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Particularly in its role with GAMBIT, the MIT Comparative Media Studies graduate program is truly the best of its kind.

Are you interested in joining CMS as a graduate student or spreading the word to your media-focused students or colleagues? Meet us online or on-campus for our fall information sessions.

You'll learn how to apply, what we look for in our grad students, and about opportunities to bring your passion to fields like civic media, games, computational expression, education, digital humanities, and more.

On-Campus
Thursday, September 22, 2011
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2011
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM

Online
Thursday, October 6, 2011
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM (Evening in Asia)
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Monday, November 21, 2011
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (Evening in Europe)
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Join us and spread the word.

Posted by Andrew Whitacre at 2:46 PM in Events | Permalink | Comments (0)

Our Mobile Experience Lab is seeking a seasoned Android developer to help build a working prototype of a novel UI involving mobile streaming video.

This would be a short-term opportunity to work with the Lab's lead Android developer and a small, multi-disciplinary team. Someone with experience doing streaming video or other real-time communication is preferred.

• Must be comfortable developing in Java
• Must have 1-2 years experience developing native applications for Android
• Must be comfortable working with other developers; should have experience using version control systems; experience with git is a plus
• Should be comfortable reading the Android source code in order to build new features
• Experience writing custom UI components is a plus
• Experience with streaming media, camera integration, RTSP, etc is a plus
• Experience with JNI is a plus

This project is already under way and moving quickly; we need someone who can begin immediately. The job will last from now until, at minimum, mid-September. This is a great opportunity to work with a multi-talented team on an exceptional project.

To apply or for more information, contact Zoe Schladow at schladow@mit.edu.

Posted by Andrew Whitacre at 2:57 PM in Announcements | Permalink