<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Job Posting. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">S</div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Josh Sheldon</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jsheldon@mit.edu">jsheldon@mit.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 10:38 PM<br>Subject: [Job Posting] Education & Business Development Coordinator for MIT App Inventor- Please help Spread the Word<br>To: Josh Sheldon <<a href="mailto:jsheldon@mit.edu">jsheldon@mit.edu</a>><br>Cc: Jennifer Fotiades <<a href="mailto:fotiades@mit.edu">fotiades@mit.edu</a>>, "<a href="mailto:marisol@csail.mit.edu">marisol@csail.mit.edu</a>" <<a href="mailto:marisol@csail.mit.edu">marisol@csail.mit.edu</a>><br><br><br>
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Dear friends, colleagues, and everyone else I know ;-)</div>
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First, apologies if you receive this multiple times over the next few days, but if you do, it means I'm doing my job!</div>
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Please take a moment to read this email, think of the people or lists you know who might be interested in knowing more about our job posting, and forward it widely (but please forward it intact). We want a long list of great applicants, so our choice ends up
being really hard for all the good reasons.</div>
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The MIT App Inventor (<a href="http://appinventor.mit.edu" target="_blank">http://appinventor.mit.edu</a>) team seeks a dynamic individual to help us do even more amazing things. Right now, MIT App Inventor is used by about 88,000 users each week, has more than 2M total registered
users, and is used in almost every country you can name (more than 195 countries total). </div>
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This new position, Education and Business Development Coordinator will have significant responsibility for both educational materials development, and for relationship management – helping to build the MIT App Inventor community, brand, and work toward development
of a sustainable funding model.</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">The official posting from the MIT Jobs Website (</font><a href="http://jobs.mit.edu" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14px" target="_blank">http://jobs.mit.edu</a><font face="Calibri,sans-serif">,
job number 11509) is pasted below. If you or someone you know is interested, please submit an application through the MIT Jobs website link just above. And difficult though it is to resist, please no emails or calls about the position.</font></div>
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<div>EDUCATION AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR, MIT APP INVENTOR, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL), to advance the educational goals of the MIT App Inventor. Will work in collaboration with the MIT App Inventor team and serve
as the main point of contact for the MIT App Inventor master trainers; work with a national foundation to promote and coordinate a contest for middle and high school teams; establish new and carry forward existing collaborative relationships; develop promotional,
educational, and training materials; organize volunteer and training efforts; conduct presentations; and manage website access for members.</div>
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<div>REQUIRED: a bachelor’s degree in education, computer science, or related area; a minimum of five years’ relevant work experience, preferably in computer science and/or education; an interest in learning about computer science, education, and educational
technology; excellent presentation, writing, and interpersonal skills; strong word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software skills; working knowledge of the Internet and social media; and the ability to work effectively in a team-based
environment. Formal or self-taught computer programming experience preferred. Knowledge of MIT a plus, as is a strong network of contacts in related areas (education and/or national level foundations). Experience working with students and/or teachers on
educational technology initiatives desired. Experience with MIT App Inventor in an educational context helpful. Must be able to transport training materials and computer equipment weighing up to twenty-five pounds to various events. Job #11509</div>
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<div>Will be required to attend evening and/or weekend meetings/events and to travel domestically, and possibly internationally, up to 20% of the time. </div>
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<div>This is a temporary, twelve-month appointment with the possibility for extension.</div>
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Thanks to all, and to all a good week!</div>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Seann M. Dikkers, PhD<br>Assistant Professor, Educational Studies <br><br>388 McCracken Hall<br>Dept. Educational Studies<br>The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education<br>Ohio University<br>Athens, OH 45701<br><br>Gaming Matter Research Group @ <a href="http://www.gamingmatter.com" target="_blank">http://www.gamingmatter.com</a><br><br></div>
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