Kansas State University, where I worked until a couple months ago, has two openings for “web specialists.” One of these spots is a replcement for me, so I have a personal interest in seeing that a great person gets the gig!
Don’t be put off by the long and varied list of “required” skills. The job description says “four or more of the following…” I believe the goal is to hire one frontend/design person and one backend/programming person, but they’re using the same job description for both positions. If you’re a XHTML/CSS monkey with some design skills, you’ll be perfect for replacing me.
K-State is a great place to work, with awesome benefits, great people, and a very laid back atmosphere. The Web Technologies team really “gets it,” with regards to web standards (even if not all of the sites have yet been transitioned to modern techniques). Neil, the Manager to which these positions report, is a really great boss to work for. He’s definitely the type who is not afraid of big ideas and change — which is a bit unusual in the education sector.
K-State is in Manhattan, KS, which is a small-but-growing University town. If you like the pagentry of college football, having a five minute commute to work, Midwestern cost-of-living, and good bars, you’ll love Manhattan. It wasn’t easy for me to leave K-State, because it really was about as comfortable a situation as you could ask for.
If you are interested in the positions and would like to know more about K-State or Manhattan, feel free to e-mail me.
001 // James Asher // 03.22.2006 // 6:21 PM
I too worked for the web team a few years ago and I can attest to the wonderful working environment and people.
Neil was the coolest boss, too.
002 // Dustin Fluke // 03.24.2006 // 9:51 AM
Another place in time I might consider it. For now though, I’m happy where I’m at. :)
003 // Greg // 03.25.2006 // 12:12 PM
I need to get KU to hire me in a consulting capacity with a part time teaching gig and a corner office in one of those old brick buildings.
004 // Matthew Croft // 03.27.2006 // 2:07 PM
Not to mention the fact that you would be living in the same town as Bob Huggins.
005 // Jeff Croft // 03.27.2006 // 2:19 PM
Please don’t hold that againt K-State, people. You could get hit by a drunk driver anywhere, not just in Manhattan, KS. :)
006 // Ryan Berg // 03.28.2006 // 3:29 AM
Oklahoma State comes to my mind when thinking of drunk drivers…
007 // Joshua Works // 03.28.2006 // 10:48 AM
I forgot to mention this at SXSW, Jeff, but I’m on the search committee for both of these positions — not going to be an easy job replacing Jeff Croft!
I’m not exactly sure what the code-of-conduct is for KSU search committees, so I won’t volunteer to field any questions, but I will vouch for everything mentioned in this post. K-State (& most of higher education) is a wonderful place to start a career.
Apply!
008 // Thomas M. // 03.28.2006 // 10:47 PM
If it was just a bit closer to KC (for family), I wouldn’t hesitate to move back to Kansas and leave Michigan. Sounds like a great place to work - in spite of the while K-State thing ;)
009 // James Asher // 04.02.2006 // 1:38 PM
The KC to Manhattan drive isn’t that bad, I do it almost every weekend to go see my girlfriend. I’ve done it in about an hour and a half before. Though, that was with a little speeding. ;-)