[Applications Closed] The Singularity Institute is hiring remote LaTeX editors

Malo

The Singularity Institute has recently made the transition to a LaTeX based document production workflow for its publications and republished its existing research papers. However, there is still much work to be done and we need more remote LaTeX editors. Some projects currently in the queue include converting both The Sequences and Facing the Singularity into LaTeX based books.

As with other remote positions, pay is hourly and starts at $14/hr but will increase if you produce a good product.

Perks:

Work flexible hours: Complete your work in few large chunks or many small ones—at 03:00 or 18:00—it's up to you.
Work from wherever you please: your home (maybe even in bed), your local coffee shop, a hostel in Nepal, whatever.
Age and credentials are irrelevant; only product matters.
Make money while contributing to The Singularity Institute.

Requirements:

Experience creating and typesetting LaTeX based documents.
Good attention to detail (this is more important than being a LaTeX wiz).
Ability to work autonomously and set your own schedule.

If you're interested, apply here. If you aren't sure you're qualified, err on the side of applying.

Edit: Applications have been closed.

As with other remote positions, pay is hourly and starts at $14/hr but will increase if you produce a good product.

Perks:

Work flexible hours: Complete your work in few large chunks or many small ones—at 03:00 or 18:00—it's up to you.
Work from wherever you please: your home (maybe even in bed), your local coffee shop, a hostel in Nepal, whatever.
Age and credentials are irrelevant; only product matters.
Make money while contributing to The Singularity Institute.

Requirements:

Experience creating and typesetting LaTeX based documents.
Good attention to detail (this is more important than being a LaTeX wiz).
Ability to work autonomously and set your own schedule.

If you're interested, apply here. If you aren't sure you're qualified, err on the side of applying.

Edit: Applications have been closed.

Will the LaTeX document-classes be made available for use outside the Singularity Institute?

No. The Singularity Institute (ie Luke) considers the document-class to be SIAI intellectual property. We have invested many hours making the pdf output high quality, standards conforming and distinctive. The template is hosted securely and will only be distributed to those producing papers for publication by SIAI.

Well, that's a clear answer at least.

Of course, distribution outside SIAI is not the same as putting it in the public domain, so technically you'd not be giving up your intellectual property, it's just about what you allow others to do with it. I can understand SIAI does not want to dillute its brand by having others re-using the exact templates -- but maybe it would be possible to publish a sub-template, something without the SIAI-specifics?

0magfrump14y

Has the document-class changed significantly from the original template? Because a lot of those got distributed without much/anything in the way of IP notices.

3fubarobfusco14y

Is the purpose behind this decision to prevent others from putting out fake SIAI papers, to deny the benefit of SIAI's effort to potential competitors, or something else?

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