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Status: U From: "Jack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: <nettime> Help Wanted: Internet Spy Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:50:41 -0400 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Interesting ad seen at http://www.rand.org/jobs: ***** Posting Title: Research Programmer Location: (S) Santa Monica Reference: 001241 Job Description: Research Programmer RAND is seeking a Research Programmer to work on various information technology, security and assurance projects in our Santa Monica office. It is preferred that the individual have familiarity with various applied psychological measures that can be used to help with information protection systems. Under general supervision, the research programmer will be expected to search, monitor and track information and software tools that relate and leverage off these measures in the context of information security. More generally, the position requires skills in searching for highly technical, computer-related information and programs within a variety of Internet and Web sources, and organizing and structuring this material in a database for a project's use. Educational Requirements: Bachelors degree (or equivalent experience) in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering, or other quantitative or computer discipline. Master preferred. Coursework or experience must cover research methods, policy analysis, and critical infrastructure protection. Specific technical skills required: Thorough technical knowledge of current computer operating systems (e.g., Linux, Solaris, Open BSD, Windows), and programming languages (e.g., Lisp, Prolog, C, Perl). Must be extremely proficient in such Internet and Web technologies as anonymizing sites, IRC and "chat rooms," and downloading and investigating properties of hacker "toolkits" and related software. Ability to organize and structure information within a database for project use is mandatory. Related experience required: 3 - 5 years Type of experience required/preferred: Applicant should have excellent interpersonal skills, be able to conduct independent investigations of online sites, and participate in online dialogs (IRC, chats) by gaining the trust of relevant persons. Experience with the content and participants of such computer security conferences as the Black Hat Briefings, DEFCON, and CANSECWest/core03 would be useful. A security clearance is not required, but is desirable. Location: Santa Monica # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] and "info nettime-l" in the msg body # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- end forwarded text -- ----------------- R. A. Hettinga <mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Internet Bearer Underwriting Corporation <http://www.ibuc.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
