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* Summer Students - Full-time employment during the summer semester (May-August). To be eligible in this category, candidates must be returning to full-time study at Seneca after the summer.* Part-time - Part-time employment (up to 24 hours/week depending on study workload) while . Candidates may be studying at Senecaor be Seneca graduates, or in some cases, candidates not affiliated with Seneca may be considered.* Graduate "Internships" Time-Certain Contracts - Full-time non-renewable contracts, up to one year in duration, for positions requiring very specific skills. "Interns" Graduate time-certain contract positions are selected generally filled from fresh recent Seneca graduates who have previously worked in CDOT.

Research Assistant contracts are usually aligned with Seneca semesters:

Each Research Assistant works on a specific applied research project, and requires a specific skill set. RAs work in teams under the technical direction of a faculty lead, and are funded by specific applied research grants and/or industry partners. There are typically 612-18 40 Research Assistants working in CDOT at any one time; the largest number of RAs is usually hired during the summer semester.

== Job Opportunities == === Summer 2014 =Preparing to Work at CDOT ==

LocationIn order to do this, you will need to go beyond what you can do in the classroom: Centre for Development of Open Technology<br />Number of Positions: 1augment your studies with personal experimentation.

Located Here are some ideas:* Create a mobile app and the matching server software, based on an open source software stack. Implement the software in a cloud service (Google or Amazon, for example) and make the office code available on GitHub.* Set up your own network of Applied Research servers, configuring the network and services to interoperate. Use a variety of operating systems and Innovationsoftware versions. Set up a multi-tier system with some combination of a web server, Seneca's Centre for Development of Open Technology application server, database server, file server, and/or print server. Experiment with orchestration software (Ansible/Puppet/Chef), set up redundancy (CDOTserver failover) seeks , try to fill one javascript programmer position break into your own systems, or optimize the systems for the summer of 2014highest performance. You can buy cheap used computers or create virtual machines on your PC to do this virtually.* Contribute bug fixes or feature improvements to an open source project. The successful candidate will work with Seneca faculty and industry partners* Write documentation for an open source project. The position is funded through grants and industry partner funds* Create a kernel module for a new device.

We are looking for candidates who have a passion for emerging web technologies. The project will advance data visualization technologies through the web. Successful candidates will work on various libraries, both == What to Include in the browser and on industry-partner developed technology, an Application to maintain and develop code, fix bugs, and add new features in collaboration with industry partners.Work at CDOT ==

Priority In addition to information normally included in a resume and cover sheet (education, experience, contact information, which job you are applying for, and so forth), we suggest that you include the following information:* If you are a student:** Which program you are enrolled in;** Which semester you are in within that program;** Whether you will be given graduating from the program before you start work at CDOT, or continuing as a student. This information is important to determine which hiring categories may apply to candidates possessing skills in you;** Which courses you have taken that deal with open source code and web developmenttechnologies; and** Which courses you have taken that are related to the position for which you are applying.* If you are applying for a co-op position:** How many semesters of co-op you could work (1, including2, or 3)* If you are applying for part-time work:** Your availability, if known; and** Your course workload (number of courses you will be taking while working at CDOT)* Projects that you have done:*HTML5* In courses, that you have particularly enjoyed and are proud of; and** Outside school, whether for your own personal interest, learning, as part of a job, or as a freelancer or consultant.* Your knowledge of and interest in technologies:** Rank your knowledge of all of the languages and technologies you know. Be realistic. You could say something like "Elementary skills in python (short scripts); moderate skills in JavaScript (including experience with JQueryand FooLib); and advanced skills in C++, including debugging with gdb, profiling with gprof and operf, AJAXand optimization" or "Very experienced with Apache configuration and tuning; very experienced using Git/GitHub (see my repo at http://github.com/...); elementary experience with Node.JS".*JSON* Which technologies you enjoy using the most, CSS, DOMand the types of problems you enjoy solving.** What you would most like to learn while at CDOT - the technologies you want to use and the types of problems you'd like to solve.

Experience with the following would also be an asset:*3D programming techniques (OpenGL '''Please note that most RA positions in CDOT require independent creative problem solving skills, self-directed learning, and/or WebGL preferred)*threepersonal initiative.js*Open Source Communication Tools (wikis, irc)*Git It is strongly recommended that your application include projects which go above and Githubbeyond your classwork.'''