The iSchool **Employer Connections Fair** is coming! Feb 4th, 1:30 - 4:30 pm all students welcome

The iSchool Employer Connections Fair

Tuesday, February 4^th

1:30 – 4:30 pm

The HUB North Ballroom

Sponsored by: Sno-Isle Libraries, ExtraHop, Nordstrom, LiveAreaLabs, ADP/Cobalt, Costco , Forum One, and Allyis

This yearly career fair is an exciting opportunity for students to engage with employers interested in hiring a wide range of information technology and information science positions. Students will find job and internship opportunities in software development, application development, library science, taxonomy and Information Architecture, information technology consulting, user experience design, and much more.

The complete list of attendees includes:

Accenture

ADP/Cobalt Group

Alaska Airlines

Allyis

Amazon

Avanade

BlueKai

The Boeing Company

CampusPoint

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Costco

Earth Economics

Expeditors International

Explore Consulting

ExtraHop Networks

Deloitte Digital

Forum One Communications

Group Health Cooperative

Kitsap Regional Library

Liberty Mutual Insurance

LiveAreaLabs

Nordstrom

Northwest Justice Project

Pariveda Solutions

Partners for our Children

POSSIBLE

ProQuest

Puyallup Public Library

RKG

Slalom Consulting

Sno-Isle Libraries

Socrata

Sogeti

Starbucks

T-Mobile

Tableau Software

The Creative Group

Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Online

Washington Talking Book & Braille Library

West Monroe Partners
Workday

UWRA Scholarship Deadline

SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT for Spring Quarter 2014

Up to three scholarships of $4,000 each will be awarded to UW students studying toward a career in aging-related research or provision of services to older adults

You are eligible to apply if you are a currently enrolled UW undergraduate, graduate or professional student and your career emphasis is on aging. You may apply as a student pursuing that focus within any academic major. Both U.S. and international students are eligible; all applicants must complete a 2013-2014 FAFSA form as a means to determine financial need.

Scholarships are based on demonstrated interest in aging-related issues and financial need. Applications will be evaluated based on candidates’ experience in and commitment to paid or volunteer work benefiting older adults; academic performance; communication skills; financial need; and humanitarian perspective.

Download, complete and submit an application using the Catalyst dropbox: https://catalyst.uw.edu/collectit/dropbox/randolcl/29386.

Deadline for online receipt of all application materials is 3:00 p.m., Thursday February 6, 2014

Internship Opportunities with NoiseFigure

An application can be submitted with resume and cover letter at

 

jobs@noisefigure.com

 

Internship Position 2014A – Electrical / Computer Sci. Engineering
Description: Design, verification and assembly of printed circuit boards (PCB). The applicant is be be extremely self-driven in assemblying of existing pcb(s), while re-designing and testing as necessary. The applicant will be required to generate extremely accurate and descriptive documentation of the project(s). The testing will require the applicant to constantly interact with embedded system [MicroControllers, DSPs and FPGA] and thus is expected to have a good understanding of their usage. A design project will be assigned to the applicant for a full board level design test and verification. The application and specs of the design will be discussed during the on-site interview.
Requirements:The applicant must be familiar with at least one of the following PCB tools Eagle, FreeCad, ADS, Cadence Layout Tools and Altium. The applicant is expected to have excellent communications skills to present and generate the necessary documentation. Extremely familiar with  MicrosoftWord/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio [or the Unix Equivalent]. The applicant must also be good in coding with C, C++, Assembly, PHP, Unix Shell, and Embedded System Software [e.g. MPLAB, CodeComposer, IAR systems, 4D Workshop IDE]. Knowledge of analog circuit design, RF Networks is a plus.
Experience Necessary: None. Only familiarity with the above stated platforms.
Pay: 15-21/hr – depending on experience

Internship Position 2014B – Electrical Engineering
Description: Design and Layout of Analog/RF integrated circuits. The applicant will be supporting the design of extremely-high speed data converters. the applicant will also aid in packaging of die including: bonding, PCB design and electroplating. [US Citizenship necessary].

Requirements:The applicant must be familiar with at least one of the following PCB tools Eagle, FreeCad, ADS, Cadence Layout Tools and Altium. The applicant is expected to have excellent communications skills to present and generate the necessary documentation. Extremely familiar with  MicrosoftWord/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio [or the Unix Equivalent]. The applicant must also be good in coding with C, C++, Assembly, PHP, Unix Shell. Knowledge of analog circuit design, RF Networks is necessary. Previous experience doing Layout, and Design on Cadence Circuit Design Tools is a must.

Experience Necessary: Must have done at least one project with Cadence Tools including layout, design of an Analog/RF system or circuit and at least familiar with packaging technologies and . As for the rest, we only need familiarity.
Pay: 15-31/hr – depending on experience

Internship Position 2014C – Mechanical Engineering
Description: The applicant will be expected to design and fabricate assembly parts for unmanned vehicles. The applicant is expected to have a good understanding of how to create, modify, and optimize current design based on 3D printing, lathe/mill, and composite fab techniques. The applicant is expected to identified the necessary part(s) to complete the indicated platform, design it and insert on the platform. 
Requirements:The applicant must be familiar with at least one of the following PCB tools Eagle, FreeCad, ADS, Cadence Layout Tools and Altium. The applicant is expected to have excellent communications skills to present and generate the necessary documentation. Extremely familiar with  MicrosoftWord/Excel/PowerPoint/Visio [or the Unix Equivalent]. The applicant must also be good in coding with C, C++, Assembly, PHP, Unix Shell.

Experience Necessary: Must have done at least one project with CAD [FreeCad, AutoDesk, SolidWorks, etc]  tools, demonstrate understanding of mill/lathe machines and a basic understanding of composite materials. Understanding and experience on 3D printing by subtraction is a plus. As for the rest, we only need familiarity.
Pay: 15-21/hr – depending on experience
 

Internship Opportunities with RTNeuro

The internships details can also be found in our website at:

http://rtneuro.com/jobs/

HW Engineer

Job Description
The engineer will be in charge of assembling, testing and designing the electronic circuitry that will be part of the RTneuro Wristband . He/she will complete any of the following tasks: Assembly of surface mount components in either Rigid (FR4), rigid flex and/or flex PCBs. Electrical and functional testing of the assembled PCBs to guarantee accuracy of results as dictated by the design requirements document. Design of sub circuit blocks to support the RTneuro Wristband in any of the following areas: memory subsystem design, Integration of digital/analog sensors and/or power management subsystem design among others.

General Requirements
● Experience with basic Analog/Digital Circuit Design
● Detail oriented individual
● Experience assembling hardware electronics (in a small scale)
● Motivated to learn fast.

Preferred Knowledge
● Experience soldering SMT components and through hole components.
● Basic knowledge of operational amplifier design/analog circuit design

Internship Timeline
● TBD

Expectations
● A minimum of 10-15 hours a week.

FW Engineer

Job Description
The engineer will be in charge of writing the firmware for the RTneuro Wristband. He/she will complete any of the following tasks: Interface with both analog and digital sensors, process gathered sensor data, real time storage of data and instructions, parsing and interpretation of incoming data and
communication with remote clients via BLE among others. He/she will need to write test cases to assess functionality, power consumption and demonstrate results that show the design meets the provided requirements.

General Requirements
● Experience in Embedded systems programming (especially MCUs)
● Motivated to learn fast.

Preferred Knowledge
● Experience with C programming language
● Basic knowledge of operational amplifier design/analog circuit design
● Experience or have taken a digital logic class or equivalent.
● Experience with embedded wireless applications

Internship Timeline
● TBD

Expectations
● A minimum of 10-15 hours a week.

SW Engineer

Job Description
The engineer will be in charge of writing the software to implement the Router bridge interface with the cloud. He/she will complete any of the following tasks: Program the Interface with the BLE remote device, program the parsers and the real time data structures needed to handle incoming BLE data, program the Interface with the cloud via the use of the Websockets protocol, program the parser to handle incoming cloud instructions, data compression and real time filtering among other tasks. He/she will need to write test cases to assess functionality, troubleshoot potential software bugs and
demonstrate accuracy of results.

General Requirements
● Experience in Object Oriented Programming
● Motivated to learn fast.

Preferred Knowledge
● Experience in Java
● Experience with sockets programming (Especially bluetooth and TCP/IP)
● Experience with real time data structures (circular buffers, FIFO Queues..etc.)

Internship Timeline
● TBD

Expectations
● A minimum of 10-15 hours a week

Teach For America Upcoming Deadline (1/24) and Application Workshop (1/21)

Fourth Application Deadline: Friday, January 24

Learn how to apply and review the application timeline here.

Start your application here!

On-Campus Events this Quarter

Event	Date	Time	Location
Teach For America Application Workshop	Tuesday, 1/21	4:30-6:00pm	SAV 155
Post-Grad Service Panel with Americorps, City Year, Peace Corps and Teach For America	Wednesday, 1/22	6:00-7:30pm	SMI 205

What’s the advantage of applying to at the 1/24 deadline as opposed to the 2/20 deadline?

·         Higher chances of being admitted to your top choice region
·         More access to transitional funding
·         More time to prepare for your future students (if you wait until the last deadline, you won’t confirm your offer to TFA until April 1 – that’s just about two months before you would have to leave for your induction!)

Teach For America is developing a movement of leaders who will help drive change at every level of our education system toward the goal of closing the opportunity gap in America.  These leaders start their paths as corps members who teach for two years in urban and rural high-need communities and help students make the academic progress that expands their opportunities.  Deeply affected by their teaching experience, our alumni continue to advocate for students and build lasting change in many different roles and fields.

The Basics and Benefits:

·         All academic majors and backgrounds accepted.
·         Regional placement is not random; applicants preference location in our 48 regions.
·         All grade levels (preK-12) and subjects including ELL and SpEd.
·         Salary ranging from $25,500-$51,000 a year with health insurance and retirement benefits.
·         Possible Americorps Education Award of $11,100 and loan deferment/forbearance.
·         Option to earn your certification and/or Masters in Education/teaching.
·         Graduate school and employer partnerships for alum to continue their leadership and impact.
·         DACA recipients are eligible to apply to TFA. Learn more here.

For additional information, explore our website and youtube channel or contact Katherine Kleitsch at katherine.kleitsch@teachforamerica.org.

EIC/BPC Past-Participants Panel & Team Networking Night-Wed. 22

EIC/BPC Past-Participants Panel & Team Networking Night
UW Environmental Innovation Challenge/Business Plan Competition
Wednesday, January 22, 5:30-7:30
Douglas Forum, 4^th floor Bank of America Executive Education Center ( EXED)

Pizza will be provided!

 

Are you planning to enter the UW EIC and or BPC in 2014? This is a great opportunity to learn the ins and outs of both competitions from past participants who’ve been there – and succeeded!

 

And it’s a chance to meet potential teammates. Maybe you’ve got a great idea, but you need an engineer to help turn your idea into a prototype?  Maybe you’re looking to round out your team with a marketing or financial student?

 

Coming up…

EIC Early Registration – January 23-February 2

Preliminary team information is due by February 2.

See the calendar of all EIC deliverables.

Questions?

Pam Tufts, ptufts@uw.edu

Announcement about UVIG Academic Scholarships

The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group has established as one of its goals furthering the education of students enrolled in accredited college or vocational schools in programs related to power engineering, wind or solar energy, or the maintenance of wind turbines or solar power plants. Towards this end, each year UVIG may award up to five scholarships. Up to three (3) $2,000 scholarships will be granted to students enrolled in an undergraduate program at an accredited engineering school who are pursuing a career in power engineering with a focus or major on wind or solar generation, and up to two (2) $1,000 scholarships will be granted to students enrolled in an accredited wind or solar power plant technician program. The scholarships cover a single academic year and are not renewable.

 

To be eligible for scholarship assistance, a student must be currently enrolled or accepted for enrollment at an accredited trade school or college in the United States or Canada in a field of study leading to a career related to utility power engineering or operation and maintenance of utility-scale wind or solar generation equipment. Applications from students in other countries will be considered if the student can list as a reference an employee at a UVIG member organization in that country.

 

UVIG is accepting scholarship applications for the 2014-2015 academic term, with a deadline of February 28, 2014. Additional information about the application and selection process can be found on the UVIG web site at http://variablegen.org/education/.