Open Position: HTML and Web Applications Specialist

LEAD THE DEVELOPMENT OF WEB TECHNOLOGY

The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is looking for a new staff member to assist with W3C's work as team contact for two W3C Working Groups: HTML and WebAPI. This is an opportunity for a unique individual to be part of the team responsible for the design of next generation World Wide Web Technologies and to lead a variety of industry and user groups toward the development of technologies that enhance the functionality of the Web. The role of a W3C team contact is described in the W3C process.

You will be associated with the Japanese W3C host Keio University, in Shonan Fujisawa, Japan, but you may choose to work remotely. You will have to travel often, to Working Group meetings or conferences in various international locations, as well as to the other W3C hosts, located at MIT in Boston, USA and at ERCIM in Sophia Antipolis, in the South of France.

Responsibilities

• Architectural & technical leadership: be able to actively participate in technical discussions (in English) and provide guidance to Working Groups in the design and evolution of the Web infrastructure.
• Working Group support: help Working Groups to publish specifications and test suites, (this may include developing client-side and server-side scripts and XSLT stylesheets ); to follow the W3C Process, and to coordinate with other groups within or external to W3C
• Consensus building: work with W3C Members, implementors of the relevant W3C specifications, content creators and the Public so that Working Groups produce technically sound, widely adopted and timely standards for the Web.
• Evangelism: Build support among user and vendor communities for Web technologies by illustrating the benefits to those communities.

Requirements

As the recognized leader for the technical development of the World Wide Web, we are seeking an individual with both Web technology and project management experience, a good understanding of the Web industry, eagerness to evolve the Web towards better HTML with richer Web APIs, and enthusiasm for the mission and spirit of W3C.

• You have a background in computer science and software engineering, with experience in HTML, scripting, the DOM, the XML ecosystem, or other in areas related to other activities in W3C's Interaction domain
• You are familiar with up-to-date Web technology, in particular with respect to the HTML language design, Web Application development, and current practices for Web design
• Experience with Web application development, in HTML and XHTML plus ECMAScript or Java
• Experience with CSS is a plus.
• Familiarity with the XML ecosystem is a plus
• You have a good sense of the Web industry, its market, practices and product development cycle
• You have good written and spoken competency in in English, the working language of the W3C and knowledge and practical experience of other languages and cultures
• You have good communication skills, both written and oral
• You are free to travel internationally on a monthly basis

Candidates living in Japan or able to relocate to work at the host institution, and/or fluent in Japanese or other Asian languages are particularly welcome.

Screening of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. To apply, please send a motivation letter and your resume or CV in electronic form to keio-application@w3.org