Minimum qualification: Bachelors/Master's degree in relevant fields from IITs or IISc, and demonstration of outstanding talent either in the form of publications in top tier conferences/journals, history of delivery of project outcomes as student or as employees in previous jobs. Candidates with 5 years of intensive experience in Blockchain core development or Application development may also be considered even if the degrees are from other institutes.

Consolidated Salary range: 1,00,000 - 10,000 - 2,00,000 INR per month plus HRA admissible for Kanpur.
Working hours: 8:30 am to 6 pm (Monday to Saturday).

Desired qualification (At least 3 out of the following)

Hands on experience in Cryptographic protocols
Hands on experience with developing applications on a Blockchain
Hands on experience in coding blockchain platform
Hands on experience in developing Smart Contracts
Very good writing, and speaking ability in English
Ability to work on deadline driven projects

Work: The candidate's major tasks and responsibilities will include:

Developing Industry scale applications on Blockchain platforms
Development of Smart Contracts
Debug and Analyze Smart Contracts
Developing new Blockchain protocols and integrate with existing open source Blockchain Platforms

Duration: Appointment will be made initially for one year and can be extended up to five years or till the end of the project whichever is earlier, subject to satisfactory performance. Performance reviews will be held weekly. The appointment can be terminated at any time if found unsatisfactory.

Applications Process: Interested candidates may apply by submitting a detailed resume with copies of all experiences and project details, a cover letter summarizing the experience in relevant technologies and software, copies of degree certificate and grade sheets for all degrees, School final, and Higher Secondary exams. Submission accepted only as hardcopy by postal service to the mailing address: Prof. Sandeep K. Shukla, Head, Computer Science and Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208016, UP. Please note that if detailed cover letter, copies of grade sheets, certificates are missing, the application will be immediately rejected. Please indicate clearly the Project Number and position being applied for on the envelope. No email applications will be accepted.

Last date of receipt of application: September 20, 2019 before or at 5 pm.

Tentative date of interview: September 23, 2019

Contact Person: Prof. Sandeep K. Shukla, Computer Science & Engineering Department, IIT Kanpur

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR