From: picone@csc000.csc.ti.com (Joe Picone)
Subject: Unix Sys Admin Job at Texas Instruments, Tsukuba, Japan
Originator: picone@csc000
Organization: Tsukuba Research and Development Center
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:16:47 GMT

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Texas Instruments, Inc. recently established its first international
R&D center, the Tsukuba Research and Development Center (TRDC), in
Tsukuba, Japan. The Systems and Information Sciences laboratory
currently maintains an advanced computing network that includes:

   o Sun 690MP with four processors, 128 Mbytes of memory, 24 Gbytes
        of disk, four ethernet accelerators, and a disk cache.
   o 13 Sparcstations: 2 490s, 4 SSIIs, 7 IPCs
   o NCD color and Graphon B&W X terminals
   o Home terminals with v.32 modems (Telebit modems, Graphon X
        terminals, and an Annex III)
   o Sun Newsprint software/hardware (software-driven postscript printing)
   o An ethernet link from Japan to our Dallas research centers
   o MIT X11 environment
   o HDTV Video lab including high resolution monitors, frame
        grabbers, digitizers, digital VCRs, and graphics workstations
   o Speech lab that includes high quality audio systems and analog
        telephone interfaces
   o A software environment that includes a mixture of public domain
        software (GNU Emacs, gcc, gdb, khoros) and third-party software
        (Framemaker, Centerline products, Budtool)
   o Japanese language extensions of GNU software (nemacs and kterm),
        Japanese Framemaker, and Japanese Newsprint
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Very simply, we seek a Unix guru: a system administrator capable of
managing all aspects of the above environment and maintaining a state
of the art production computing environment. The position is a
full-time salaried position (Member of Technical Staff) available
immediately in our Systems and Information Sciences Laboratory. In the
short-term, the emphasis will be on management of the above
environment.

Important qualifications are:

   o Experience in Unix systems - preferably Sun computers
   o Willingness to work closely with (and coordinate work with) an
        expert staff of system administrators at TI Dallas
   o Good interpersonal skills (working closely with researchers and
        engineers; consulting on project-specific software issues;
        keeping researchers current on software technologies)
   o Knowledge of public domain software, network news, ftp sources,
        Sun OS patch databases, etc.
   o Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking of Japanese (desired)
   o Permanent resident of Japan or working visa status (desired)

Enthusiastic candidates demonstrating a willingness to learn will be
given strong consideration.

We offer qualified individuals an exciting opportunity to be part of a
dynamic organization that will become a major research center for
Texas Instruments. TRDC is located in a modern city designed as a
western-style research park that offers all the conveniences of a
suburban lifestyle, yet is only 1.5 hours from the heart of Tokyo.

Interested candidates should contact (preferably by email):

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| Joe Picone          | email: picone@trdc.ti.com  |             ****    I
| Texas Instruments   | Phone: +81 298 501738      |             *****T I T***
| Tsukuba R&D Center  | Fax:   +81 298 501729      |          *****TTT I TTT**
| 17 Miyukigaoka      | Msg:   JP27                |           *****TTTTT******
| Tsukuba, Ibaraki    | Alias: "The Terminal Man"  |            *  **********
| Japan 305           |                            |                 *****
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More information will be provided on request.