Berkman's Hiring a Gaggle of Geeks!

Systems administrators, web developers, support specialists, and more!  We're looking to hire a handful of sharp and visionary techies to join our ever-growing community.

The following positions are available:

• Senior Systems Administrator
• Systems Administrator
• Web Developer
• Technical Support Specialist
  
• Senior Technology Lead with the Internet & Democracy Project
• Junior Web Developer with the Internet & Democracy Project

You can read about and apply for them on the HLS Human Resources site (the links will take you directly to the postings).

Jason Callina, Berkman’s longtime Senior Software Developer, gives his take on the experience of being a Berkman geek:

“The Berkman Center for Internet & Society has been described as an entrepreneurial non-profit.  We behave like a start-up, but the goal of our employees is not to make gobs of money and smoke one hundred dollar bills on a bear rug in front of a roaring fire.  The common thread among the geeks and non-geeks at Berkman is that we are focused on making an impact with the work we do.  This may sound cliche, a bit of web 2.0 jargon, but the people here really believe it and they are actually doing it.

As a web developer, system administrator or technical support you will be working on projects that have bigger implications than your standard IT tasks.  Berkman projects give people voices, shine lights on injustice and help shape policy.  What we find and create is meant to be shared, and our tools and research work best when they are disseminated, remixed and reused for the public good.  At the end of the day we can stand back and be proud of what we have done.

To be a geek at the Berkman Centeris to help create things. There are real world problems to solve and technology, specifically the internet, seems like a big enough tool to do the job.  We need people who know how to use those tools.  Some of the most visionary thinking about the net happens within these walls and there are opportunities for someone who can translate those ideas into practical solutions.  If you can do that, then this may be the right place for you.”

If you have any questions about the positions, be in touch with Becca Tabasky at rtabasky@cyber.harvard.edu