Yale Blockchain Club Newsletter #3

We hope you’ve had a great spring break and first week back!

Included are information of upcoming speaker events, job/internship opportunities, competitions, job/conference databases, and more!

SPEAKER EVENT THIS WEEK: Yana Sosnovskaya, Head of Editorial at Zora — “The Possibilities of Blockchain for Culture Building and the Media Industry” THIS THURSDAY April 6 @ 4PM

Zora is the chief editor of Zora's Zine which features articles on the intersection of art, media, and blockchain technology. Zora is a leading NFT marketplace & a L2 protocol on Ethereum.

Sign up using this form if you'd like to attend. Held on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/xyz-hoxe-eqp

SPEAKER EVENT THIS WEEK: Alex Supkay, Software Engineer at Art Blocks — “A Very Informal History of Generative Art on the Blockchain” THIS FRIDAY April 7 @ 4PM at LC

If you've always wondered about what generative art is about, and how it intersects with blockchain tech, this talk is for you!

Sign up using this form if you'd like to attend. The in person speaker event is held at Linsly-Chittenden Hall Room 203 at 4pm!

Ava Labs Full-time Opportunity

Looking to join a world-class blockchain development team? Ava Labs makes it simple to deploy high-performance solutions for Web3, led by innovations on Avalanche. The company was founded by Cornell computer scientists, who partnered with Wall Street veterans and early Web3 leaders to execute a promising vision for redefining the way people build permissionless networks. Ava Labs is redefining the way people create value with Web3. Join us as we empower people to easily and freely digitize all the world’s assets on one open, programmable blockchain platform.

From Ava Labs: “We are looking for a Developer Relations Engineer to join our cutting-edge blockchain company. In this role, you will have the opportunity to be a contributing player in shaping the future of decentralized technology and driving its widespread adoption. As a Developer Relations Engineer, you will serve as a liaison between the development community and our company, building and maintaining relationships with developers, help in fostering a thriving ecosystem, and in promoting the growth of blockchain technology. If you are passionate about technology and have a strong background in software engineering, we want to hear from you! Join our team and be a part of revolutionizing the future of finance and technology.”

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Work on making Avalanche Creates a world class hackathon

• Assist on implementing scalable frameworks for a Global Developer community

• Produce technical documentation, blogs, vlogs, and other easily digestible content for easy Developer onboarding.

• Work cross-functionally to help build out the DevRel function at Ava Labs from the ground up

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• Passionate about data, analytics, APIs and developer experience

• Experience in developer education, developer relations, and technical writing

• Strong written and communication skills with the ability to explain technical details to
  technical and non-technical audiences

• Experience writing blogs, code samples, demos, or tutorials with modern development
  technologies

• Experience with common developer and API tools such as SDKs, IDEs, API Design,
  OAS, Postman, etc

• Experience of working within cross-functional teams (developer relations, product
  management, marketing, engineering etc.)

Here is the link to the application: https://boards.greenhouse.io/avalabs/jobs/4792573004?t=5694ba324us

Next Billion Fellowship Program of the Ethereum Foundation

Applications for the Next Billion Fellowship Program of the Ethereum Foundation are now open! 

The Next Billion Fellowship at the Ethereum Foundation is a search for people who have those stories, those values, and those new ways of thinking — and they are excited to announce the opening of applications for cohort #3!

From the foundation: “We are looking for changemakers, visionaries, and pragmatists who are on a personal quest for the public good! The Fellowship is about telling those stories that are new visions for a better future. It is a 6 month self-driven program where Fellows will work on their project or research. They will be provided with mentorship, technical and non-technical advice, financial support, PR opportunities, and access to the Ethereum Foundation network. Fellows could be working as individuals or as part of a bigger organization.

Applications are open until April 28, 2023, and they can be submitted here, or if you want to know more, take a look here. We'll run 2 office hours sessions to clarify any questions candidates may have (April 5th and April 19th - apply to attend here).

Our ask is also that you help us share the word! If you would like to share on, here’s a link to our tweet (quote tweets are welcome and encouraged).”

Yale Blockchain Symposium: Yale will be hosting the 1st ACE Symposium on Privacy, Accountability, Verification and Economics of Blockchain Systems on April 21st @ WLH 207

This one-day event is part of the activities organized by the newly established ACE-PAVE center, a Yale/Columbia/CUNY/EPFL/Certik center suppored by the Algorand Foundation through their Algorand-Centers-of-Excellence Program. This event will take place on April 21st, 2023, at WLH Room 207.

We are thrilled to have cryptography pioneer and Turing award winner, Silvio Micali, who is also the founder of Algorand, as our keynote speaker.

Registration for the event is free, and we welcome anyone who wants to learn more about the exciting advancements in blockchain technology as well as its interplay with law and economics.

We look forward to seeing you at the event and fostering a collaborative environment for blockchain research.

Interested in leading Blockchain 101?

YBC is looking for a student to lead our Blockchain 101 course. Course slides will be provided! What we're looking for:

• Great interpersonal and communication skills. Must be able to communicate the material with beginners

• Be knowledgeable on the topics of blockchain technology, digital assets and cryptocurrencies, web3 and other related topics

• Experience in teaching, preferably in both in-class and online modes.

• Be able to commit 2-3 hours per week: 0-1 hour course preparation, 1 hour lecture, 0-1 hour reporting to the YBC board about their progress

Email Mariam ([email protected]) or Amy ([email protected]) if interested!

Check out our Web3.0 job database

Check out our blockchain conferences database

Lastly, reach out to us if you'd like to sponsor/host an event with YBC!

Email Mariam ([email protected]) or Amy ([email protected]) if interested!

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