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 full time J u n i o r H o s t m a s t e r Every host directly connected to the Internet needs an address. RIPE 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 Registration Services 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 - work experience in an administrative 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 to apply. Depending on their ambitions and abilities junior hostmasters can eventually 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 350 organisations participate in the work. The result of the RIPE coordination effort is that the individual end-user is presented with a uniform IP service irrespective of the particular network his or her workstation is attached to. In December 1995, there were 2206360 hosts registered on the networks coordinated by RIPE. R I P E N C C The RIPE Network Coordination Centre supports RIPE activities which cannot be effectively performed by volunteers from the participating organisations. In addition to 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 REGIONAL 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-133). This document can be obtained from the RIPE document store. The RIPE NCC is currently staffed as follows: one NCC manager one business manager one registration services manager five junior hostmasters (some part time) two network engineers two administrative staff 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 a possible extension. Location The RIPE NCC is located at the Scientific Center Watergraafsmeer (WCW) in Amsterdam. The offices are 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 more information about this position please contact: Mirjam Kuehne Manager Registration Services RIPE NCC Kruislaan 409 NL-1098 SJ Amsterdam Netherlands Tel.: +31 20 592 5065 <Mirjam.Kuehne@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 Wednesday, April 17, 1996.