| Information and
Communication Technology |
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Web and
E-mail Server Technician |
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Assist with maintenance and development of internal
Web
servers and email server. Also, may include assisting
African technicians, through digital communication, with
troubleshooting their own Web servers. |
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Knowledge
Base Developer |
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Assist in the organization and further development of a
documentation base of in-house technical and administrative work.
Will require the technical expertise to develop step-by-step
instructions of technical hardware and software installation and
troubleshooting. |
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ICT
Technician/Liaison |
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Work directly, through digital communication, with
African university administrative and
technical support staff to develop applications. This position will serve as a
liaison to assist the African participants in identifying and establishing
applicable uses of technology within their
universities. They will work with
trainee participants to integrate the skills gained from numerous
online tutorials to address their actual tasks and practices. |
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Educational Training
Material Developer |
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Assist with the updating, upgrading, and development of
training materials for multiple projects within the WiderNet
Project. Includes construction of CD-ROM's, digital library
hard drives, and development of satellite radio technology. Additionally, this position will assist in
obtaining donations of training materials for African technical
support staff. |
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| Public Relations |
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Staff Writer |
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Assist in public relations efforts with news sources, donor
organizations, volunteers, and internal communications. Help
with the writing of press releases, newsletter articles, letters
and email from the WiderNet Project. |
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Graphic Design |
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Assist in development of digital graphics, photos,
videos, and images
for the WiderNet Project's Web site as well as for our numerous
general publications. |
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Web Design |
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Assist in updating and streamlining the WiderNet Project's
Web pages and design the Web site. |
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| Digital Library Research |
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Resource
Acquisition |
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Research a variety of educational and professional web sites
for the creation and building of a digital library for use by
students, academics, administrators, and professionals in African
universities. Assist in contacting and requesting permission of websites and
organizations to reproduce and republish their website and its
contents for use on our digital libraries. Collect and store
communications and granted permissions on a database. |
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Collection Management |
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Assist African counterparts in developing theme
collections for classroom instruction and research. Will
involve locating relevant materials, securing permissions,
developing curriculum that utilizes the resources, and working
with counterparts to integrate the materials into their teaching
and research. |
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| Academic Credit Possibilities: |
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Academic Credit Hours: |
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You may have the opportunity to receive academic credit for
your internship work done at the WiderNet Project. To do so
you must contact the
UI
Career Center, with whom we have registered our internship
opportunities. Secondly, you must talk with the academic
department through which you wish to receive the credit hours.
They make the final determination of whether they will offer you
the credit hours. |
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Academic Transcript Recognition: |
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Additionally, you may also have the opportunity to document
your internship experience officially on your UI academic
transcript. |
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Process is as follows: |
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I. Student contacts the WiderNet Project and both parties
agree that he/she will work at least 10 hours/week (80% of which
must be professional work) under a professional supervisor.
II. The student brings the agreement and job description into
the UI Career Center which organizes for the internship to be
officially recognized.
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Student must make arrangements with their respective
department head regarding credit. |
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| If you are interested in a
position or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at: |
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jobs@widernet.org or (319) 335.2200 Or to apply go to
Application |
