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Global Kids, Inc., a New York City based non-profit organization dedicated to transforming urban youth into successful students and global and community leaders, is seeking to fill a number of positions within its Online Leadership Program (OLP).

The OLP, amongst other things, is on the cutting-edge developing best practices in the use of virtual worlds for supporting global youth leadership. It has grown in 2007 from three full time to fourteen employees.

We are currently looking to hire three to four people. However, each position contains more than one area of responsibility, all of which can be mixed-and-matched. And who are WE to tell YOU the best combination? Instead. we are looking to YOU to tell US the best combination of responsibilities to meet your strengths and interests.

There are eleven possible combinations, each with is own job description. Some are full time, some are part-time, and one is as a consultant. Some require work in our NYC office while others can be performed remotely. These details are described within each job descriptions.

If you are interested in more than one position, please feel free to apply for multiple; however, we would still prefer to receive only one job application from you, even if it is addressed to more than one position. The application deadline is October 31st, but the hires might be offered as resumes arrive; feel free to check the status of positions or ask questions on our blog at http://tinyurl.com/2dfrrd.

To choose your own job description, please start by selecting the job type that most interests you and then follow the links provided below. Depending on your choices, you will find all sorts of job possibilities, such as:

Developing a science curriculum in the virtual world of Second Life

Creating a web-based social network for teens around digital media production

Creating a Second Life based social network for adults interested in international justice

Producing Second Life events for teens relating to MacArthur Foundation program areas

Running an after school program using Second Life to teach science or programming

and more…

Get ready and choose your own job description. Please pick which of the following is of most interest to you.

I want to work for Global Kids in the role of:

A Second Life Producer, developing and managing projects and programs within Second Life;

A Social Networking Specialist, using a knowledge of social networks and Web 2.0 tools to support adults and/or teens around social and digital media issues; or

A Second Life Educator, creating curriculum and/or running programs for teens, either in Second Life or using the virtual world in person.