EECS Announcements

Biotech and Bioengineering Career Fair
Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2007 - 12n - 4 pm
MLK Student Union, Pauley Ballroom (3rd Floor)

Accuray, Inc.
Advanced Bionics Corporation
Affymetrix, Inc.
Align Technology
Amyris Biotechnologies, Inc.
Applied Biosystems
Aubrey Group, Inc.
Baxter Bioscience
Buck Institute For Age Research
CA State Dept of Justice, Attorney General
CA State Dept of Toxic Substances Control
Chevron - Health, Environment and Safety
Clontech Laboratories, Inc.

Contact Singapore
Covidien
Eichleay Engineers - Spectrum Services
Eli Lilly & Company
Impax Laboratories, Inc
Ingenuity Systems
LEK Consulting, LLC
Medimmune, Inc.
Medtronic
Merck & Co./Sirna Therapeutics, Inc.
Milagen, Inc. Morrison & Foerster LLP
New Scientist/ScienceJobs.com
Novartis
Novozymes, Inc.

On Assignment Lab Support
Quorum Consulting
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.
Roche Palo Alto
Sandia National Laboratories
Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics
SRI International Theravance, Inc.
Thermo Fisher Scientific
VNUS Medical Technologies XTENT Inc
ZS Associates

Undergraduates, masters, and doctoral students (in all disciplines) with strong quantitative backgrounds and who are interested in careers on Wall Street are encouraged to attend this presentation by:

Terry Benzschawel
Director of Quantitative Credit Trading Strategy
Fixed Income, Currencies, and Commodities
Citi Markets & Banking

“Research and strategy is an integral part of the fixed income sales and trading effort of our firm. Our Fixed Income Strategy and Analysis Department provides analytic and strategic support for the sales, trading, and origination efforts of Citi’s fixed income brokerage business. Our research teams work closely with the sales force to provide our customers with quantitativebased insights into market dynamics, develop trade ideas, build asset pricing tools, and relativevalue models. We also assist our traders in development of new financial products by creating quantitative asset pricing, hedging, and risk management tools for proprietary trading. In addition, we assist customers, trading desks, and Citi as a whole in managing the market risk on their portfolios.

“I will describe Citi’s Fixed Income Quantitative Research Department. My presentation will focus on departmental organization, educational backgrounds of our staff, job functions within research, opportunities for internships and staff positions, and what we look for in successful candidates. My colleagues and I will also answer questions that you might have about careers at Citigroup and describe how to apply if you are interested.” Terry Benzschawel, October 2007

Upcoming Infosessions and Workshops (Back to Top)

INFORMATION MEETING
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
5:00pm – 7:00pm
101 Wurster Hall

featuring a panel of returned UCB study abroad students who are science and engineering majors (including biology, computer science & non-humanities majors)

Date: TODAY, October 4
Location: Wozniak Lounge - 4th Floor Soda Hall
Event: Infosession, with Pizza and Prizes!
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Co-sponsored by TBP

At Intuit, we know you want to learn and develop your career. You have unique talents and a fresh perspective that make you different. We get it. And that's what makes us different from other companies, and why Fortune magazine named us "America's Most Admired Software Company" and one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For."

Intuit is focused on bringing awesome software products to consumers and businesses. To do that, we need to solve some really interesting technology problems and we’d like to tell you about them. Come and learn about Intuit’s next generation approach to software design and architecture that includes techniques such as Model Driven Architecture, Large-Scale Software Reuse, and Platform Independence.

Dear EECS Students,
I wanted to provide you with this semester's EECS Honors Information Session date and application deadline if interested:

As always, feel free to stop by, email or call with any questions, thoughts or concerns. For those of you who haven't come our way before, the Center for Student Affairs is located in 205 Cory Hall.

Pixar
Date: Monday, October 8
Location: HP Auditorium, 306 Soda Hall
Event: Infosession with Pizza
Time: 5:00 - 7:00pm
Co-sponsored by CSGSA

Facebook
Date: Wednesday, October 10
Location: HP Auditorium, 306 Soda Hall
Event: Infosession - a new member of ILP!
Time: 5:30 - 7:30pm
Co-hosted by UPE

Hewlett Packard
Date: Thursday, October 11
Location: Wozniak Lounge, 4th Fl Soda Hall
Event: Infosession and Ice Cream Social!
Note Time: 3:00- 4:30pm
Co-hosted by HES and BESSA

The UCFTR office in the Student Learning Center will be offering workshops throughout October and in early November to assist undergraduates interested in starting a student-initiated course ("DeCal"). the following web page has more information about the workshops (including dates, times, and location): http://slc.berkeley.edu/ucftr/decalstartup.htm

Undergraduate Research Information (Back to Top)

Undergraduate research opportunity in a neuroscience lab studying human perception and brain waves. Skilled matlab programming is needed. The salary would be $12 per hour with flexible hours and with supervision and help with the programming.

Internships (Back to Top)

Are you looking for an opportunity to learn state of the art technical skills? Are you looking to gain real world experience with a world class leader in a technical field? If so, this opportunity is for you!

Comverse is the world's leading provider of software and systems that enable multimedia network based enhanced services. More than 450 communication service providers in more than 125 countries use Comverse call completion, messaging, content and billing solutions to increase revenues, strengthen customer loyalty, and improve operational efficiency. Our converged billing solution is creating cutting edge technology to service a variety of industries and sectors

. ...the global market waits for no company, so we are growing to meet the demands for our world-class cutting edge solution

Our mission is to be the first choice of service providers for solutions that enhance the Total Communication experience. To be the first, we need to hire the best. Our goal is to attract the best talent around the globe - individuals with vision, creativity, and the energy to lead the changes that take place in the communications industry each day.

Comverse offers its employees a unique blend of an informal work environment and a corporate culture that encourages personal empowerment. Comverse employees enjoy a high level of job satisfaction, global career opportunities, flexible hours, and a competitive benefits package.

We are looking for energetic graduate or undergraduate students in Computer Science, to perform testing of new and innovative applications on mobile phone devices.

Responsibilities: The student will be working with a small team of developers and QA engineers testing messaging applications for mobile phones. They will learn the software QA process including planning, test performance, test reports and automated tools. The students will get hands-on experience in a working team environment. The length of the internship will be 1+ years.

Requirements: The student should be at least in their second year. Experience with QA work or handsets work is a plus. Able to work 20 hours per week.

Please email resumes to indicating QA Engineer Intern in the subject line of the email.

Responsibilities: The student will be working with a small team of developers and QA engineers developing and porting handset messaging applications for mobile phones. They will learn about software development in the BREW environment and about portable software processes. The students will get hands-on experience in a working team environment.

Requirements: The students should be at least in their second year and have C++ training/experience and software engineering coursework. Actual development experience is a plus. Interns will need to be able to work 20 hours per week. The length of this internship could potentially last 1 or more years.

Please email resumes to indicating Software Developer Intern in the subject line of the email.

Fellowships/Award Information (Back to Top)

The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) is being built in Saudi Arabia as an international, graduate-level research university. KAUST has a merit-based application process and is beginning to recruit men and women from around the world. KAUST will grant Discovery Scholarships to highly talented students from around the world who represent future leaders in science, engineering and technology.

In 2007 and 2008, KAUST will offer a pre-enrollment version of this general scholarship program to undergraduate students

KAUST will grant the KAUST Discovery Scholarship to highly talented students currently one to three years from graduation. The generous scholarship benefits include:

For more information on the KAUST Discovery Scholarship and to find the online application, visit the KAUST Web site at: http://www.kaust.edu.sa/

KAUST is an independent university being constructed with the help of distinguished professionals and academics in science and technology fields. The advisory council consists of current and former presidents from Cornell, Ohio State, Imperial College London, Tokyo University, the National Academy of the Sciences and others. KAUST has already signed collaborative research agreements with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, National University Singapore, IIT-Bombay, Institut Français Du Pétrole and American University in Cairo. More such agreements with top institutions are to come.

The core campus, located on the Red Sea 60 miles north of Jiddah, will have a minimal environmental footprint and will reinforce KAUST's philosophy that allows flexibility for collaboration, especially across the various academic disciplines. A signature part of the campus will be a marine sanctuary and research facility around a unique coral reef ecosystem. The KAUST campus and surrounding community will incorporate a distinctive blend of traditional Middle Eastern architecture and modern styles and amenities.

The campus master plan calls for state-of-the-art academic and research facilities, residential neighborhoods and supporting commercial and recreational facilities.

The KAUST campus will house not only academics and their families, but also a support community to provide for the needs of KAUST faculty and students. Adjacent to the academic core and research laboratories will be a seaside town and commercial center with a wide variety of shops and housing, from apartments to single-family homes. There will be parks, playgrounds and schools for families with children; recreation amenities will include a golf course, yacht club and marina. The campus will overlook the sea, and many of the residences will have waterfront views. At maturity, the total KAUST community will number approximately 20,000 people.

David DeGroot
Assistant Manager for KAUST Scholarships
Institute of International Education
520 Post Oak Blvd. Ste. 740
Houston, Texas, USA 77027
TEL 713.621.6300 x23
FAX 713.621.0876

Service Information (Back to Top)

The Clinical Research Center at the School of Optometry is seeking volunteers to participate in our clinical research studies on the eye and vision. We are currently conducting several different studies for both glasses-wearers and contact-lens wearers. Also, one of our current investigations is a Dry-Eye Study, for which we need participants with and without dry-eye symptoms. (Please note, you must be 18 or older to participate in any of our studies.)

If you are interested in learning more about our current research studies or in finding out whether you are eligible to participate, please give us a call at 510-642-9731 or send us an email at ucbcrc@berkeley.edu.

Career/Job Information (Back to Top)

Looking for a job? Your friends at ResComp and Residential & Student Service Programs - Information Technologies (RSSP-IT) are currently looking for qualified applicants to join our student-led organization. The following positions are available:

These positions offer excellent leadership opportunities and the chance to build both technical and non-technical professional skills. Our alumni have gone on to companies such as Google, Apple, Microsoft, and eBay!

Pay ranges from $13.00 to $17.25 per hour. For application instructions and complete job descriptions, visit:

Work-study is available for all jobs. Application review begins October 1st; hiring open until positions are filled. Send any questions to . Your new job is waiting!

Cypress is looking for engineers to help define and develop the next generation of power-electronics products. Individuals need to be self- driven and willing to learn new technology. If your academic focus is in the analog/power electronics area, we would like to hear from you.

Cypress Semiconductor in Silicon Valley has requirements for: SYSTEM APPLICATION ENGINEERS, CHIP VERIFICATION ENGINEERS, AND ANALOLG DESIGN ENGINEERS,

We are recruiting candidates who are looking for career opportunities as well as those who are looking for co-op/internship experiences.

If you feel you meet our qualifications and would like to learn more about our opportunities, please contact us at your earliest convenience.

ABOUT CYPRESS
Cypress is a global supplier for high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress serves numerous markets including power electronics, consumer, computation, automotive, data communications, industrial, and solar power. Cypress offerings include the PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip™, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB™ radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge™ and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets.

Contact:
Dick Duncan, Staffing
Data Communications Division
Cypress Semiconductor
San Jose, CA

Lockheed Martin
Networking, Wireless & Software Research
Advanced Technology Laboratories
Philadelphia Metro Headquarters

Lockheed Martin Advanced Technology Laboratories (ATL) is the Corporation’s advanced-computing asset. The mission of the Advanced Technology Laboratories is to enhance the Corporation’s competitive edge by transitioning revolutionary computing technologies to Lockheed Martin components and the Department of Defense, military services, service laboratories, and federal government.

Opportunities are currently available at our Cherry Hill, NJ headquarters (Philadelphia Metro) and in our DC/Arlington, VA lab. Additional labs are located in Camarillo, CA (LA area) and Kennesaw, GA (Atlanta Metro) where future opportunities may be available.

These opportunities are best suited for highly motivated, passionate, creative and innovative candidates who prefer to work on “cutting edge” computing projects and programs. Most positions require the ability to obtain a U.S. Secret Clearance.

Advanced Networking & Simulation and Wireless & Advanced Signal Processing: Experience required in advanced wireless networking, sensor processing or modern wireless communication techniques and protocols. PhD desirable. C programming skills; working knowledge of Matlab or Labview; an understanding of Opnet or QualNet or similar planning, modeling and simulation tools are very desirable.

Software Researchers: PhD degree with a software focus and experience in applied R&D, technical leadership, proposal development and advanced concepts development are all desirable. Openings are available in Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Systems (distributed systems infrastructure, advanced software technology and computational physics which includes nanotechnology) and Contextual Systems (situation understanding and user-centered interfaces). Also of interest are backgrounds in Distributed Information Architectures, Advanced Modeling and Simulation and Semantic Information Exploitation.

Software Developers: Competent programming skills in Java, C/C++, C#, Python, Perl, Matlab, Eclipse, .NET or Visual Studio are all desirable along with experience in research and development.

Advanced Concepts: Final active TS and/or SCI Security Clearance required. Above average programming skills in C, C++, Assembly, Python, Perl and/or Java combined with development knowledge of operating systems, networks, device drivers, cognitive systems or embedded systems.

We offer a competitive salary and benefit package, relocation assistance, fitness center, recreation room, flexible work schedule and a relaxed dress code. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a drug free workplace with Pre-Employment Screening.

Apply at: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/careers and follow the chain below. Job Search>All Jobs>Search Openings>Business Unit (click on Advanced Technology Labs)>Search

Job Title: Business Technology Analyst (Full-time)
Locations: Atlanta, Austin, Bay Area (San Francisco), Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Federal Practice (Washington, DC), McLean (Washington, DC), Minneapolis, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Houston, Irving, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Pittsburgh, Sacramento, Seattle, Southern California (Los Angeles), St. Louis, Tri-State (New York City) offices only

Deloitte Consulting LLP is one of the world's leading consulting firms for business strategy, operations, technology, and human resources planning. We bring together a unique experience, scale, and capabilities to help clients address their most complex business problems. Our unique organizational structure and our collaborative approach integrate consulting with tax solutions, financial advisory services, and risk management capabilities. Clients depend on us for straightforward advice and results that create value.

With nearly 7000 Deloitte Consulting LLP employees in more than 80 U.S. cities, we understand that people are our most precious resource. We also know that serving our clients and helping them and our people excel demands a diverse range of skills, talent, experiences, and backgrounds.

If you are interested in helping to solve some of the world's most complex business problems through the effective application of technology and you want to do this in an exciting environment, then joining Deloitte Consulting LLP's Business Technology Analyst (BTA) program can be the start of an exciting career for you. As a member of an entrepreneurial client project team, you will have the opportunity to learn first-hand how we help many of the world's most influential companies develop their information technology strategy and enhance their technology investments. You will work with a diverse group of people across many different industries, business competencies, and technologies. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate leadership and teamwork and can gain increased responsibilities through multiple client experiences.

For example, you may be a part of a focused team assisting a client in determining how the IT function can more effectively support the enterprise strategy, or you may have the chance to contribute to a team working to transform a client's finance function by establishing a single data and technology architecture for its enterprise financial systems. You may also play a role in designing, developing, and implementing a new health care system that could save lives.

When you start, you will receive up to four weeks of orientation, professional training, and relevant technology education to help you launch your consulting career. We provide mentoring and counseling programs, as well as professional and technology training. Additionally, top performing BTAs have the opportunity to apply for our Graduate School Assistance Program (GSAP) after at least two years of employment with us.

After you have accepted our offer to join as a BTA, you will be aligned with one of two Deloitte Consulting LLP practices: Enterprise Applications or Technology Integration. Both of these practices provide practitioners with opportunities to work directly with our clients to better understand their companies as we leverage technology to solve their most complex business problems. We will take your preference during the interview process, recommendations from your interviewers, and our practices' needs into account to align you with one of these two practices prior to your start date.

Requirements
To qualify for Deloitte Consulting LLP's Business Technology Analyst Program, you should possess the following:

Qualifications
We are seeking candidates who have demonstrated exceptional performance in some of these and other related majors:

Instructions:
To apply for this position, please submit your resume, cover letter and transcript in two places:

To be considered, you must submit your resume, cover letter, and transcripts to both sites by midnight on Thursday, October 4, 2007.

About Deloitte
Deloitte refers to one or more of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, a Swiss Verein, its member firms and their respective subsidiaries and affiliates. As a Swiss Verein (association), neither Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu nor any of its member firms has any liability for each other's acts or omissions. Each of the member firms is a separate and independent legal entity operating under the names "Deloitte", "Deloitte & Touche", "Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu" or other related names. Services are provided by the member firms or their subsidiaries or affiliates and not by the Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Verein.

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP is the U.S. member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. In the United States, services are provided by the subsidiaries of Deloitte & Touche USA LLP (Deloitte & Touche LLP, Deloitte Consulting LLP, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP, Deloitte Tax LLP, and their subsidiaries), and not by Deloitte & Touche USA LLP.

Deloitte & Touche USA LLP and its subsidiaries (the Deloitte US Firms) are equal employment employers.

The Triple Helix, Inc. is looking to recruit students for its second production team. Traditionally, all production work had been done in Cornell, where The Triple Helix was founded. However, as we are expanding to over 27 chapters, we are starting a second production site at Berkeley. For more information, come to our general body meeting Thursday, 10/4 at 6 p.m. in 212 Wheeler.

The Triple Helix, Inc. is the first and largest completely student-run, international, online and print journal of its kind in the world. The journal's content focuses on some of the most pressing issues and research in technology and science, and their interaction with society. The organization's global network, standards of excellence, and interdisciplinary focus make it unique.

We have 27 chapters involving over 800 students from the world's most prestigious universities. Together these students form some of the world's future leaders in science, business, and law. As a young but innovative leader in undergraduate journalism, The Triple Helix aims to produce one of the highest quality undergraduate publications to showcase the voices of students on some of the most pressing modern issues in science. As an unprecedented student-run forum for discussion and interdisciplinary thought, The Triple Helix unites students from all over the world with a diversity of intellectual interests and backgrounds. Through the fulfillment of our mission, The Triple Helix offers a unique, challenging, and exciting educational experience for all its staff and significantly contributes to the communities we are a part of.

Production is one of the most important components of our organization. Without production, the journal would simply be word documents. As a production editor, you turn student work into professional work.

Interested? Want more information? Come to our general body meeting Thursday, 10/4 at 6 p.m. in 212 Wheeler and join The Triple Helix, the first undergraduate publication of its kind.