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A webdesigner and content manager position is available at the
Insitute for Complex Systems of Paris Ile-de-France. The job for a
duration of 15 MONTH will start as soon as possible and will be
located at the CREA, Ecole Polytechnique, 1, rue Descartes, 75005,
Paris France. The position will be reconducted with high
probability as permanent position thereafter. We might accept some
kind of part-time remote working when appropriate.
The job is to maintain and stimulate the main collaborative
platform of the Complex Systems Comunity (http://
complexsystems.lri.fr/Main/) and some workspaces depending on it.
This Portal aims at gathering the european complex systems
community and improving the coordination between scholars at the
European level. The platform is based on a powerful content
managment systems known as TikiWiki (http://tikiwiki.org) that is
specialy extended for the purpose of the workgroups collaboration.
It is a cluster of dedicated web-based workspaces sharing some
common features, for the use of several workgroups active in
complex systems.
The successful applicant will be working in close collaboration
with a team of scholars, engineers and developers to maintain this
portal at the top level from the point of view of its scientific
content, ergonomy and collaborative working features. The job
requires that you have a minimum of scientific background in
complex systems, although it doesn't need to be very sharp and can
be helped by a strong interest in that field. As well, it involves
some abilities in social online communication, and a taste for
proactive contact with other actors. Most content published on this
platform will be licenced under creative commons terms (by-sa) .
The applicant will have to administrate and maintain wiki sites,
and an experience in web sites maintenance is required. For
example, you will have to
find latest news related to Complex Systems to feed the portal,
help to prepare some pedagogical online material presenting the
complex systems fields,
participate to the development of collaborative working
environements on the portal,
stimulate the collaboration required on Cosypedia (the complex
systems free encyclopedia),
produce some tutorials about how to use the collaborative platform,
assit new users and admins to start with the Portal or with
dedicated workgroup spaces.
A decent writing skill in english and in french is required.
Programming and database skills, in particular in php and mysql,
will be much appreciated. A prior experience in community handling,
and/or some graphic design knowledge for pictures processing or
creation are also a plus.
The salary will be depending on the profile and experience of the
applicant.
A full application package (incl. cover letter, CV, copies of
transcripts showing graduate-level courses taken and grades, degree
certificates) should be sent to: Paul Bourgine, CREA, Ecole
Polytechnique, 1, rue Descartes, 75005, Paris France. For further
informations, please call +33 1 55 55 84 68 or send e-mail to
bourgine<At>shs.polytechnique(Dot)fr
Carlos Gershenson
Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium
