henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer) (04/13/84)
There is a high probability that we are about to lose our Software
Technician, Heather Trueman, to a full-time job elsewhere. We're going
to want a replacement. We are open to suggestions.
I have no idea what the official job title is, but "Software Technician"
is what we've been calling it. It is part-time work, officially half-
time at the moment. It will not become a full-time position, nor is it
officially guaranteed to last forever (although we do not anticipate it
disappearing any time soon). The pay is not great, but it's enough to
be useful; it's currently a bit over $600 a month.
The hours are fairly open, except for backups: 2-3 days a week at
suppertime, plus an occasional longer one Friday night. There is some
flexibility in this, but not very much, and punctuality is essential.
Supervision is fairly loose; neither David nor I has the time or the
inclination to be constantly looking over the technician's shoulder.
We need someone who can work independently in a reasonably organized
way, even on fairly tedious jobs.
THIS IS NOT A PROGRAMMING JOB. It is very much a "technician" sort of
job, doing non-trivial but fairly unchallenging work. It includes doing
backups, helping customers, helping staff, and generally being a "gofer",
doing most any chores that don't require programming expertise. Some
of the work is tedious. There is ample opportunity for learning about
Unix and how it works -- Heather is leaving to become, essentially,
a Unix system administrator -- but this is not a large part of the job.
Intelligence, interest, and enthusiasm are much more important than
previous experience or background.
We have little faith in U of T's formal Personnel procedures; this is
an informal inquiry at the moment.
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Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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