hi I am interested work on python @iitb may i know when shall i expecting to apply please sent me few more details . thanking you yours truly srinivasa rao
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 5:28 PM, Vivek Khurana <hiddenharm...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hi! All, > > > Few FOSS based python jobs in IIT Bombay. Please forward to anyone > interested. > > regards > Vivek > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > > Hi, > > I've been sending out the following announcement on a few mailing lists I > know of. I'd appreciate it *very much* if you could kindly forward this > along to any individuals or to other mailing lists of interest. Many thanks! > > regards, > prabhu > > Hello, > > Project positions are open at IIT Bombay for a new government funded > project on adoption of Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) in Indian > science and engineering education. Applicants may email their resumes > along with a one page writeup on why they think they are well suited for > the project to: > > admin.foss[at]iitb.ac.in > > News, announcements and details regarding the project are available here: > > > http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu/Projects/FOSSEducation<http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/%7Eprabhu/Projects/FOSSEducation> > > > Overview of the project > ----------------------- > > The eventual goal is to replace the use of commercial tools in Indian > science and engineering education at the college level. Towards this we > are working on the following broad themes: > > - Python for scientific computing. > - Scilab (http://www.scilab.org, http://www.scilab.in). > - Multimedia authoring tool suited for Indian languages with a LaTeX > backend. > - Other projects related to the above. > > I will be personally involved with the "Python for scientific computing" > component. This will broadly involve: > - NumPy (http://numpy.scipy.org), > - SciPy (http://www.scipy.org), > - matplotlib (http://matplotlib.sf.net), > - Sage (http://www.sagemath.org), > - Mayavi (http://code.enthought.com/projects/mayavi), > - ETS (http://code.enthought.com/projects), > - SymPy (http://code.google.com/p/sympy), > and various other packages of interest. > > As part of the project you will have opportunity to work with the core > developers of these major projects. > > Requirements > ------------ > > The positions are all for a maximum duration of 3 years. The initial > appointment will be for a period of 1 year which will be extended based > on performance. > > - Project manager: 1 position > - Technical writer: 1 position > - Software Developers/content generators: > - Python: 4 positions > - Scilab: 3 positions > - LaTeX: 2 positions > > You will need to stay on campus or commute to IITB. Accommodation will > be provided if available, otherwise HRA will be provided. > > Qualifications > --------------- > > Project manager: > - Good knowledge of programming and open source software community > - People management > - Communication > - Organizational skills > > Technical writer: > - Excellent language and communication skills (spoken and written) > - Familiarity with computers > - Willingness to learn > > Programmers/content generators: > - Willingness to learn > - Good programming skills > - Passion for FOSS > - Experience with FOSS > - Good math and science skills > > System administration and web development skills are also required so > strong applications with those skills would also be considered. > Experience with Python/Scilab/LaTeX is a plus. Experience with working > on a FOSS project is a big plus. > > Job description > --------------- > > As part of this project you will work towards creating material for > adoption of the various existing FOSS tools in the science and > engineering curriculum. This will involve generation of a significant > amount of documentation in the form of tutorials, audio/video > demonstrations, written material, and lectures. The material will often > go towards augmenting existing courses. The project will involve > working with several well known packages and improving them both in > terms of documentation and code to add features or fix bugs. > > We will be hosting several workshops, sprints and conferences where you > will get to meet the developers of many important packages. > > Remuneration > ------------- > > The pay will be in the range Rs. 10000 to 30000 depending on the > qualifications and experience. For extra-ordinary people the upper limit > is flexible. Accommodation will be provided on campus if available. > > Why you should apply > -------------------- > > - You get paid to improve and write FOSS. > - You get to do really meaningful work -- your work will influence > generations of future students all over India and potentially > elsewhere. > - You get to work on some of the most important projects that will > influence the future of science and engineering. > - You get to meet and work with the authors of various important > packages. > - You will be at IIT Bombay and will have best of both worlds -- > good pay and an academic environment. > > > > Thanks. > Prabhu Ramachandran > http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/~prabhu<http://www.aero.iitb.ac.in/%7Eprabhu> > > > > > > -- > The hidden harmony is better than the obvious!! > > _______________________________________________ > BangPypers mailing list > BangPypers@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/bangpypers > >
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