Where in the world is Dave Ng? (plus a World's Fair flavoured ad for interns)

My apologies for being more or less absent in the last three weeks or so, but I promise to get back to form on Monday. In particular, it's kind of cool that The World's Fair has been around for a whole year, which has led me to think about a readership drive (maybe another intern?)

As well, I just returned from San Francisco, and am loaded with enthusiasm to start my next science education project (the visit involved a Pirate store). Anyway, more on this later...

A picture of some street art in San Francisco. Image by Mr. Waldo

Actually, an intern sounds like a good idea, so lets put our ad up below.

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OUR AD FOR INTERNS

This is a call for outstanding candidates to apply for two intern positions within the context of producing relevant material for The World's Fair. The successful applicant is expected to work in areas of interest to current faculty members (Dr. David Ng and Dr. Benjamin Cohen), to interact with related groups within our network, and to have demonstrated ability in producing essays of reasonable quality and interest.

Due to the competitive nature of this process, we ask that all candidates at the very least meet the following criteria:

The candidate's current area of specialty must contain at least fourteen syllables.

The candidate's expertise must speak naturally to collaborations with the disciplines of science history, Jungian philosophy, international peacekeeping, French Canadian politics, molecular genetics, early 80s pop music criticism, and West African cuisine.

The candidate must be able to "flex arm hang" for a minimum of twelve minutes.

The candidate must exhibit no more than two degrees of separation from Kevin Bacon.

The candidate must be able to rub their tummy and pat their head at the same time.

The candidate must be, in no uncertain terms, hot.*

In addition, short listed candidates will be subjected to a rigorous interview process that will likely involve puppetry, ultimate fighting, and some interpretative dance techniques. This, of course, might be televised nationally on CBS, so it is advisable that all applicants prepare in advance for these skill sets.

The successful applicant may be eligible for a small honorarium that will commensurate with experience and research record, but realistically will be largely dependant on an obligation to play as the principle string in the University's Chinese Orchestra, during the first three years of his/her track.

We will also endeavor to provide the applicant with reasonable research space, and have one of the country's best supply of camping gear, should this be an issue. We do however ask that successful candidates will, themselves, provide start up funds to the sum of $1000, which must be used within 48 hours. During that period, you will, of course, have access to a skilled carpenter who will almost certainly be just as hot as you.

The World's Fair is one of the leading enterprises in North America with strong connections to many well regarded institutes, and we look forward to continuing this tradition with these placements. We hire on the basis of merit and are committed to employment equity. We encourage all qualified persons to apply; however note that citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. No losers please.

*We are obviously referring here to a thermal index. The term apparently also acts as slang, about which we were previously unaware.