Tim Roberts wrote: > joy99 <subhakolkata1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I am a researcher in India's one of the premier institutes.(Indian >> Institute of Science,Bangalore). >> >> I have done one MA in Linguistics, did a PhD in Natural Language >> Processing and doing a Post Doctoral now. >> ... >> After I complete my Post Doctoral which may be only 2-3 months away, >> with this knowledge can I join IT? > > Wouldn't you say you have already joined IT? > > It's difficult for me to believe that you have managed to get all the way > through a PhD without cultivating close relationships with at least one > private sector company. Unless you had planned to stay in research > throughout your life, wouldn't that have been an obvious step along the > way? > >> Are there any India based opportunities- as I checked Python job board >> it is very less. > > There are very, very few full-time Python jobs anywhere in the world, > although many people use Python as one tool in their toolbox. > >> If I get anything after completing my Post Doc with present base of >> knowledge what profiles I may expect? >> If I have to learn anything what they may be and how much time >> generally a person needs to learn them and what may be the profile >> expectancy? > > I am amazed that a PhD does not already have some clues about the answers > to these questions. Your best plan is to start exploiting your network of > contacts. If you don't already have a network of commercial contacts, then > you have a long, hard road ahead of you.
Getting involved in an open source project or two may bolster your CV and help you get your foot in the door. Employers always like a bit of real worlds experience - some even insist on it. There are thousands of open source projects using python you could contribute to, or you could found your own. You sound like a bright guy, maybe you could be the next Bram Cohen? Roger. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
