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* Two Year Appointment: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018
 
* Two Year Appointment: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018
 
* Non-voting member of the Board
 
* Non-voting member of the Board
 
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* Major job responsibilities:
==Expectations for 2017-2018==
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** Finalize Phase 1 of the WordPress migration of the TEI-C web site
 
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** Lead specifications gathering for Phase 2 of the new TEI-C web site which will include usability testing
* COMING SOON
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** Streamline the online election process
  
 
==Compensation==
 
==Compensation==
  
* One-year individual membership [JUST ONE YEAR EVEN THOUGH THE POSITION IS FOR TWO? IF THE PERSON IS ALREADY AN INDIVIDUAL MEMBER, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THEIR NEXT YEAR WILL BE FREE?]
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Two years' worth of individual membership in the TEI-C (if already a member, this will begin once the incumbent's current membership ends) plus one of the following:
* Funding to attend TEI Conference & Annual Meeting (according to current policies) or a stipend [THE TAX IMPLICATIONS FOR EVERYONE ARE SIMPLER IF WE JUST DO TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT, SO I'D RECOMMEND THAT. BUT BELOW YOU MENTION THE POSSIBILITY OF THE EMPLOYER BEING COMPENSATED, SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO BE EXPLICIT THAT THE IDEA IS THAT THE TEI-C WOULD GIVE ONE OF ITS MEMBER INSTITUTIONS A BREAK ON MEMBERSHIP FEES IN RETURN FOR A GUARANTEE OF A PORTION OF A STAFF MEMBER'S TIME]
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* Support to attend TEI Conference & Annual Meeting (according to current policies) each full year in this position
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* Reduced institutional membership fee for each year in the position in return for a guarantee of a portion of staff member's time to commit to Webmaster duties for the TEI-C
  
 
== Call for TEI-C Webmaster==
 
== Call for TEI-C Webmaster==
  
The TEI Consortium seeks nominations for a TEI-C Webmaster to be appointed by the Board of Directors through December 2018. This person will manage the TEI's website and email lists hosted on that site and will assist with archiving conference websites, email lists, and other noteworthy content developed outside of the TEI's web infrastructure, including content maintained in Google Drive and other third party systems. The TEI-C Webmaster will also be responsible for setting up electronic voting using OpaVote for the annual TEI-C Board and Council elections and the TAPAS Advisory Board elections.   
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The TEI Consortium seeks nominations for a TEI-C Webmaster to be appointed by the Board of Directors as a non-voting member of the Board for the period January 2017 through December 2018. This person will manage the TEI's website and email lists hosted on that site and will assist with archiving conference websites, email lists, and other noteworthy content developed outside of the TEI's web infrastructure, including content maintained in Google Drive and other third party systems. The TEI-C Webmaster will also be responsible for setting up electronic voting using OpaVote for the annual TEI-C Board and Council elections and the TAPAS Advisory Board elections.   
  
 
The TEI-C web site is undergoing a migration in phases to WordPress, requiring usability assessment and a redesign.  The TEI-C Webmaster will oversee this work, which may be conducted primarily by a contractor, paid intern, or students as part of a class project or capstone project, in close consultations with the TEI-C Board of Directors.   
 
The TEI-C web site is undergoing a migration in phases to WordPress, requiring usability assessment and a redesign.  The TEI-C Webmaster will oversee this work, which may be conducted primarily by a contractor, paid intern, or students as part of a class project or capstone project, in close consultations with the TEI-C Board of Directors.   
  
 
The time commitment will range from 2-5 hours a week, depending on the tasks at hand. It's essential that the incumbent:
 
The time commitment will range from 2-5 hours a week, depending on the tasks at hand. It's essential that the incumbent:
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* have experience or aptitude with command-line tools, mailing list administration, and similar technical skills
 
* have experience or aptitude with command-line tools, mailing list administration, and similar technical skills
 
* be well-versed in HTML/CSS  
 
* be well-versed in HTML/CSS  
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Experience with XML and XML-related technologies like XSLT is preferred.   
 
Experience with XML and XML-related technologies like XSLT is preferred.   
  
The Board of Directors will offer compensation to the person selected for the position, or to their employer in return for their time commitment. The Text Encoding Initiative is committed in ensuring equal opportunities to everybody, and invites applications from all genders and ethnicities. For further enquiries, please get in touch with Michelle Dalmau at ******.
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The Board of Directors will offer support to attend the annual TEI conference for the person selected for the position, or to their employer in return for their time commitment. The Text Encoding Initiative Consortium is committed to diversity and inclusion, and ensures equal opportunity to all qualified individuals.  We invite applications from all including those with diverse needs, backgrounds, and abilities.  
  
Please send nominations to the Chair of Board by ***NEED DATE***, stating motivations for applying for the positions and including a short CV highlighting the specific competencies.
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Please indicate interest to the Chair of the TEI-C Board by 15 December 2016, stating motivations for applying for the positions and including a short CV highlighting the specific competencies. Send application materials to: Michelle Dalmau, mdalmau@indiana.edu. 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 22:51, 18 November 2016

Overview

  • Two Year Appointment: January 1, 2017 - December 31, 2018
  • Non-voting member of the Board
  • Major job responsibilities:
    • Finalize Phase 1 of the WordPress migration of the TEI-C web site
    • Lead specifications gathering for Phase 2 of the new TEI-C web site which will include usability testing
    • Streamline the online election process

Compensation

Two years' worth of individual membership in the TEI-C (if already a member, this will begin once the incumbent's current membership ends) plus one of the following:

  • Support to attend TEI Conference & Annual Meeting (according to current policies) each full year in this position
  • Reduced institutional membership fee for each year in the position in return for a guarantee of a portion of staff member's time to commit to Webmaster duties for the TEI-C

Call for TEI-C Webmaster

The TEI Consortium seeks nominations for a TEI-C Webmaster to be appointed by the Board of Directors as a non-voting member of the Board for the period January 2017 through December 2018. This person will manage the TEI's website and email lists hosted on that site and will assist with archiving conference websites, email lists, and other noteworthy content developed outside of the TEI's web infrastructure, including content maintained in Google Drive and other third party systems. The TEI-C Webmaster will also be responsible for setting up electronic voting using OpaVote for the annual TEI-C Board and Council elections and the TAPAS Advisory Board elections.

The TEI-C web site is undergoing a migration in phases to WordPress, requiring usability assessment and a redesign. The TEI-C Webmaster will oversee this work, which may be conducted primarily by a contractor, paid intern, or students as part of a class project or capstone project, in close consultations with the TEI-C Board of Directors.

The time commitment will range from 2-5 hours a week, depending on the tasks at hand. It's essential that the incumbent:

  • have experience or aptitude with command-line tools, mailing list administration, and similar technical skills
  • be well-versed in HTML/CSS
  • be detail-oriented
  • be easy to reach by email

Experience with XML and XML-related technologies like XSLT is preferred.

The Board of Directors will offer support to attend the annual TEI conference for the person selected for the position, or to their employer in return for their time commitment. The Text Encoding Initiative Consortium is committed to diversity and inclusion, and ensures equal opportunity to all qualified individuals. We invite applications from all including those with diverse needs, backgrounds, and abilities.

Please indicate interest to the Chair of the TEI-C Board by 15 December 2016, stating motivations for applying for the positions and including a short CV highlighting the specific competencies. Send application materials to: Michelle Dalmau, mdalmau@indiana.edu.