RIPE NCC Staff Position: Junior Hostmaster

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         RIPE: Coordinating the Internet in Europe.



Due to the continuing explosive growth of the European
Internet there is an immediate opening at the RIPE NCC for a


                     Junior Hostmaster



Every host directly connected to the Internet needs an
address.  NCC hostmasters play a key role in the
distribution of the Internet address space throughout
Europe.


Duties


The general duties NCC hostmasters comprise:

   - to handle all address space related requests
   - to help maintain the databases the RIPE NCC keeps
   - to propose new activities, where needed
   - to report to the RIPE NCC Manager


The specific duties of the junior hostmaster are:

   - to allocate address space to local Internet registries
   - to support local registries where needed
   - to assign address space
   - to review assignments made by other registries
   - to answer address space related queries
   - to refer non-routine requests to appropriate senior staff


Almost all communications with customers and other
organisations involved in Internet address space assignment
is via the Internet itself.  The position provides an
excellent opportunity to work at the very heart of the
European Internet industry.


Qualifications


   Essential

   - willingness to learn quickly about the Internet environment
   - ability to perform administrative tasks reliably
   - good knowledge of written and spoken English
   - good communication skills
   - ability to learn and use Unix and X-windows based computer tools



   Desirable

   - work experience in an international environment
   - previous exposure to the Internet
   - basic experience with Unix and X-windows based computer tools




The position is suitable both for those with administrative
skills willing to learn about the Internet and to recent
graduates with Internet experience willing to do
administrative work. Female applicants and applicants from
all European countries are explicitly encouraged.  Depending
on their ambitions and abilities junior hostmasters can be
promoted to senior positions at the NCC.


R I P E

RIPE (Reseaux IP Europeens) is a collaborative organisation
open to all European Internet service providers.  The
objective of RIPE is to ensure the necessary administrative
and technical coordination to allow the operation of a pan-
European IP network.  RIPE does not operate a network of its
own.

RIPE has been functioning since 1989.  Currently more than
80 organisations participate in the work.  The result of the
RIPE coordination effort is that the individual end-user is
presented on his desk top with a uniform IP service
irrespective of the particular network his or her
workstation is attached to.  In January 1995 1197911 hosts
were registered on RIPE coordinated networks.  The total
number of systems reachable on the Internet worldwide is
estimated at almost five million.


R I P E   N C C

The RIPE Network Coordination Centre supports all those RIPE
activities which cannot be effectively performed by
volunteers from the participating organisations.  Besides
supporting RIPE activities in general the NCC provides the
following services to network operators:


        o NETWORK MANAGEMENT DATABASE
          containing information about address space, routing,
          DNS domains and contact persons

        o DELEGATED INTERNET REGISTRY
          a clearing house distributing IP address space

        o RIPE INTERNET ROUTING REGISTRY

        o RIPE DOCUMENT STORE

        o RIPE INTERACTIVE INFORMATION SERVICE


A detailed description of these activities can be found in
the RIPE NCC Activity Plan (document ripe-110).  This
document can be obtained from the RIPE document store.

The RIPE NCC is currently staffed by 5 full time employees:

 one NCC manager
 three NCC technical staff
 one NCC administrative staff

In addition there is a conscienscious objector performing
administrative duties.

The NCC is funded by all Internet service providers in
Europe who operate local Internet registries. NCC staff are
formally employed by TERENA.


TERENA

TERENA is the European Association of research networking
organisations and their users.  TERENA has been created by a
merger of the RARE and EARN associations. TERENA carries out
technical activities and provides a platform for discussion
and education to encourage the development of a high-quality
computer networking infrastructure for the European research
community.


Conditions

RIPE NCC personnel is employed by the TERENA association
under their standard employment conditions.  The salary will
depend on qualifications and experience.  Costs of
relocation to the Netherlands will be met.  The appointment
will be for one year with possible extension.



Location

The RIPE NCC is located at the Scientific Center
Watergraafsmeer (WCW) in Amsterdam.  The offices will be
situated at NIKHEF, the Dutch National Institute for Nuclear
Physics and High Energy Physics.


Further Information

For further information about the RIPE NCC, please see the
RIPE document store at

                    http://www.ripe.net/
                    ftp://ftp.ripe.net/
                 gopher://gopher.ripe.net/
                  telnet://info.ripe.net/



For further information about this position please contact:

Daniel Karrenberg
RIPE NCC Manager
Kruislaan 409
NL-1098 SJ  Amsterdam
Netherlands

Tel.: +31 20 592 5065

<Daniel.Karrenberg at ripe.net>




How to Apply


Applications, including a CV and references should be
submitted in confidence to the address above and should be
received no later than Friday March 24th 1994.