Do you like Wikipedia ? Are you a rooter of lewdly moneyed educational institutions with awful power ? Then you ’ll love the task list that just went up at Harvard . They’rehiring a Wikipedian - in - Residence . It pay by the hour .
You might be wonder what exactly a Wikipedian - in - Residence does , and you ’d be wise to enquire whether or not it ’s a literal Book of Job . More on that in a minute . Indeed , a Wikipedian - in - Residence handles all thing Wikipedia for institutions or companies .
The specific position at Harvard is in the university ’s rare al-Qur’an library , so there ’s a flake of an archival bend to this one — and an accent on assistance free-base on the word “ assistant ” inHarvard ’s job title . With assembly line items like “ adding sources for existing varlet ” and “ creating newfangled page on notable topics , ” the job does n’t go too assess .
good of all , though , Harvard ’s Wikipedian - in - Resident will also upload more substance to the public domain for all to enjoy . And since Harvardhas one of the mankind ’s largest libraries , that ’s potentially a band of substance . Oh , and as for qualification : “ Candidate must be a read Wikipedian in skilful standing , with hearty experience in writing and blue-pencil Wikipedia articles , and have knowledge of Wikipedia standard , culture , and rules . ”
In other words , the Wikipedian - in - Residence will acta little bite like a Wikipedia ambassador . That does not mean they ’re there to make the institution look awesome on Wikipedia . In fact , harmonise toWikipedia ’s own guidelines for such a position , a good Wikipedian - in - mansion house “ avoids dispute of interest by not edit article directly relating to the organization . ”
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This is very much a real job , though . Wikipedia lists several dozen institutions — include the Smithsonian , the British Library , and the Palace of Versailles — that have employed a Wikipedian - in - Residence . Many of them , however , were only for a limited time , and such is the font with Harvard . The job listing stipulates that the gig will only last 13 weeks . Pay is $ 16 an hr .
Harvard ’s endowment , by the agency , is now up to nearly $ 33 billion . [ HarvardviaJohn Overholt ]
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