Student Developer - Cass Software Development Group

This recruitment will be used to fill three part-time (a maximum of 20 hours per week) Center for Applied Systems and Software (CASS) Student Developer positions for the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) at Oregon State University (OSU).

The Center for Applied Systems and Software (CASS) exists as a student internship program. Hourly students are hired and trained by full-time developers or student managers, to perform computer development projects. Student jobs/internships average 1-3 years in length and most graduates are hired by technology companies. In addition to the technical and development skills students gain, they also learn how to work as a member of a team, gain an appreciation of the importance of deadlines, and other facets of running a business such as planning, budgeting, resource allocation, documentation, and communication.

This position is responsible for reporting to work at a scheduled time and checking in with their CASS manager.

This is a POOLED POSTING. That means it will stay open and we will pull applicants from the “pool” for interviews as openings occur, until the closing date

Self-directed—Student Developers are assigned a project or multiple projects by full-time staff. They are then expected to complete work items related to that project—either self-selected or assigned to them—within a reasonable amount of time. Student Developers can also expect to use task-tracking software to report their progress on work items.

Examples of work—Adding a new feature to an application, fixing a bug, updating documentation, or researching and making a recommendation about a particular technology.

Help is available and encouraged—In order to complete these work items, Student Developers are expected to seek help when it is needed, either from full-time staff, other Student Developers in CASS, or from the internet.

Work as a team—Student Developers operate in a team environment; they attend virtual meetings in order to report their progress, communicate issues that are blocking their progress, and to propose solutions to problems posed by stakeholders and other developers. For particularly difficult work items, Student Developers will pair-program with other Student

Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: http://fa.oregonstate.edu/stu-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements

• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
  • Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term*
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term*
  
  

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