The NC School of Science & Math is looking for some part time IT help.

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"The Technical Support Specialist position will collaborate within a team of faculty and staff to help build the network and software components required to run the NCSSM Online program. Additionally, he/she will collaborate and assist the school ITS Department as needed. Duties include resolving hardware, software, and network problems for faculty, students, and distant school sites; managing the program's server and collaborating with the 3 rd party hosting site, working with software vendors to resolve problems and install updates when needed, build web-based applications to support program needs, and assisting the school Information Technology Services Department in web-based application development and creating and maintaining a virtual computing environment. The specialist will assist when needed in producing components for web-based course materials or helping faculty install and run new hardware/software technology. Both positions are limited at 20 hours per week, temporary for up to one year, with a wage range of $21-$28/hour depending on the position, experience, and education. Applicants who possess skills/qualifications in both positions could be considered for a position of combined functions at up to 40 hours per week. Each position may become permanent, full-time with growth of the program. Full details and requirements of each position are available at: http://www.ncssm.edu/hr/jobs/index.htm "

10/14/2008 8:43:00 PM

27k before taxes?

seriously?

i mean if it were after the regular workday, i might understand, but seriously?

10/14/2008 9:16:32 PM

i only see one position

[Edited on October 14, 2008 at 10:49 PM. Reason : ^you say it like no one ever want to work part-time ]

10/14/2008 10:49:05 PM

i know, i'm just saying. it's a position with a decent amount of responsibilities, but the pay is less than half of what someone qualified would earn, even part time.

they pretty much want you to do it all.

it's good experience, but if you stuck it out and made it over a year, i doubt the pay would get any better.

help desk/tech support/server admin/dev. lot of hats to wear.

[Edited on October 14, 2008 at 10:57 PM. Reason : though if you were a jack of all trades, THIS would be PERFECT.]

10/14/2008 10:56:19 PM

i imagine it'll end up being something like 80% tech support, 20% everything else

10/14/2008 11:12:02 PM

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"but the pay is less than half of what someone qualified would earn, even part time"

yup

i'm pretty much a jack of all trades (and master of most ) - 27k a year is nowhere near what you could make in the market for a position like this - even in education...

i <3 ncssm though, so i can't really hate too much

i might be willing to do this on the side if the job description is accurate as far as time commitments go

10/15/2008 12:31:51 AM

I wouldn't mind it considering its closer to me than Raleigh, but the pay isn't that good - but hey its better than nothing. I went to NCSSM my Junior year and went back home right before graduation that year, got home sick and just couldn't deal with being away from my parents and not having any friends at the school. Wonder if they would count that against me knowing I was a former student who left at will?

10/15/2008 1:16:54 AM

I'd definitely work there if I specialized in the field. The chicks there are absolute sluts.

10/15/2008 5:10:52 AM

where are you guy's getting 27k from?

10/15/2008 8:22:45 AM

nvm

thought it said 40 hours, says 20

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 8:49 AM. Reason : asf]

10/15/2008 8:47:57 AM

Not a bad job if you are still in school. Also, I don't think they expect you to have all of those skills, but rather a willingness to acquire them.

[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 2:46 PM. Reason : ?]

10/15/2008 2:44:30 PM

I love it when they do this.

This needs to be read as a trial full time position day job. Not for students.
"Each position may become permanent, full-time with growth of the program."

They phrase it so they can get cheap help and fire whom they want. Quality help they try to keep but at low pay and horrible hrs. No offense to NCSSM but I see it all the time for IT work.

10/15/2008 2:58:10 PM

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"The chicks there are absolute sluts."

TRUTH

Their wireless network was crap when I was there. Just horrible. Plain Horrible. It always had problems

10/15/2008 3:05:53 PM

wonder if alston is still in charge of its.

10/15/2008 3:16:56 PM

^^ I wouldn't say all of them were, guess I was one of the quiet ones who didn't really know anyone though - I never had any problems with my wireless, but I was over on 2nd Beall and I was one of the people who worked on half of the laptops on the Beall halls

^ I hope so, I loved his shoes :p lol


[Edited on October 15, 2008 at 7:37 PM. Reason : ]

10/15/2008 7:34:37 PM

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"wonder if alston is still in charge of its."

He is.

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"I love it when they do this. This needs to be read as a trial full time position day job. Not for students. "Each position may become permanent, full-time with growth of the program." They phrase it so they can get cheap help and fire whom they want. Quality help they try to keep but at low pay and horrible hrs. No offense to NCSSM but I see it all the time for IT work."

Hey, it's your tax dollars

Really though, I don't understand why you feel the need to respond if you aren't interested.

10/15/2008 8:07:16 PM

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"I'd definitely work there if I specialized in the field. The chicks there are absolute sluts."

And underage.

10/15/2008 8:27:49 PM

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"I'd definitely consider work there if I specialized in the field lived in durham"

no way i'd commute that far for a PT job

10/15/2008 8:43:19 PM

min. of 1600 a month?

Not bad....

Hell Geek Squad doesn't even pay $20 an hour.

10/16/2008 2:17:57 AM

you don't do as much there either.

10/16/2008 10:08:54 PM

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"The chicks there are absolute sluts."

i lol'd.


and agreed, that wireless was pretty shitty in hunt at least, but it's cinder blocks, whatchu gonna do?

10/17/2008 11:00:04 AM

especially the alcolves

10/17/2008 11:42:43 AM

The posting has been updated:

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"-Reposting- Technical Support Specialist (Temporary Appointment - up to one year) The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is a premier public, residential, co-educational high school for juniors and seniors with high intellectual ability and commitment to scholarship. Established in 1978 and a constituent member of the University of North Carolina System, NCSSM hosts the residential program at its Durham campus and provides distance education, teacher development, and outreach throughout the state. Description of Work: The specialist will assist with a new distance education program, NCSSM Online, in the Distance Education Department. Primary duties include resolve hardware, software, and network problems for faculty, students, and distant school sites; manage the program's server and collaborating with the 3rd party hosting site; work with software vendors to resolve problems and install updates when needed; build web-based applications to support program needs; help faculty install and run new hardware/software technology. Secondary duties include assisting the school Information Technology Services Department in web-based application development and creating and maintaining a virtual computing environment, and collaborate within a team of faculty and staff to help build the network and software components required to run the program. Additionally, he/she will collaborate and assist the School ITS Department as needed. Further information about NCSSM Online is available at http://online.ncssm.edu The position is limited at 20 hours per week, temporary for up to one year, with a wage range of $21-$28/hour depending on the position, experience, and education. The position requires working on-site at the NCSSM campus with occasional work completed on weekends of NCSSM Online events. The position may become permanent, full-time with growth of the program. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: • Experience with help desk-type support with end-users in resolving routine hardware, software, and networking issues on Windows, Mac, and open source desktop and server environments. • Ability to manage a server environment including installation and update of network services, server migration, and system management. • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work in a team and establish collegial relationships with faculty and staff. • Ability to manage technical projects of varying scales under minimal supervision. • Experience working with Active Directory Services and formal certification (Microsoft Certification or other vendor certification) or significant knowledge with technology platforms such as server configuration and maintenance, application development, database support, and operating system support. • Experience in data management and operational support for MySQL databases, including, but not limited to creating, modifying maintain and deleting tables and schemas. • Interest in staying abreast of current technology as expressed by a history of learning, applying, or training on using new hardware or software applications. • Proficiency using multimedia hardware, software, and equipment and the ability to train others in their use. • Experience and familiarity using academic or corporate learning/training management systems. Minimum Education and Requirements: A bachelors degree in computer science, systems analysis, or related field, and minimum of three years of experience or additional training in computer support, programming, database systems, and network engineering. "

10/21/2008 11:54:23 AM