W3C Fellows are employees of Member organizations who join the W3C Team for specific projects and usually a predetermined duration. W3C encourages Member organizations to participate.
From time to time, W3C looks for motivated people to join the W3C Team. The Team provides technical leadership about Web technologies, organizes and manages W3C activities to reach goals within practical constraints (such as resources available), and communicates with the Members and the public about the Web and W3C technologies. W3C is unique among standards bodies for its full-time staff of Web experts.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community where Member organizations, a staff and the public work together to develop Web standards. W3C's mission is to lead the Web to its full potential.
W3C seeks a full-time Web Accessibility Engineer to be based at Beihang University in Beijing, China. This individual will help ensure accessibility of the Web for people with disabilities and older users, with an emphasis on accessibility of Web technologies and guidelines, mobile accessibility, and accessibility education and outreach.
Work will involve engagement as a Team contact with a variety of working groups and with W3C Member organizations and the public. This includes representatives of the Web industry, disability community, accessibility researchers, education and government interested in accessibility of the Web internationally and also in the Chinese community.
The position is located at Beihang University, No. 37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China. Occasional international and domestic travel is required, as well as the ability to work remotely with collaborative working groups and the W3C global team.
Please send a cover letter and resume including qualifications to team-beihang-position@w3.org. W3C Beihang is an equal opportunity employer.
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is looking for a new, full-time staff member to be located at Beihang University in Beijing, the W3C Host in China, to assist, as team contact, W3C Working Groups developing technical specifications for the Web Platform.
This is an opportunity for a unique individual to be part of the team responsible for the design of next generation World Wide Web Technologies and to lead a variety of industry and user groups toward the development of technologies that enhance the functionality of the Web. As the recognized leader for the technical development of the World Wide Web, we are seeking an individual with both Web technology and project management experience, an excellent understanding of the Web industry, and enthusiasm for the mission and spirit of W3C.
The individual will work within standard groups to edit specifications, develop change proposals, monitor progress, reach out to different stakeholders, produce tests, and to respond to clarification requests, bugs and issues.
Work starts January 1, 2017.
Position is based at the School of Computer Science & Engineering of Beihang University, No.37 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing. There will be regular international travel including to W3C Host sites, and regular remote work with the Working Groups and the W3C Global staff.
To apply, please send a motivation letter, your resume or CV and (if at all possible) copies of your Diplomas (including High School or equivalent) in electronic form to team-beihang-position@w3.org. For the administrative details of the position, please consult the Chinese version of this description.