Internships at OLPC and Telefonica Research, Madrid

From IPID

One Laptop per Child (OLPC) is a nonprofit organization created by Nicholas Negroponte to design, manufacture and distribute laptop computers that are sufficiently affordable to provide every child in the world access to new channels of learning, sharing and self-expression. The XO laptop is a very low-cost, child-friendly laptop computer. It is sold to governments of developing nations to be given to school-aged children on a basis of one laptop per child. OLPC’s founders see this as a critical step in the eradication of poverty.

Internships

Country support interns

• Work with local school children, teachers, community members, and government officials who have bought into country-wide XO deployments
• Focus on capacity building projects ranging from technical infrastructure support to advocacy, administration, and strategy design
• Internships are available in Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, or Rwanda, and are open year round
• Commitment of 3, 6, 9, 12 month period
• Monthly stipend
• Applicants need to be able to work on complex problems with limited resources. Cultural sensitivity and a high level of energy are especially important. Applicants must be conversant in the first language of the country to which they are applying.

Foundation and grant-writing interns

• Research, formulate and submit grant proposals to secure funding
• Unpaid internship done remotely, though there may be opportunity to travel to partner countries
• Applicants must be able to tell OLPC’s story to grant-making organizations. We highly value past experience in grant-writing.

Specialized internships

If none of our current programs are a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. We strongly encourage new ideas, which challenge our limits and yours.

For more information on 2010 OLPC Internship opportunities and how to apply please visit: www.laptop.org/en/interns <http://www.laptop.org/en/interns>

OLPCorps

OLPCorps is OLPC’s official field volunteer program. Volunteers dedicate a year of their lives to supporting OLPC projects in developing countries, often in challenging and confronting environments and situations. Countries to which you can apply include: Haiti, Mali, Cameroon, Afghanistan, and Occupied Palestinian territories. You will live and work within communities, working directly with children, teachers, parents, families and government officials. You will assist in the building of technical infrastructure and local software applications as well as in deployments in classroom and community programs. Each OLPCorps volunteer will receive a monthly stipend of $500.

Applicants should be self-motivated, independent thinkers who are able to build upon OLPC projects in innovative ways, passionate about education and technology, culturally sensitive, and complex problem-solvers. Applicants must be conversant in the first language of the country to which they are applying.

For more information on 2010 OLPCorps countries and how to apply visit: www.laptop.org/en/olpcorps <http://www.laptop.org/en/olpcorps>

Interns 2010.

We are looking for interns in the areas of mobile technologies for development, with a focus on mobile learning. Applicants should be working on their MSc or PhD degree, and have experience in the areas of development and mobile learning. A strong publication record is a plus.

Interdisciplinary background and interests and/or experience in social aspects of computing considered favorably. Successful candidates will be highly motivated, creative, dynamic, fluent in English, have excellent communication skills (written and oral), and be able to interact well in international, multidisciplinary, R&D teams. Knowledge of Spanish is not necessary.

Telefonica Research offers an internationally competitive salary in an international, dynamic work environment in Spain¹s largest and most international city. As one of the most important European capitals, Madrid offers a vast array of cultural activities, convenient international air connections and some of the best restaurants and nightlife in the continent.

Inquiries and applications should be sent to Dr. Vanessa Frias-Martinez vanessa@tid.es

Vanessa Frias-Martinez, PhD Research Scientist @ Data Mining and User Modeling Group Telefonica Research, Madrid, Spain

http://research.tid.es/usermodeling/vanessa +34 913373953