Requirement of Research Assistants and Research Associates

Requirement of Research Assistants and Research Associates

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Closes on: 24 August 2021
Location: ICFOSS, Swatantra, Ground Floor, Sports Hub, Karyavattom, Thiruvananthapuram
Job Description
ICFOSS, an autonomous institution of the Government of Kerala requires the following positions for working in the affairs of it.
1. Research Assistants
2. Research Associates
Appointment will be on contract basis. Remuneration will be commensurate with the qualification and experience.


Research Assistants

Research Assistants (Remuneration: Rs.25000 - Rs.35000)

Areas

Qualification

Experience

Technical Skills

No of Positions

Open IoT

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering


Minimum of 2 years in Embedded Systems/ Web applications


Basic Knowledge :

Embedded Systems Programming, ML & AI, Computer Networks , Encryption standards, Go programming, SQL and NoSQL databases, Containerization, Microservices and Docker , Version control using Git, Linux fundamentals, perl/shell/ scripting.

Working Experience/Skills :

Proven experience in implementing backend and frontend components of new-age web applications. Design and implementation of data storage and schema for Time Series ( Unstructured) data and relational (structured ) data. Participate in all aspects of the project lifecycle including requirements gathering, functional specification, design, development, QA and maintenance Familiarity with API creation and RESTful services, gRPC, JSON implementations. Contribution(s) to an Open Source project/Experience with IoT project(s) is considered an added advantages.

General Abilities:

Strong English, written and verbal communication skills

5

Open Hardware


Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering



Minimum of 2 years in Embedded Hardware for Utilities/ Energy Harvesting/Drones



Basic Knowledge;

Embedded Designs using various components, protocols, peripherals/ Devices, Sensors. PCB development (KiCAD Preferrable). Hardware Product Development Cycle; Prototyping, BOM, DFM. Drone assembly, Ardupilot programming, NPNT hardware and programming.. Linux fundamentals, Perl/shell scripting is considered an advantage.

Working Experience/Skills :

PCB Design tools. Strong debugging skills to debug and analyse hardware and firmware bugs. Strong ability to comprehend datasheet and schematics. RF PCB designs skills. Drone development. 3D Design and Modelling. Contribution(s) to an Open Source project is considered as an added advantage.

General Abilities:

Strong English, written and verbal communication, skills

2

GIS/Mapping

Bachelor’s Degree in Science or Engineering


Minimum of 2 years in Software Development for GIS/Mapping

Basic Knowledge: Knowledge in GIS, Mapping, Linux fundamentals, perl/shell/ python scripting.

Version control using GIT


Working Experience/Skills:

Experience in Open Source tools for Image processing, GIS, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Data analysis, PostGIS, QGIS, Knowledge in 3D modelling software, Digital Mapping and Land Survey

Python, Javascript, Server applications


General Abilities: Strong English, written and verbal communication skills are required.

2

Assistive Technology

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

2 years of experience in Mechanical Design and Fabrication.

Mechanical Design and Fabrication.

1) Should have the ability to apply engineering principles in analysis, design and development.

2) Should be able to provide appropriate designs and ideas for assistive devices independently.

3) Should be able to handle the mechanical design and fabrication independently.

4) Should be proficient in a good CAD Tool.

1

Language Technology

MSc (CS / IT) / MCA / MTech (Circuit Branches) / MTech (Computational Linguistics) / MA (Computational Linguistics /Linguistics)


OR


BTech (Circuit Branches) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Desirable: Mphil / PhD in Applied Sciences and Technology / Computational Linguistics / Linguistics


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

2 years Post experience (PG)


OR


3 years post experience (UG)


(Note: For PhD holders, Research Period can be treated as Experience)

Programming knowledge in Python / Java


Experience in developing Language interfaces.

4

Data Analytics

MSc (CS / IT) / MCA / MTech (Circuit Branches)


OR


BTech (Circuit Branches) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Desirable: Mphil / PhD in Applied Sciences and Technology


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

2 years Post experience (PG)


OR


3 years post experience (UG)


(Note: For PhD holders, Research Period can be treated as Experience)

Programming knowledge in Python / Java


Experience in Data Analytics


Expertise in Machine Language / Deep Learning

2

Machine Learning / Deep Learning

MSc (CS / IT) / MCA / MTech (Circuit Branches)


OR


BTech (Circuit Branches) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent

Desirable: Mphil / PhD in Applied Sciences and Technology


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

2 years Post experience (PG)


OR


3 years post experience (UG)


(Note: For PhD holders, Research Period can be treated as Experience)

Programming knowledge in Python / Java


Experience in handling Machine Learning and / Deep Learning projects


Good exposure towards AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning concepts


Knowledge in image processing using FOSS tools

2

UI / UX Design

MSc / MCA / MTech (CS / IT) or equivalent


OR


BTech (CS / IT) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

1 years experience (PG)


OR


2 years experience (UG)



Programming knowledge in PHP/ Python / HTML5 / CSS


Web development experience using PHP / HTML5 / CSS


Good exposure and knowledge in UI / UX designing (Multilingual)

2

FOSS Migration and Capacity Building

MSc (CS / IT) / MCA / MTech (Circuit Branches)


OR


BTech (Circuit Branches) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent


Desirable: MBA

Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course o
n a Regular Basis.

3 years Post experience (two years Post PG Teaching experience) (PG)


OR


4 years Post experience (two years Post UG Teaching experience) (UG)


For MBA graduates, Teaching experience is not mandatory

Post PG Teaching experience in Computer Science domain


Basic knowledge of troubleshooting of FOSS Solutions.


Expertise in the field of FOSS migration and exposure towards FOSS Policies and concepts


Experience in the field of FOSS Migration in government Sector is a plus

3

E-Governance and Development

MSc (CS / IT) / MCA / MTech (Circuit Branches)


OR


BTech (Circuit Branches) / BSc in Computer Science or equivalent


OR


Any Graduation + PG Diploma in e-Governance


Desirable: MBA

Note:
Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

2 years Post experience (PG)


OR


3 years Post experience (UG)


OR


3 years Post experience (PGDeG)


Programming knowledge in HTML / PHP / DBMS (Open Source)


Expertise and exposure in handling e-Governance projects


Experience in documenting and preparing DPR/ BPR


Business Analyst Skills


Exposure in Government sector is a Plus



1

BTech (Circuit Branches)

or equivalent

Note:
Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

3 years Post experience

Experience in Hardware, software, Network maintenance and support


Knowledge in handling open hardware and networking tools and technologies


Working knowledge in Hardware, software and network troubleshooting

1

FOSS Application

Development

BTech (Circuit Branches) / MCA

1 to 3 yrs

Knowledge in FOSS Technologies, Application Development Methodologies and Application Lifecycle Management


Working Knowledge in any of the following:

PHP, PERL, PYTHON, JAVA, C, C++

HTML5, JAVASCRIPT, MARKUP, CSS and open source IDE, design tools and editors like vim, emacs, eclipse etc.

2

CoE

ERP

BTech (Circuit Branches) / MCA

1 to 3 yrs

Knowledge in FOSS Technologies, ERP tools and Modules like

  • Accounting

  • Finance.

  • Procurement.

  • Manufacturing.

  • Inventory Management.

  • Order Management.

  • Warehouse Management.

  • Supply Chain Management.

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Working Knowledge in any of the following

PHP, PERL, PYTHON, JAVA, C, C++

HTML5, JAVASCRIPT, MARKUP, CSS etc. and open source IDE, design, ERP tools and editors like Vim, Emacs, Eclipse etc.

And various databases like MySQL, Postgres, SQLlite etc..

1

CoE

Open Design

BTech (Circuit Branches) / MCA

1 to 3 yrs

Knowledge in FOSS Technologies, Design technologies, WEB Design, Application Design, CAD/CAM design etc.


Working Knowledge in any of the following

PHP, PERL, PYTHON, JAVA, C, C++

HTML5, JAVASCRIPT, MARKUP, CSS etc... and open source IDE, Design tools and editors like Vim, Emacs, Eclipse etc…

And various databases like MySQL, Postgres, SQLlite etc..

1

Cyber Security

Bachelor’s/Master's degree or BTech

Minimum of 2 years in Cyber Security projects

Basic Knowledge: FOSS, System Admin, Networking, Ethical hacking, Penetration Testing, Information System Security, Risk and Information System Control, Cloud Security, Hacking Forensic

Certification in Cyber Security/ Ethical Hacking/ Cloud Security

Working Experience/Skills:

Experience in Cyber Security Implementation using FOSS tools.



General Abilities: Strong English, written and verbal communication skills are required.

1





Research Associates



Research Associates (Remuneration: Rs. 35,000 - Rs. 45,000)

Areas

Qualification

Experience

Technical Skills

No. of Positions

Open IoT

Bachelor's Degree/ Master’s Degree in Computer Science/ IT/ Electrical/ Electronics & Communications/ Instrumentation/ Mechatronics


Minimum 4 years in Embedded Systems/ Web applications (including 2 years in IoT)


Basic Knowledge :

Embedded Systems Programming, ML & AI, Computer Networks , Encryption standards, Go programming, SQL and NoSQL databases, Containerization, Microservices and Docker ,Version control using Git, Linux fundamentals, perl/shell/ scripting.

Working Experience/Skills :

Proven experience in implementing backend and frontend components of new-age web applications. Design and implementation of data storage and schema for Time Series ( Unstructured) data and relational (structured ) data. Participate in all aspects of the project lifecycle including requirements gathering, functional specification, design, development, QA and maintenance Familiarity with API creation and RESTful services, gRPC, JSON implementations. Contribution(s) to an Open Source project is considered as a great advantage. LPWAN application development. Experience with edge analytics is desirable.

General Abilities:

Strong English, written and verbal communication skills

Leadership capabilities, Strong Research Skills, Debugging Skills, Ability to understand and clearly define problem statements.

2

GIS / Mapping

Bachelor’s/Master's degree with specialisation in Computer Science/ IT/ GIS/Remote Sensing

Minimum 4 years in Software Development (including 2 Years in GIS/Mapping)

Basic Knowledge:

Knowledge in GIS, Mapping, Linux fundamentals, perl/shell/ python scripting.

Version control using GIT

Working Experience/Skills:

Working Experience in Open Source tools for GIS, Mapping, Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing & Data analysis, PostGIS, QGIS, Knowledge in 3D modelling software, Digital Mapping, Land Survey

Experience in PHP, Laravel framework, Python, flask, Postgres, Mysql, HTML, CSS, Javascript, jQuery, Ajax, Server applications

General Abilities:

Strong English, written and verbal communication skills are required.

Leadership capabilities, Strong Research Skills, Debugging Skills, Ability to understand and clearly define problem statements.

1

Language Technology

Master’s Degree in CS / IT / Computer Application / Circuit Branches in Engineering / Computational Linguistics / Linguistics


Desirable: Mphil / PhD in relevant subjects.


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

4 years experience



(Note: Relaxations may be given to MPhil/ PhD candidates for counting the experience)

Programming knowledge in Python / Java


Experience in developing Language interfaces.


Experience and exposure in handling Machine Learning and Deep Learning projects for Language Technology


Knowledge in image processing using FOSS tools


Skill in project documentation is an added advantage

2

Machine Learning / Data Analytics

Master’s Degree in CS / IT / Computer Application / Circuit Branches in Engineering


Desirable: Mphil / PhD in relevant subjects.


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

4 years experience



(Note: Relaxations may be given to MPhil/ PhD candidates for counting the experience)

Programming knowledge in Python / Java


Experience and exposure in handling Machine Learning and / Deep Learning projects / Data Analytics / Data Science


Knowledge in image processing using FOSS tools is a Plus


Skill in project documentation is an added advantage

2



FOSS Migration and Capacity Building

Master’s Degree in CS / IT / Computer Application / Circuit Branches in Engineering


Note: Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

4 years experience (Three years Post PG Teaching experience)



(Note: Relaxations may given to MPhil/ PhD candidates for counting the experience)

Post PG Teaching experience in Computer Science / Computer Application domain


Excellent knowledge in Python & Machine Learning


Expertise in the field of FOSS migration


Good exposure towards FOSS Policies and concepts


Good documentation / report writing skills


Skill in project documentation is an added advantage

1

BTech (Circuit Branches) + MBA

Note:
Candidate should have undergone his/her course on a Regular Basis.

4 years experience

Post PG Teaching experience in Computer Science domain


Expertise in the field of FOSS migration


Exposure in conducting and coordinating women empowerment programmes


Experience in conducting field survey / study


Good documentation / report writing skills


Good exposure towards FOSS Policies and concepts

1

Cyber Security

Bachelor's Degree/ Master’s Degree in Computer Science/ IT

Minimum of 4 years in Cyber Security Implementation

Basic Knowledge:

FOSS, System Admin, Networking, Ethical hacking, Penetration Testing, Information System Security, Risk and Information System Control, Cloud Security, Hacking Forensic

Certification in one or more of basic knowledge area.

Working Experience/Skills:

Experience in Cyber Security Implementation using FOSS tools. Designing and implementation of Cyber Security for E Governance desirable

General Abilities:

Strong English, written and verbal communication skills are required.

Leadership capabilities, Strong Research Skills, Debugging Skills, Ability to understand and clearly define problem statements.

1




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