Sun Microsystems require Campus Ambassadors

Student Developers

Sun Microsystems Australia and New Zealand is currently seeking applications from Student Developers to join Sun's World-Wide Campus Ambassador Program. A limited number of positions are available in this region. Only one student per University will be selected.
Applications expire soon and positions must be awarded by the end of October 2007.

Resumes should be sent to Ganesh.Hiregoudar@Sun.com with a copy to gary.serda@sun.com and justin@sun.com   by the end of September 2007. A referral from the Head of School at your University will carry a lot of weight for your application.

Positions are part-time, around 5 hours per week to commence 1 November through to the end of June 2008.

Job Summary

The Sun Academic Developer Program is all about sharing and participation. That's why Sun is recruiting for a student intern to ensure that Academic Developers (students, faculty & researchers) at the University take advantage of the latest innovative and Open technologies such as Java, Open Solaris, Open SPARC and NetBeans. We invite you to join the global community of Sun Campus Ambassadors.

The Sun Campus Ambassador will build communities around Sun's free and open source platforms (OpenSolaris, Open SPARC and Java) and developer tools among Academic Developers (students, faculty and researchers) at the University.  The Sun Campus Ambassador is expected to become proficient on Sun's open technologies, including OpenSolaris, Java, Netbeans, and Sun Studio. Sun will provide extensive training on each of these technologies.

Job Description

Sun is looking for graduate or senior level students with a strong background in software development/programming to work part-time to:

  • lead the Sun open source developer community on your campus
  • run Sun Technology demo sessions on your campus
  • promote Sun training events on your campus
  • promote Sun's platforms and development tools to professors and researchers

The Sun Campus Ambassador must have a strong background in software development/programming. The Campus Ambassador must have excellent communication skills and should be comfortable serving as a public speaker. In addition, the Campus Ambassador must be self-motivated, highly organised and be able to work independently. Familiarity with NetBeans, Sun Studio and/or the Solaris Operating System is desirable.

Every Campus Ambassador will be provided with a SunSPOT developer package. http://www.sunspotworld.com/

Full details and further instructions are available at http://www.blogs.sun.com/justin/