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Author:  Fogmeister [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:21 am ]
Post subject:  Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
http://www.hawking.org.uk/index.php/com ... article/96

I'll be applying :D
Author:  AlunD [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:49 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
Hell of a job for the right person.
Author:  hifidelity2 [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
So they want
a PA
a Car Mechanic
an Electronics Expert
a Computer programmer

all in one package for £25K

hmm - lovely job but finding that skill set may be difficult
Author:  finlay666 [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
Sounds like the job to be Gwyneth Paltrow's nanny and speaking a bazillion different languages, pay was pretty poor but the perceived celeb status that goes with it is meant to subsidise that
Author:  phantombudgie [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
hifidelity2 wrote:
So they want
a PA
a Car Mechanic
an Electronics Expert
a Computer programmer

all in one package for £25K

hmm - lovely job but finding that skill set may be difficult

...and 5 years' experience of doing the exact same job already...
Author:  rustybucket [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
Quote:
Maintenance of "black box" systems with no instruction manual or technical support

Does being married count?
Author:  ProfessorF [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
hifidelity2 wrote:
So they want
a PA
a Car Mechanic
an Electronics Expert
a Computer programmer

all in one package for £25K

hmm - lovely job but finding that skill set may be difficult


Not really:
Quote:
Managing national and international travel for Prof. Hawking and his care team. Expect to spend around 3 months per year abroad!

Can you successfully ring the travel agency that he deals with?

Quote:
Development and maintenance of Professor Hawking's communication and speech systems

Can you make sure his box of tricks works ok, by mainly staying in contact with the manufacturer and previous engineers?

Quote:
Procurement and maintenance of his wheelchairs and accessible van

Contact and liaise with the firm that make them; put batteries on charge; look after a car (book it for servicing when it's needed, make sure there's fuel in the tank before you take it out with him in it).

Quote:
Preparation of lecture graphics and public speaking

Do you know PowerPoint/Keynote?

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Dealing with the media and press

Can you answer a phone and take messages?

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Answering inquiries from the public and maintaining the website

Can you answer a phone and know a bit of web design?

As for the black box stuff, I'd imagine that's just a test of your ability to learn and adapt. Which given the sort of person they're looking for (I'm sure a lot of you could do it) isn't a rare thing.

It's essentially a PA job with some additional stuff on the side.
£25k isn't bad, it's about what you'd get lecturing in an FE college, but without the qualifications.
Author:  phantombudgie [ Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
rustybucket wrote:
Quote:
Maintenance of "black box" systems with no instruction manual or technical support

Does being married count?

:lol:
There just aren't enough smileys in the world!
Author:  leeds_manc [ Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:54 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
You all missed the small print "Are you willing to be fired into a black hole, will you gladly spend the rest of eternity with the eminent Stephen Hawking on his journey to another universe".

Once I read that I was out.
Author:  AlunD [ Sat Dec 31, 2011 8:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Ever thought of working for Stephen Hawking?
phantombudgie wrote:
rustybucket wrote:
Quote:
Maintenance of "black box" systems with no instruction manual or technical support

Does being married count?

:lol:
There just aren't enough smileys in the world!

:lol:
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