuation and accuracy of information on the website.

* Keep webpages updated continuously, and ensure accuracy of links.

* Ensure that department website is user-friendly, and cross-platform/cross-browser compatible.

* Maintain information on, and ensure website sensitivity to issues of ADA compliance.

* Act as department consultant on web-related issues.

* Attend departmental web committee meetings.

* Other duties, as assigned.

Special Skills:

* Experience designing, creating, and implementing websites and event-specific webpages.

* A demonstrated understanding of advanced computer skills and common web languages and applications.

* Experience with web programming and proficiency in HTML, PHP, Javascript, MYSQL, and CSS are required.

* Experience with Drupal or other CMS is preferred.

* Experience with relational databases or SQL is a plus.

* Knowledge of principles of aesthetic design highly desirable.

* Excellent written, copy-editing, and communication skills.

* Ability to multi-task and execute multiple assignments under deadlines.