Google is in hiring mode

To
handle the growing range of issues Google is involved in — from online
privacy to government transparency — the company is seeking to expand
even more. It is looking to hire an academic relations manager who will
serve as a liaison to university faculty, economists and researchers
and commission policy papers. 

{mosads} Google is also currently
interviewing candidates for a new privacy policy counsel, who will be
responsible for advocating Google’s position to congressional
committees and federal agencies, such as the Federal Trade Commission.

The
company is also hiring a small-business community outreach manager, who
will work on small-business issues on the state and federal levels.
Google is also looking for a policy associate to join its
government-relations team.

The tech giant has spent just
under $3 million on lobbying so far this year, up from the $2 million
it spent during the first nine months of 2008.

In addition to
the openings at its Washington office, Google is looking to fill a
dozen more legal and policy jobs at its headquarters in Mountain View,
Calif.