[[Category:Ways to Get Involved with CDOT - Students]][[Category:CDOT]]CDOT projects employ students as Research Assistants (RAs) for co-op WIL placements, summer jobs, and part-time work while studying at Seneca, and recent graduates on non-renewable contracts.
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== What You Should Know about Working at CDOT ==
CDOT Research Assistants are have tranditionally been hired in four categories:* Students CoWork-Ops Integrated Learning - Full-time employment as part of the [http://www.senecac.onsenecacollege.ca/coop programs/fulltime-work-integrated-learning.html Seneca Student CoWork-op Integrated Learning program](formerly co-op).* Summer Students - Full-time employment during the summer semester (May-August). To be eligible in this category, candidates must be returning to full-time study at Seneca after the summer.* Part-time - Part-time employment (up to 24 hours/week depending on study workload) while . Candidates may be studying at Senecaor be Seneca graduates, or in some cases, candidates not affiliated with Seneca may be considered.
* Graduate Time-Certain Contracts - Full-time non-renewable contracts, up to one year in duration, for positions requiring very specific skills. Graduate time-certain contract positions are generally filled from recent Seneca graduates who have previously worked in CDOT.
Research Assistant contracts are usually aligned with Seneca semesters:
* Winter: January - April
* Summer: May - August
* Fall: September - December
However, the funding or operational requirements of specific projects may lead to contracts that are not fully aligned with a semester.
Each Research Assistant works on a specific applied research project, and requires a specific skill set. RAs work in teams under the technical direction of a faculty lead, and are funded by specific applied research grants and/or industry partners. There are typically 612-24 40 Research Assistants working in CDOT at any one time; the largest number of RAs is usually hired during the summer semester.
Because there is a limited number of CDOT Research Assistant positions available, competition for these positions is high, and CDOT hires applicants with strong skills. We also recommend that all applicants for Research Assistant positions:
All CDOT employees must be eligible to work in Canada and must have a Canadian Social Insurance Number (SIN).
== Job Opportunities Preparing to Work at CDOT ==
=== Fall 2014 ===If you are considering working in CDOT in a future semester, it is a good idea to develop some experience, open source community connections, and a portfolio of your work. You should be able to demonstrate that you solve problems creatively, work effectively in and with an open source community, have self-initiative, and that you learn new skills and knowledge as necessary.
==== Part Time In order to Full Time do this, you will need to go beyond what you can do in the classroom: augment your studies with personal experimentation and self- Programming and Build Engineers ====learning.
We Here are looking for two candidates for some ideas:* Create a new CDOT research project. In collaboration with NexJ System Incmobile app and the matching server software, based on an open source software stack.Implement the software in a cloud service (Google or Amazon, for example) and make the project will require working code available on CordovaGitHub.* Set up your own network of servers, configuring the Chrome browsernetwork and services to interoperate. Use a variety of operating systems and software versions. Set up a multi-tier system with some combination of a web server, application server, database server, file server, and /or print server. Experiment with orchestration software (Ansible/Puppet/Chef), set up redundancy (server failover), try to break into your own systems, or optimize the Firefox browser code basessystems for highest performance. You can buy cheap used computers or create virtual machines on your PC to do this virtually.* Contribute bug fixes or feature improvements to an open source project.* Write documentation for an open source project.* Create a kernel module for a new device.
Technical skills needed are:* Reading and modifying non-trivial, industry-grade Java and C++ code;* == What to Include in an Application to Work with build systems (Make, Ant) and cross-compiling for ARM systems;* Communication and documentation;at CDOT ==
Most importantlyIn addition to information normally included in a resume and cover sheet (education, experience, contact information, which job you are applying for, and so forth), we suggest that you include the following information:* If you are a student:** Which program you are enrolled in;** Which semester you are in within that program;** Whether you will be graduating from the candidates must program before you start work at CDOT, or continuing as a student. This information is important to determine which hiring categories may apply to you;** Which courses you have taken that deal with open source code and technologies; and** Which courses you have taken that are related to the position for which you are applying.* If you are applying for a WIL position:** How many semesters you could work (1, 2, or 3)* If you are applying for part-time work:** Your availability, if known; and** Your course workload (number of courses you will be taking while working at CDOT)* Projects that you have done:** In courses, that you have particularly enjoyed and are proud of; and** Outside school, whether for your own personal interest, learning, as part of a job, or as a freelancer or consultant.* Your knowledge of and interest in technologies:** Rank your knowledge of all of the ability languages and technologies you know. Be realistic. You could say something like "Elementary skills in python (short scripts); moderate skills in JavaScript (including experience with JQuery and FooLib); and ongoing desire advanced skills in C++, including debugging with gdb, profiling with gprof and operf, and optimization" or "Very experienced with Apache configuration and tuning; very experienced using Git/GitHub (see my repo at http://github.com/...); elementary experience with Node.JS".** Which technologies you enjoy using the most, and the types of problems you enjoy solving.** What you would most like to learn new while at CDOT - the technologies, processes, you want to use and code basesthe types of problems you'd like to solve.
'''Please include note that most RA positions in CDOT require independent creative problem solving skills, self-directed learning, and personal initiative. It is strongly recommended that your resume examples of application include projects youwhich go above and beyond your classwork.'''ve done in addition to projects required for courses.
Work can commence immediately part-time and may turn into full-time next semester (or the summer) == How to Prepare for the right candidates.a Job Interview at CDOT ==
Please submit your resume When interviewing at CDOT, it is a good idea to Andrew Smith (andrew.smith at senecacollege.ca) come prepared with knowledge of:* open source software - concepts and Dawn Mercer (dawn.mercer at senecacollege.ca). The deadline is wednesday night (principles* what CDOT does* what the 12th of november).project/team that you are joining does
=== Winter 2015 ===You should also come prepared with evidence of your skills and self-learning abilities -- for example, be prepared to discuss innovative projects which you have worked on.
==Job Opportunities == Part Time Research Assistant(s) - Mobile and Server Developers ==== We are seeking:* one (1) full-time (35 hours per week) research assistant, or* two (2) part-time (16-24 hours per week) research assistants These positions for a mobile application project. The part-time positions are open to current students or recent graduates; the full-time position is open to a recent graduate. These positions are physically located in the CDOT research area on the first floor of the TEL building and will start December 15, 2014 (for orientation; main development work will commence January 5, 2015). These positions focus on mobile application development. Successful applicants must have experience developing Android applications.
Experience with iOS application development, cross=== OSTEP Research Assistants for Winter 2019 (Sep-platform mobile libraries, python programming, git, or UI/UX design will be considered an assetDec) ===* See the Seneca Work Integrated Learning (WIL) website for current OSTEP WIL (co-op) positions.
To apply, please email your resume with cover letter to: Chris Tyler <chris.tyler@senecacollege.ca> by Friday, November 14.
=== Future Opportunities ===
Watch for CDOT job postings:
* In the Seneca Co-op WIL listings, and
* On this web page.
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