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W3C Team Contact for Voice Browser Activity
We have an opening for a W3C team contact for the Voice Browser
Activity, where W3C among other things develops VoiceXML.
A position description available on the Web at
http://www.w3.org/2004/06/IAposition.html
A text text version attached below
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[1]W3C
[1] http://www.w3.org/
Open Position: W3C Team Contact for Voice Browser Activity
LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB TECHNOLOGY
The [2]World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is looking for a new team
member to assist with W3C's work as team contact. This is an
opportunity for a unique individual to be part of the team responsible
for the design of next generation World Wide Web Technologies and to
lead a variety of industry and user groups toward the development of
technologies that enhance the functionality of the Web.
[2] http://www.w3.org/
The role of a W3C team contact is described in the [3]W3C process. We
are primarily seeking candidates for the [4]Voice Browser activity,
but candidates with qualifications for [5]other activities in W3C's
interaction domain are also encouraged to apply.
[3] http://www.w3.org/2004/02/Process-20040205/
[4] http://www.w3.org/Voice/Activity
[5] http://www.w3.org/Interaction/
You will be based at the W3C host at Keio University, Japan. You will
have to travel often, to Working Group meetings or conferences as well
as to the other W3C hosts. W3C hosts are located at MIT in Boston,
USA, at INRIA in Sophia-Antipolis and Grenoble in France, and at Keio
University in Fujisawa, Japan.
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Responsibilities
* Architectural & technical leadership: provide guidance to
technical Working Groups in the design and evolution of the Web
infrastructure.
* Consensus building: work with W3C Working Group members so that
Working Groups produce Web standards.
* Evangelism: Build support among user and vendor communities for
Web technologies by illustrating the benefits to those
communities.
Requirements
As the recognized leader for the technical development of the World
Wide Web, we seek an individual with both Web technology and project
management experience, a good understanding of the Web industry,
eagerness to make the Web an even better framework for building
distributed applications, and enthusiasm for the [6]mission and spirit
of W3C.
* You have a background in computer science and software
engineering, with experience in dialogue systems, speech
recognition or other in areas related to [7]other activities in
W3C's interaction doamain
* You are familiar with up-to-date Web technology, in particular
with respect to XML and speech-related technologies
* Experience with multimodal interaction, ubiquitous computing and
synchronized multimedia is a plus
* You have a good sense of the Web industry, its market, practices
and product development cycle
* You have good written and spoken competency in the working
language of the W3C, English, and knowledge and practical
experience of other languages and cultures
* You are willing to be located in Japan, and to work out of the
offices at the W3C host at Keio University
* You have good communication skills, both written and oral
* You are free to travel internationally on a monthly basis
[6] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Points
[7] http://www.w3.org/Interaction/
Screening of applications will begin on December 1st, 2004 and will
continue until the position is filled. To apply, please send a
motivation letter and your resume or CV in electronic form to
[8]keio-application@w3.org
[8] mailto:keio-application@w3.org
_________________________________________________________________
[9]keio-application@w3.org
$Date: 2004/10/29 13:35:20 $
[9] mailto:keio-application@w3.org
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