{"id":2018,"date":"2009-09-04T22:23:42","date_gmt":"2009-09-04T18:23:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/09\/04\/intern-shiftspace-is-looking-for-3-interns-for-the-fall\/"},"modified":"2009-09-04T22:23:42","modified_gmt":"2009-09-04T18:23:42","slug":"intern-shiftspace-is-looking-for-3-interns-for-the-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2009\/09\/04\/intern-shiftspace-is-looking-for-3-interns-for-the-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"INTERN: ShiftSpace is looking for 3 interns for the Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html;<br \/>\n\tcharset=&#8221;US-ASCII&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>ShiftSpace has 3 internships op=<br \/>\nening up this fall. We&#8217;ve been very busy lately with several projects includ=<br \/>\ning a social layer for the Modern Museum of Art web site, a new ShiftSpace r=<br \/>\nelease (1.0!), and single click install WordPress plugin (collaborative anno=<br \/>\ntations right on your blog). You can check us out here http:\/\/shiftspace.org.<\/p>\n<p>Front End Developer<br \/>=3D=<br \/>\n=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<\/p>\n<p>Description:The ShiftSpace Open Source team is looking for a front end Javascript wiza=<br \/>\nrd to join our ranks in taking us towards the 1.0 release as well as contrib=<br \/>\nuting to the WordPress plugin. The web browser space continues to push forwa=<br \/>\nrd in exciting ways (HTML5, native audio\/video, Canvas tag, CSS3, etc.) and =<br \/>\nthe ShiftSpace project embraces these advancements.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re excite=<br \/>\nd about cutting edge user interface work and web browser interface augmentat=<br \/>\nion\/extension, then this position is ideal for you.<\/p>\n<p>Skills Wanted:Experience with Python, Ruby, Javascript (jQuery or MooTools), CouchDB is a=<br \/>\n bonus. However, significant experience in any dynamic programming language =<br \/>\nis sufficient for this position. A thirst for knowledge is the most importan=<br \/>\nt attribute- if user interface design, animation, and the words  functional =<br \/>\nprogramming,  lambdas, and prototypes get you excited, then we want to talk =<br \/>\nto you.<\/p>\n<p>Backend Developer<br \/>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=<br \/>\n=3D=3D=3D=3D<\/p>\n<p>Description:<br \/>The ShiftSpace Open Source team is looki=<br \/>\nng for a kick-ass back end wizard to join our ranks in upgrading the system&#8217;=<br \/>\ns backend towards the 1.0 release as well as contributing to the WordPress p=<br \/>\nlugin. If you have reasonable experience in PHP and Python we can teach you =<br \/>\nmost of the REST (and by REST we mean CouchDB).<\/p>\n<p>Join us in some very=<br \/>\n exciting developments towards becoming a decentralized web platform and pla=<br \/>\nying with the exciting new open source technologies out there such as CouchD=<br \/>\nB, Mozilla Jetpack, Google Chrome Extensions, Google Wave.<\/p>\n<p>Skills Wa=<br \/>\nnted:<br \/>Experience with Python, Javascript (jQuery or MooTools), CouchDB, o=<br \/>\nr Lucene is a bonus. However, significant experience in any programming lang=<br \/>\nuage is sufficient for this position. A thirst for knowledge is the most imp=<br \/>\nortant attribute- if the words key-value store, database replication, map\/re=<br \/>\nduce, functional programming, and JSONP sound exciting, we want to talk to y=<br \/>\nou.<\/p>\n<p>Open Source Advocate \/ Public Outreach Organizer<br \/>=3D=3D=<br \/>\n=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=<br \/>\n=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<\/p>\n<p>Descr=<br \/>\niption:<br \/>The ShiftSpace open source team is looking for a a charismatic, e=<br \/>\nnthusiastic and forward thinking individual to manage its community outreach=<br \/>\n, open source advocacy, and conceptualizing the interface between software d=<br \/>\nevelopment and community development. If you are a people&#8217;s person, enthusia=<br \/>\nstic about open source and social media and am self-directed, the project ca=<br \/>\nn benefit a lot from your contribution, and we&#8217;re pretty sure you can get qu=<br \/>\nite a lot out of it too.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in some very exciting developments =<br \/>\ntowards becoming a decentralized web platform and some very exciting upgrade=<br \/>\ns in the system towards our much anticipated 1.0 release.<\/p>\n<p>Skills Want=<br \/>\ned:<br \/>Experience with advocacy, new media outreach, marketing, community ma=<br \/>\nnagement, political mobilization, non-for-profit\/ngo sector, art world mecha=<br \/>\nnics and&nbsp; (obviously) open source is a great plus. But frankly, if you =<br \/>\nhave the passion and the spark in your eyes, we would love for you to get yo=<br \/>\nur initial experience working with us.<\/p>\n<p>More Information<br \/>=<br \/>\n=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<\/p>\n<p>Compensation:<br \/>Thi=<br \/>\ns is an internship with an open source team &#8211; meaning none of us are getting=<br \/>\n payed and we share a credit based on our contribution. If we hire you to wo=<br \/>\nrk on payed projects like the implementation of ShiftSpace on the MoMA websi=<br \/>\nte, you will get payed for your work.<\/p>\n<p>Other Job Requirements:&nbsp; =<br \/>\n<br \/>The ideal applicant will be a team player, enthusiastic about open sourc=<br \/>\ne and the web, self-taught and willing to teach others, patient, fan of coll=<br \/>\naboration, and petty political debates.<\/p>\n<p>About Us:<br \/>http:\/\/www.ShiftSpace.org, ShiftSpace is an open =<br \/>\nsource project involving interface hackery, social media and the future of t=<br \/>\nhe web.<\/p>\n<p>While the Internet&#8217;s design is widely understood to be open a=<br \/>\nnd distributed, control over how users interact online has given us largely =<br \/>\ncentralized and closed systems. ShiftSpace is an Open Source platform that a=<br \/>\nttempts to subvert this trend by providing a new public space on the web. By=<br \/>\n pressing the [Shift] + [Space] keys, a ShiftSpace user can invoke a new met=<br \/>\na layer above any web page to browse and create additional interpretations, =<br \/>\ncontextualizations and interventions using various authoring tools.<\/p>\n<p>=<br \/>\nContact Information:<br \/>Name: Mushon Zer-Aviv<br \/>Address: 274 Morgan Ave. 4t=<br \/>\nh Floor<br \/>Brooklyn, NY 11211<br \/>Phone: 646 283 6057<br \/>E-mail: info@shiftspace.com<\/p>\n<p>Application Instru=<br \/>\nctions:<br \/> Please provide a cover letter with your Resume and a few example=<br \/>\ns of relevant projects (preferably online) you executed and will make you qu=<br \/>\nalify for the job. Please tell us what would make you our ideal hacker.<\/p>\n<p><BR><br \/>\n&#8212;<br \/>\n459ffd6927690e6c1@lists.nyu.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Content-Type: text\/html; charset=&#8221;US-ASCII&#8221; ShiftSpace has 3 internships op= ening up this fall. 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