[BangPypers] [X-Post][Jobs] Project positions open at IIT Bombay

Puneeth Chaganti punchagan at gmail.com
Tue Aug 31 14:26:14 CEST 2010


1 Announcement
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   Project positions are open at IIT Bombay for an MHRD funded project,
   Free and Open source Software for Science and Engineering Education
   (FOSSEE).

   You may obtain further info about the project from the project site:

             [http://fossee.in]

2 Keywords
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   Python, Science, Engineering, Education, Scientific computing,
   IIT-B, FOSS Awareness, Instruction Design, Documentation, Teaching,
   Graphic Design, Editing, Copy writing, SciPy, NumPy, Sage.


3 Project Description
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   The current major activities of the team are -
   - Course design and content generation for courses on Python
     (specifically Python for Scientific Computing), LaTeX, Version
     Control Systems and other FOSS tools. This involves applying the
     concepts of Instruction Design to design courses and generation of
     a significant amount of documentation in the form of written
     material, presentations, spoken tutorials and video lectures.

   - Generation of supplementary material in the form of code and
     documentation for Engineering and Science courses being taught at
     IIT-Bombay.

   - Delivery of workshops and courses at various levels and locations
     across the country on the topics mentioned in content generation.

   - Co-ordination and Organization of conferences like SciPy.in and
     Sage Days.

   - Creating a customized distribution that has all the relevant
     packages to use Python for scientific computing.

   - We also intend to work and improve upon a tiny implementation of
     Python to make it suitable to be used on a Low Cost Access Device,
     being developed by another team from IIT-Bombay.

4 Open Positions & Description
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   + Content Generators
   + Writers/Editors
   + Event Manager
   + Project Manager
   + Instructional Designer
   + Graphic Designer
   + tiny Python champion

4.1 Content Generators
=======================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - Preferably a Bachelors degree in Engineering OR
       - Post Graduate degree in Science

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Willingness to learn
       - Good programming skills
       - Knowledge of Python programming language
       - Passion for FOSS
       - Experience with using FOSS
       - Good math and science skills

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Knowledge of or experience in Instructional Design and/or
         content generation.
       - Experience of working on a FOSS project.
       - Experience with customizing Linux distributions.

     + 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.


4.2 Writers/Editors
====================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - A Bachelors degree, preferably in English

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Demonstrated skill and Experience of writing technical
         documents.
       - Should be able to write/produce an error free, high quality
         document (with instruction design principles applied) of about
         1200-1500 words in a day.
       - Good communication skills

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Knowledge of LaTeX or ReST.
       - Use of version control systems.
       - Knowledge of Instruction Design
       - Experience with using FOSS and a passion for FOSS.

     + 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.



4.3 Event Manager
==================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - At least a 3 year diploma or a Bachelors degree

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Experience in organizing, co-ordinating and conducting events
         involving anything between 50 to 300 participants.
       - Good communication skills

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Experience of organizing a FOSS event.
       - Experience with using FOSS.
       - Passion for FOSS.

     + 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.

4.4 Project Manager
====================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - At least a Bachelors/Masters degree and relevant experience.

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Experience in managing a team of 10-12 people
       - Good programming skills
       - Good communication skills
       - Passion for FOSS
       - Familiarity with FOSS culture and development

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Knowledge of Python programming language
       - Experience in managing a team contributing to FOSS

     + Remuneration
       The pay will be in the range Rs. 30000 to 60000 depending on the
       qualifications and experience.  For extra-ordinary people the
       upper limit is flexible.

4.5 Instructional Designer
===========================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - A bachelors/masters degree

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - A good amount of experience in Instruction Design
       - Good communication skills

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Knowledge of and Passion for FOSS.
       - Experience with designing content for FOSS courses.

     + 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.

4.6 Graphic Designer
=====================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - At least a 3 year diploma or a bachelors degree in any field

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Good sense of aesthetics, color and design
       - Excellent design skills
       - Good communication skills
       - Experience in designing web-sites, posters, logos, t-shirts,
         and other promotional material.

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Experience with using FOSS.
       - Passion for FOSS.

     + 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.

4.7 tiny Python champion
=========================


     + Qualifications

       Educational Qualifications:
       - Preferably a Bachelors degree or higher

       Applicants are expected to possess the following
       qualities/skills:
       - Good programming skills
       - Willingness to learn
       - Knowledge of Python programming language
       - Experience with micro-controller/processor programming
       - Passion for FOSS
       - Experience with using FOSS

       One or more of the following skills would be a plus:
       - Knowledge of Python internals
       - Experience of working on a FOSS project.

     + 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.

5 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 like Numpy, Scipy, matplotlib, Mayavi and Sage.
   - You will be at IIT Bombay and will have best of both worlds --
     good pay and an academic environment.



6 How to Apply
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   The positions are for a maximum duration of 2 years. The initial
   appointment will be for a period of 3 months which will be extended
   based on performance.

   Applicants may email their resumes along with a one page
   writeup on why they think they are well suited for the project to:

            jobs[at]fossee.in

--
Puneeth Chaganti
FOSSEE, IIT-Bombay


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