Advertisement Number: P.Rect./R&D/2024/121

Essential Qualification: Ph.D. in Computer Science / Electrical Engineering or closely related fields with specialization in Machine Learning/ Artificial Intelligence.

Salary: INR 60000-5000-85000 per month (Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills)

Nature of position: Temporary / Contractual

Duration of appointment: Upto March 2025 or till end of the project (whichever earlier). Renewed annually based on performance.

Skills required: Background and experience in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical/predictive modeling of data. Fluency in basic ML/AI models for problems such as regression, classification, and clustering. Strong background in mathematics, especially probability theory and time series analysis. High ethical standards when performing data analysis and reporting results. Willingness to work in an interdisciplinary setting and collaborate closely with team members from other fields, learning about new technologies used in those domains and incorporating this domain knowledge to create more powerful ML/AI models. Fluency in Python coding and use of ML/AI libraries such as numpy, scipy, and sklearn. Prior experience with deep learning libraries such as PyTorch or tensor flow will be a plus. Significant background in handling and processing large data sets. Impressive publication record in high-impact ML/AI conferences and/or journals. Familiarity with topics such as time series models (VAR, VARIMA and deep learning variants such as LSTM, GRU, Transformers) and Gaussian Processes will be a plus but is not essential. Past background in interdisciplinary research and working with raw data e.g., from instruments or sensors will be a plus but is not essential.

How to apply: Interested candidates may apply via email (to dstccp@gmail.com) giving full details of qualifications and experience with copies of relevant certificates and 2 Letters of reference by May 17, 2024. *Extended till June 05, 2024.

Please mention the post applied for and advertisement no. in the subject line of email.

Other benefits:

He/she will get the opportunity to work in a conductive environment and can avail the hostel/family accommodation facility (according to availability) at IIT Kanpur.

As regards the medical facilities, only the OPD facility for self shall be available at the Health Centre of IIT Kanpur without any reimbursement of cost of medicines. Any outside referral shall not be reimbursed. For the purpose, a medical booklet shall be provided to you on request.

Selection:

The department reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for short listing of eligible candidates satisfying qualifications and experience. The selection will be based on offline and/or online interview. Only short listed candidates will be informed via email about the date of interview.

Prof.S.N.Tripathi
Coordinator,
National Aerosol Facility,
IIT Kanpur.