Invoke Looking for iPhone Developer

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Invoke is a growing Interactive Agency looking for a detail-oriented iPhone developer. You’ll be working in an exciting and fast-paced casual environment with a vibrant team of thought leaders, web developers, and marketing professionals.

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Developing iPhone applications
  • Evaluating and recommending third-party solutions for assigned projects
  • Collaborating with project leads on direction and user experience
  • Working with project leads to ensure timely milestone deliveries

The ideal candidate will have:

  • iPhone application development experience
  • Experience with the iPhone platform (experience on the Mac is helpful)
  • C, C++, or Objective-C experience
  • Ability to work alone or in a team environment
  • Great sense of style and design
  • Working knowledge of the Adobe suite of design tools (Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator)
  • Exceptional organizational and time management skills
  • A professional approach to your work
  • Ability to learn quickly
  • A great sense of humor
  • Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript and PHP

Superstars welcome, superstar attitudes need not apply. Please email your résumé and cover letter to [email protected].

Canadian Institute for Advanced Research gets Vancouver talking about The Next Big Question

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This spring, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) is taking the best and brightest minds out of their labs and offices to tour the country, challenging Canadians to think about the biggest questions facing our world today.

In Vancouver, at an event moderated by CBC Radio’s Early Edition host Rick Cluff, three CIFAR researchers will make a case for why their research area represents the Next Big Question. The people of Vancouver will be able to join in the discussion and vote for the researcher who best makes their case.

In Vancouver, the following Next Big Questions will be championed:

Can we sustain the information revolution?

By Don Eigler, expert on the physics of nanometer-scale structures and exploring the applications of nanometer-scale structures to computing

What is the fate of the universe?

By Julio Navarro, expert on the study of the formation and evolution of galaxies

How can political institutions best promote peace and prosperity?

By Jim Fearon, Professor of Humanities and Sciences and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Stanford University

Tickets are $30 and can be bought at cifarNBQ.ca. Seating is limited and you must have tickets in advance to attend.

About CIFAR

Created in 1982, the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research builds teams of the best Canadian and international researchers to collaborate on complex questions at the frontiers of human knowledge. The Institute’s research is interdisciplinary, collaborative, and risky and aimed at creating knowledge with the potential to change how we understand our world. We help Canada attract and retain many of the world’s greatest researchers, so as to enrich Canada intellectually and economically.

For more information, visit cifar.ca.

When:

Monday, May 10, 2010 - 17:30 to 19:30

Where:

H. R. MacMillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut Street

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Crash Course for Careers

Categories: Career

1 day interactive, conference style event. Includes alumni and employer panels, effective job search skills workshops, résumé writing and feedback sessions, discovering your strengths workshop, networking, and interview skills practice.

Register at http://www.students.ubc.ca/careers/students/get-career-guidance/workshops/crash-course-on-careers/.

$15 for registrations on or before April 30; $25 after.

NOTE: This event sold out last year! Register ASAP if interested. E-mail Diane Johnson if you’ve got additional questions.

When:

Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 08:30 to 17:00

Where:

Lillooet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

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MSEmploy Canada IT Career Fair

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Meet Face-To-Face with Microsoft-Focused IT Recruiters. MSEmploy Canada—Canada’s Microsoft-focused job and training portal—is sponsoring a career fair in Vancouver. Meet and have face-to-face interviews with recruiters from companies seeking to fill positions with Microsoft-oriented technologies.

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When:

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 09:00 to 14:00

Where:

Executive Hotel & Conference Centre Burnaby, 4201 Lougheed Highway

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