Academia.edu, currently in beta, is a San Francisco-based social networking site for academics. The founders are from Oxford and Stanford. Academia.edu has raised venture funding from some of the leading investors in Europe:
- Saul Klein (the 'Ron Conway' of Europe)
- Brent Hoberman (founder of Lastminute.com which was acquired for $1bn)
- Oxford University
- NewMedia Spark (UK VC firm)
- Hugo Burge and David Soskin (founders of Cheapflights.com)
We're planning a really cool Flash application for Academia.edu. Version 1 of the app should take approximately a month. We're looking to hire a Flash developer to code the app. Initially we are looking to hire on a contract basis, but if things go well (we hope they will), we'd want to make an offer for a permanent position.
Candidates must:
- Have CS background or equivalent experience
- Have 1 year+ Flash experience
- Be passionate about developing great products
Academia.edu is in Rails - you'll need to be able to handle the interactions between Rails and Flash. We'd prefer it if you were in San Francisco, as we can then discuss the app in person, but we'll definitely consider candidates outside of San Francisco. We want to work with the best people, wherever they are.
If you could be interested in building a cool Flash application, send Richard an email at richard -at- academia.edu
per http://www.educause.edu/edudomain/eligibility.asp : "Only postsecondary institutions that are institutionally accredited by an agency on the U.S. Department of Education's list of Nationally Recognized Accrediting Agencies (see recognized accrediting bodies) may obtain an Internet name in the .edu domain."
I am aware that "[a]ll institutions holding names as of October 29, 2001 in the .edu domain will be allowed to keep them without regard to institutional eligibility requirements at this time." but am sure that this would not cover the sale of an .edu domain to a startup company not engaged in education per se.
Care to clarify?