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At IIIT-H, we provide a diverse, inclusive, fair and transparent work environment facilitating all stakeholders to grow and flourish. We realize that each individual is distinct and unique. Every effort is made in recognizing and respecting individual differences, ensuring that Institute derives maximum benefit through diverse ideas and expertise. Our focus has been to recruit and retain the best and provide an ambience for them to excel.

Positions Open

Presently, we are in need of faculty in specific domains mentioned in the advertisement. However, we are open to recruit talent from other inter-disciplinary areas throughout the year. To apply for positions other than listed below, please register here.

The Software Engineering Research Center (serc.iiit.ac.in) at the International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad, India (http://www.iiit.ac.in) invites exceptional researchers and teachers to join as Faculty at all levels.
The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad is a world-class institution, where the passion for learning, teaching, research, problem-solving, and making a difference, is celebrated. The institute has over 100 faculty members in the school of multidisciplinary computing.
With an emphasis on research, the institute has large research centers with over 120 PhD & 250 MS by Research students working on wide-ranging topics. The institute offers BTech, MS by Research, Dual Degree (BTech + MS), MTech, and PhD programs. IIIT-H provides a flexible environment that facilitates active industry collaborations for conducting research. The institute has executed several private and government research and development projects over the past decades.

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The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, driven by passion for making a difference through research and teaching seeks highly motivated faculty of any nationality at the level of Professor, Associate Professor & Assistant Professor

Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D. with a strong research track record and passion for teaching

Minimum Qualifications

The core areas (though not limited to these): embedded systems, VLSI, digital signal processing, Robotics, wireless communications networks and digital electronic circuits

CSE

The core areas (though not limited to these) are: computer architecture, systems and networking, algorithms and computational geometry, programming languages and compilers, AI, robotics, software engineering and information security

Pay Scale

In line with MHRD 7th CPC guidelines and other benefits with appropriate Research and Student Support

Please mail your resume along with teaching and research statements with covering letter in Word (.doc) or PDF format. Scanned resumes and other formats will not be read by our system.

The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, driven by passion for making a difference through research and teaching seeks highly motivated faculty of any nationality at the level of Professor, Associate Professor &Assistant Professor.

Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D with a strong research track record and passion for teaching

Core Areas

(though not limited to these) are: Engineering Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Probability and Statistics, Algebra & Real Analysis

Pay Scale

In line with MHRD 7th CPC guidelines and other benefits with appropriate Research and Student Support

Please mail your resume along with teaching and research statements with covering letter in Word (.doc) or PDF format. Scanned resumes and other formats will not be read by our system.

The International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad, driven by passion for making a difference through research and teaching seeks highly motivated faculty at the level of Assistant Professor, Adjunct & Visiting Faculty.

Minimum Qualifications

A Ph.D. or an Engineering graduate with a PG in Humanities having 10-12 years of relevant experience

Core Areas

Ethics, Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, Literature and broad areas of Humanities

Pay Scale

In line with MHRD 7th CPC guidelines and other benefits with appropriate Research and Student Support.

Please mail your resume along with teaching and research statements with covering letter in Word (.doc) or PDF format. Scanned resumes and other formats will not be read by our system.

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Background:

Engineering in general, and Computer science in particular, are inherently an applied realm. Research can translate into solutions useful for society. While research needs active thought towards creating new knowledge, to translate the same into useful technologies and solutions, needs an application mindset. A mindset that straddles the twilight zone between research and industry. Research minded individuals from industry, or in some cases very industry minded individuals from research

The Position:

Applied Research Faculty is a full-time faculty-equivalent-position requiring a research aptitude and industry experience. A role that is required to bring in applied research insights into the university, bring in a solution and applications view of research, source problems from society and industry that can be addressed only with new research, and bring in a systems thinking into the research world.

Education:

Ph.D. from a renowned institute followed by at least 5 years of experience in academia in a university of standing
or
Though a Ph.D. is desirable, an Engineering or Science Post-graduate with over 15 years of extensive and intensive experience in industry; having strong conceptual clarity and excellent knowledge in the respective field, would be considered as Associate Professor or even Professor depending upon the experience.

Pre-requisites:

Prospective Applied Research Faculty will have passion for teaching and research translation in a research-centered university; holds a very high level of student engagement skills with ample real-world experience; deep interest and appreciation of research with specific interests in translating research into field solutions and products.

Professional Experience:

The incumbent will be from industry in the mid and senior career stage. Has experience dealing with emerging technologies & research, in either R&D divisions or technology offices of tech industry. Full lifecycle experience from product concept through architecture and systems engineering. Possess a good understanding of technology trends and new technology led solutions. Should have explored product-market fit for emerging technologies/research. Where possible, experience working with universities in commissioned research works or in translating research into solutions. During any part of their industry career, some time spent in academic research is highly desirable, either as faculty or maybe doctoral/post-doc work in a reputed university. Startup and Innovation experience, along with Recognition & Visibility in relevant professional networks, is desirable.

Responsibilities:

Applied Research: Propose, raise funding, and collaborate with research centers to build research intensive solutions for industry and society/government. Will complement research happening in various research-centers. Will work on research validation and real-world experimentation

Projects: The applied research project teams will be staffed by research faculty, that have PhD from reputed institutions and preferably with few years of industry experience. The research faculty will lead projects coming from industry and other external sources

Publish: Create knowledge from the various applied research efforts. Engineering models andprinciples around solutions built from emerging research. Work with Research centers to publish papers based on these experiences. Working as post-doc fellows for the center faculty

Guide students:Guide students: Engage research and masters students in the applied research projects. Derive engineering focused solutions around the deep research areas of the institute. Advise on Research thesis and publications out of such work

Advise for industry perspective: Be an internal consultant to various research groups and faculty on industry perspective for research projects. From understanding possible application areas for a research problem being worked on

Academic teaching: Will undertake teaching of courses relevant to their background, knowledge, and present research interests.

Tenure: As an Applied Research Faculty, your tenure can be anywhere between 1 and 5 years, and renewable thereafter.

Pay & Benefits:

Pay varies depending upon the course(s) offered and time spent on other activities in the Institute as per the norms specified. All direct expenses such as travel, preparation of study material etc.., shall be reimbursed at actuals on furnishing of necessary bills and documents.

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Applications for two SRF positions are invited for a DST collaborative project involving Water Resources Engineering, Environmental Engineering, GIS and Remote Sensing.

Job Description:

This position will be based at Lab for Spatial Informatics Research Centre under the guidance of Prof. Rehana Shaik and Prof. K. S. Rajan. Project work will involve, but not limited to, working, and developing on Decision Support System (DSS) and software development, IOT based system for Realtime Water Quantity and Quality Management of Rivers, including field experiments.

Selected candidate is expected to contribute to the above-mentioned project and carry out research requirements including publishing and presenting research findings in related journals and conferences.

Eligibility:

senior PhD (or) PhD in Engineering (Civil, Environmental, Water Resources, Remote Sensing, Spatial Informatics) with strong mathematical and analytical skills. Expertise in GIS data handling, WebGIS technologies and programming languages like Python is desirable.

Application deadline: 20 August 2021

Shortlisted candidate will be intimated by 22nd August2021

Call for the interview tentatively in the Last week of August2021

Position and duration: SRF for three years. Hostel accommodation is possible.

Application should contain a cover letter, statement of purpose, and a CV (full details of qualifications and experience) with copies of relevant certificates. Email to hiring.projectstaff@iiit.ac.in Mention the job reference code “LSI-DST-WTI” in the subject line for applying for this post. Application without required details may not be considered.

Project PI: Dr. Shaik Rehana, Assistant Professor, Lab for Spatial Informatics, IIITH.

Project co-PI: Prof. K. S. Rajan, Head of Lab for Spatial Informatics, IIITH.

Essential Qualifications:

  • Graduate degree in Engineering (PhD Desirable)
  • MBA from recognized/top-tier School.
  • 10+ years’ experience (preferably tech company) with 3 years in senior leadership or CXO roles.
  • Operational Leadership Experience with new or growing organizations/initiatives. Innovation/startup experience desirable.

The COO of IHub-Data/INAI will be responsible for overseeing all operations of the Hub and will be working closely with the Project Director/CEO & Admin team (general admin, HR, finance, educational programs, fellowship programs, events, etc.) to achieve the overall targets of the Hub.

  • Operationalize the Strategy to achieve targets set by the NM-ICPS Mission Office & Hub Governing Board
  • Work with the admin staff of the Hub, Establish and review goals for each member, and recommending bonus, incentives, promotion, etc. based on the performance of the employees.
  • Resource allocation (space, people, etc.) depending on the need and to meet deadlines/deliverables.
  • Timely reporting of technical, financial, and other admin related information to the Mission Directorate and the Hub Governing Board.
  • Work with the various committees for project approvals, appraisals & other logistics.
  • Help in building/augmenting the Data foundation, Applied Research, Translation, Mobility and Healthcare technical teams to assist in their projects
  • Ensure legal and ethical compliance of all activities (administration, finance, technical aspects,…) of the Hub
  • Planning and conducting events (popularization/branding, funding, investment, workshops, conferences, winter/summer schools, skill development programs, project evaluations, etc.)

 

Emoluments: Commensurate to the qualifications and experience. Annual bonus based on performance.

To Apply: Please send your CV including three references, and a cover letter to ihub-data@iiit.ac.in

Deadline: 10th August, 2021

Young Researcher Program in ML for science. Inviting applications from young scientists and engineers excited about the emerging area of ML4Science. join our group to contribute to datasets, ML algorithms and applied research in AI

Qualifications:

  • BTech/MSc/MTech with strong research aptitude.
  • Scripting and/or computational chemistry tools (Eg. molecular dynamics).
  • Knowledge of AI/ML desirable.

To Apply: Please send your letter of interest and CV to indu.m@ihub-data.iiit.ac.in

Deadline: 10th August, 2021

Fore more information

Job Description:

  • Carrying out and attaining the mission and goals of the business unit managed by providing Administrative Support.
  • Guide, analyze and work with the project coordinator team to recruit, interview, select and hire Employees for the Hub.
  • Provide administrative support for educational/fellowship programs, events, etc.
  • Prepare reports and documents whenever the Head/Funding agency/Host Institute requires before the set deadlines.
  • Provide oversight and Direction to the Teams/ Departments in the operating unit in accordance with the Hubs policies and Procedure.
  • Review all the reports and budgets prepared by the Teams.
  • Hold internal meetings with all the admin related departments within IHub-Data to review all the activities and progress weekly, and report to the Head.
  • Train and provide orientation to junior staff and new employees.
  • Maintain Transparent communication across the Hub.
  • Planning, Coordinating, Developing & Handling Administrative, Outreach & Educational Programs Duties.
  • Interface and engage with external agencies for collaborations, outreach, media presence, etc.

 

Qualification:

  • Undergraduate degree with at least 5-6 years experience – MBA qualification is desirable.
  • Very good written and oral communications, previous experience as team leader in admin roles necessary.
  • Prior experience in accountancy, tax related issues, documentation, writing reports, high level coordination, etc. is desirable.

Job Description:

  • Assisting in collecting, preparing and reviewing financial Information.
  • Assisting in Preparing Offer Letters, Financial reports, circulars and Internal Notes when required.
  • Coordinating with other departments for gathering Data from their end.
  • Preparing area wise budgets every month and sending it across all Departments.
  • Providing expenditure sheets to Departments when requested.
  • Handling web data queries related to accounts/ admin/ HR.
  • Maintaining and managing cash flow statements (internal) with assistance of Accounts/ Admin Head.
  • Ensuring to file all the Internal notes of expenses and maintain the complete excel record of all these expenses.

 

Qualification:

  • Undergraduate degree with 0 to 3 year experience.
  • Knowledge of GST, Income tax, etc. is desirable.
  • Very good written and oral communications necessary.
  • Prior experience in accountancy, maintaining cash flow, etc. is necessary.

Job Description:

  • Planning, coordination and successful execution of all assigned tasks at both internal & external levels.
  • Understanding and providing administrative support on time-to-time basis.
  • Ensure situations and issues are appropriately manages as well as forwarded to next level of resolution .
  • Organizing and facilitates meetings, conferences as required; schedules & coordinates dates & times, venues, attendance, agendas and facilities; takes minutes, transcribe and distribute and follow up on matters arising from meeting.
  • Prepares a variety of statistical, financial and narrative reports, letters, memos and other written correspondence and materials.
  • Documentation relating to administration and HR related activities.
  • Serves as an integral component in staff, faculty & student activities as directed.
  • Activities related to:
    • Pre/ Post hosting/ Deployment presentation & popularization.
    • Post release of research artifacts such as demos & data.
  • Data and code repository along with videos with animation and demonstrations.
  • Web data Queries handling & associated correspondence during running challenges and workshops.

 

Qualification:

  • Undergraduate degree with 0 to 3 year experience.
  • Very good written and oral communications necessary.
  • Prior experience in writing reports, admin related documentation, etc. is desirable.

Project Assistant

Duration

03 years

Job Description:

  • To provide necessary admin support for the assigned funded project activities like admin support to PI (faculty), technical staff recruitment, coordination in the release of monthly salaries, coordination with the RnD Office and the Accounts Dept in the process of financial statements (UC & SOE), Project Ledger account reconciliation, Arrangement of meetings, Coordination with project staff/students, etc.
  • Follow-up and coordination with project participating Institutions; Coordination with external departments like funding body, etc.
  • Data entry, Filing of documentation, Scanning of Documents, etc.
  • Perform other administrative support tasks, including updating and sorting files, drafting, and proofreading correspondence, and conducting research activities
  • Any other works assigned by the Reporting Officer and the RnD Office

Skills & abilities required:

  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including strong spelling, grammar, and punctuation
  • Strong time management skills and multi tasking ability
  • Good technical skills and excellent at MS Office especially in MS word, Excel and Power point with aptitude to learn new software and systems
  • Knowledge in Accounts is desirable
  • Ability to work in a team and need to handle the pressure
  • Strong attention to detail, ability to be resourceful and proactive in dealing with issues that may arise

Deadline: 15th January, 2022

If you wish to apply for this position, please send your CVs by email to “hiring.projectstaff@iiit.ac.in

Research Openings

Immediate Staffing Requirements

for Virtual Labs, IIIT Hyderabad Project Phase 4.

Context and Requirement

The Virtual Lab Project, IIIT Hyderabad, requires one Web developer and one Systems Engineer now and may need more as the project progresses. For this, we are looking at working with organizations that can provide the project with competent professionals with relevant skills and experience as required in individual Job Description documents. The idea is that these professionals will satisfy Virtual Lab, IIIT Hyderabad management and give confidence that they will deliver the expected outcomes of the project. For this, Virtual Labs will examine, interview, and verify the competence and attitude of the professionals for every role/ JD. For each of the selected professionals who join and successfully demonstrate their capability, a pre-agreed monthly fee will be paid to the vendor organizations providing them. The vendor organization will strive to provide people till an acceptable one is found. Other processes relevant to acceptance criteria for individual performance, replacement of individual professionals who leave the assignment in between, if it happens, etc, can be proposed and mutually agreed upon.

Proposal Submission

Organizations interested in the above are requested to submit their proposal by email to jobs@vlabs.ac.in with the subject as “Proposal for Staffing Virtual Lab Projects with software professionals for IIITH’s Virtual Labs Project Phase 4”. Please submit a complete Proposal with Commercial, and Price aspects, time to fill a position, explaining why Virtual Labs should sign up with you for this work. Your proposals must reach us by 27th May 2022.

Brief Job Descriptions for the Immediate requirement

For more information about NLTM: https://bit.ly/3C8npqC

Application deadline : 20 March 2022

Applications are invited for the following posts under the Machine Translation and Multi-Lingual Generation Projects funded by Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India purely on temporary basis. The qualification and other details are given below
Sr. No. Name of the Post No. of Posts Salary/month Qualification
1.

Senior Research
Associate

2

50000
  1. Master degree in Computer Science/Computer Eng/Computer Application with good programming skills in C/C++/Python.
    OR
  2. Master degree in Linguistics/Computational Linguistics with good skills in data handling and analysis
  3. 2 years experience in the field of Language Processing/Corpus Linguistics
  4. Ready to learn
2.

Junion Research Associate

3

38000
  1. Bachelor degree in Computer Science/Computer Eng/Computer Application with good programming skills in C/C++/Python
    OR
  2. Bachelor degree in Linguistics/Language with a keen interest to learn

3.

Software Engineer

Junion Research Associate

5000

  1. Master degree in Computer Science/Computer Eng/Computer Application with good skill in data engineering, software engineering and architecture

Candidates are expected to have an interest in handling natural language data.

Application should reach will all self-attested soft copies of certificate of qualifications and experience via email ltrc.office1@iiit.ac.in.

The last date for submission of application : 25 March 2022

Applications are invited for multiple positions in a MeitY-funded research project at CSTAR and CVIT, IIIT Hyderabad. The appointment will be made initially for one year, which can be renewed for subsequent year(s), subject to a performance review and availability of funds.

Investigators:

Dr. Ankit Gangwal (PI), Dr. Sudipta Banerjee (Co-PI), Dr. Kishore Kothapalli (Co-PI) and Dr. Anoop Namboodiri (co-PI)

Project Description:

The project focuses on blockchains and biometrics (image/video document/face verification). The positions require knowledge and hands-on experience of smart contract development on blockchain and/or biometric (image/video face verification) processing.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Primarily project-related research work (coding and development, data collection, prototype building and system integration, paper writing, etc.).

Sr. No. Position Required qualifications Consolidate pay Number of positions
1.

JRF

First class BE/BTech in Computer Science/IT with 2 years of post-qualification experience in relevant areas
OR
First class MS/ME/MTech in Computer Science/IT in relevant discipline

Rs. 38,440/- per month

6

2.

SRF

First class BE/BTech in Computer Science/IT with 4 years of post-qualification experience OR First class MS/ME/MTech in Computer Science/IT relevant discipline and 2 years of post-qualification experience in relevant areas

Rs. 43,400/- per month

5

3.

Jr. Research Engineer

First class ME/MS/MTech in relevant discipline with at least 4 years of post-qualification work experience in relevant areas

Rs. 45,000/- per month

3

4.

Sr. Research Engineer

Doctoral degree OR ME/MTech with a minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience.

Rs. 75,000/- per month

1

5.

Project Staff (For office/administrative works)

First class Bachelor degree.

Rs. 25,000/- per month

1

Preferred Qualifications/criteria:

Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working in blockchain/ biometrics/digital forensics/video analytics. A research background in these disciplines will be strongly preferred.

Application Deadline: Rolling

Selection Procedure:

  • Shortlisted candidates will be intimated via email for an interview; if on-site interviews take place, no TA/DA will be provided to the candidates.
  • Selection will be based on the candidates’ performance during the interview conducted by the selection committee.
  • Selected candidates will be informed via email

Application Procedure:

Email your CV (in a single PDF, max 2 pages) with details of qualifications, experience, etc.

IMPORTANT: Please keep the subject line of the email as: “PRJ_vKYC_22_PositionName”, for example PRJ_vKYC_22_JRF.

Applications are invited for technical staff positions in a MeitY-funded research project at CSTAR and CVIT, IIIT Hyderabad. The appointment will be made initially for one year, which can be renewed for subsequent year(s), subject to a performance review and availability of funds.

Investigators:

Dr. Ankit Gangwal (PI), Dr. Sudipta Banerjee (Co-PI), Dr. Kishore Kothapalli (Co-PI), and Dr. Anoop Namboodiri (Co-PI)

Project Description:

The project focuses on blockchains and biometrics (image/video document/face verification). The positions require knowledge and hands-on experience in smart contract development on blockchain and/or biometric (image/video face verification) processing.

Responsibilities (including but not limited to):

Primarily project-related research work (coding and development, data collection, prototype building and system integration, paper writing, etc.).

Particulars:

Sr. No. Position Required qualifications Consolidate pay Number of positions
1.
Research Associate

First-class BE or BTech degree in Computer Science/IT from top institutes (IITs, NITs, IIITs, BITs, and other premier institutes)

Up to Rs. 12500/- per month

4

2.

Developer

Up to Rs. 25000/- per month

4

Research Associates may also be considered for higher studies at the institute.
Outstanding Research Associates will be supported with hostel accommodation.

Preferred Qualifications/criteria:

Preference will be given to candidates who have experience working in blockchain/ biometrics/digital forensics/video analytics.

Application Deadline: Rolling

Selection Procedure:

  • Shortlisted candidates will be intimated via email for an interview; if on-site interviews take place, no TA/DA will be provided to the candidates.
  • Selection will be based on the candidates’ performance during the interview.
  • Selected candidates will be informed via email.

Application Procedure:

Email your CV (in a single PDF, max 2 pages) with details of qualifications, experience, etc. to

IMPORTANT: Please keep the subject line of the email as: “PRJ_vKYC_22_TSRA”

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Sr.Software Developer and Software Developers @ Biometrics and Secure Identity Lab, IIIT Hyderabad.

Biometrics and Secure Identity Lab at IIIT Hyderabad, engages in research and development with multiple projects in the field of Biometrics and Machine Learning. In pursuance of the same, the lab announces recruitment of “ one (1) Sr. Software Developer and two (2) Software developers” to work along with the researchers in the lab, to provide scalable and deployable solutions based on algorithms from the research done in the lab.

Such personnel recruited can at the discretion of the PI be eligible for courses offered at IIITH while continuing to work at BaSIL.

This is not a call for applications to be researchers.

The requirements of the opening is provided in Appendix I.

The process, application and selection is provided in Appendix II.

Note: Only short-listed candidates from the applicants will be contacted for a test and interview.

Freshers can apply for posts of Software Developers.

I. Position : Sr. Software Developer / Software Developer.

A suitable candidate for the positions should preferably:

Presently, we are in need of faculty in specific domains mentioned in the advertisement. However, we are open to recruit talent from other inter-disciplinary areas throughout the year. To apply for positions other than listed below, please register here.

  • Have 2-4 years of experience in case of Sr. Software Developers and 0-2 years experience in case of Software Developers, in the industry/academic, as the case may be, working on development using C/C++, Java, python
  • Experience in structured development of solutions and testing, specifically relating to
    • Distributed/Networked systems
    • Database systems
    • Dashboard creation and management
    • Web-interfaces, and
    • End-to-end systems
  • Must be able to communicate and understand project requirements and deliverables
  • A team player yet an individual developer of own might
  • Working in R&D projects, internships or having published papers will be an additional advantage to the candidate

Pay Structure:

  • In case of Sr. Software developer, the pay would be INR 9,00,000/- to 11,50,000/-
  • In case of Software developer, the pay would be INR 7,20,000/- to 8,40,000/
Compensation will be consolidated pay and based on the suitability of the candidate.

Courses and Skill development:

As an academic institution, IITH supports suitable candidates for pursuing skill advancement through courses offered on campus. A candidate, if recruited to BaSIL project team, may after completion of 6 months of full time work, seek to pursue PGSSP course, subject to the approval and satisfaction of the PI and on the recommendation of the PI. Such candidate may further seek MS by research, subject to renewed approval from the PI, further subject to completion of courses and required credits for conversion as per institute course requirements.
Note: Suitability to courses is to the satisfaction and at the discretion of the PI and meeting requirements of the institute course pre-requisites. It does not entail an automatic right to admission to any course. Candidates may refer to courses at iiit.ac.in for further details

Process of application:

Step 1: Interested candidates must apply by sending their updated CV along with a short 100-word description of why they choose to apply for the position.

The CV and the description must be mailed to the email address: basil@iiit.ac.in By, date: 30th January,2022.

The CV must necessarily contain personal details of name, age, residence, contact details (Mobile and email) along with full details of education from class 10 upto latest education, including certifications, and the details of all job/professional experiences with brief 1-2 line details on the same.

Step 2: Suitable candidates shortlisted (1st list) for the purpose will be intimated via mail by 10th February,2022.

If a candidate is not in receipt of such a mail, it shall be presumed that such candidature is not shortlisted in the 1st list.

Step 3: Candidates first go through an interview, either on IIITH campus or virtual at the discretion of BaSIL, and based upon candidature. Such interviews are expected to be held between 15th February-25 th February,2022.

Step 4: Candidates shall be intimated, incase they are deemed suitable, to finish a technical assignment within a fixed period of time.

Step 5: Final intimation of selection.

Incase suitable candidates are not found through list 1, list 2 may be drawn for the purpose and such candidates shall go through the process under step3-5 as described above.

CVEST

Ph.D and MS by research (both in Electronics Engineering) positions are immediately available for Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) funded project in the area of IC design (VLSI) at IC~WiBES Research Lab at the Center for VLSI Design and Embedded Systems Technology (CVEST), IIIT Hyderabad. Positions are available for the durations of 2 to 5 years.

About project:

The project includes cutting edge research in mm Wave integrated circuits.Successful candidates will design and tape-out circuitsin180/65 nm technology nodes.

Prerequisite:

B.Tech or M.Tech in Electronics/Electrical Engineering

Salary:

As per SERB norms Ph.D: INR 31,000, MS:INR 15,000 per month + HRA as applicable)

To apply:

Interested candidates can email their CV to abhishek.srivastava@iiit.ac.in
Multiple full time positions (Ph.D./MS/Research-Associate(RA)) are immediately available for a research project funded by TCS foundation at IC~WiBES Research Lab at the Center for VLSI Design and Embedded Systems Technology (CVEST), IIIT Hyderabad. Positions are available for the durations of 6 months to 5 years.

About project:

The project involves fundamental and applied research aspects of circuits, systems and sensors in biomedical domain, where an indigenous electronic device is being developed for the early and reliable diagnosis of a fatal disease in young children. The project includes integrated and discrete level circuit design, tape-outs, sensor development and bioinformatics, which are expected to result in new technologies, patents, high quality papers and novel products.

Principal Investigator: Prof. Abhishek Srivastava

Positions

1. Ph.D./MS/RA in electronics area (Circuits/Sensors/Embedded-Systems)

(Prerequisite: B.Tech or M.Tech/MS in Electronics Engineering, M.Tech/MS preferred for Ph.D. positions. B.Tech final semester students looking for internships are also encouraged to apply.)

Scholars will work on circuit design (analog/RF/mixed-signal), sensors, and system integration towards their Ph.D./MS/RA research. Desirable skills – basic knowledge of circuit analysis and design, prior experience of working with microcontrollers or experience in PCB design, or sensor design will be an added advantage.

2. Ph.D./RA in bioinformatics area

(Prerequisite: M.Sc./ B.Tech/ M.Tech in microbiology/ biotechnology/ bioinformatics/ biochemistry)

Scholars will work on genome analysis and other biological aspects of the project. They will be closely working with medical practitioners and research scientists in this area.

Additionally, scholars must be willing to learn new things, should have good writing skills, should be self-driven, highly motivated and should possess the quality of perseverance.

Outreach

Research Translation Fellowship

  • Program to work on creating products and solutions from research
  • Take courses under Professors along with the research translation work
  • Products in healthcare, mobility, smart cities and more using AI. IOT, NLP. CV. robotics and other emerging technologies

IIIT Hyderabad announces a yearlong Research Translation Fellowship for working professionals to work on creating products from emerging research. The full-time fellowship will include a stipend and a chance to work with research groups and professors. One can take courses through PGSSP ( 2 Courses per Semester).

The fellows will work with the research translation centers underway in centers including the Applied AI center/INai, Product Labs, Smart Cities Living Lab, Raj Reddy Center for Technology and Society. Technologies considered will be from recent works of professors in the 20+ research centers of IIITH including emerging areas like AI, IOT, NLP, CV, robotics and other emerging technologies.

Products and solutions built may be in domains like healthcare monitoring, medical diagnostic algorithms, genomics, autonomous vehicles, safety solutions, education tech AI, speech, and language solutions for business, smart city device and AI analytics, social sector solutions in education and healthcare. The Fellows will be part of a team to build one of these solutions in the year.

This one-year research immersion will enable professionals to work with the research groups, chance to get exposed to the latest research, and through the effort to build a product to understand the real-world use of such research.

This is an opportunity for aspirants with over 1 year experience in technical roles, smart developers, excited about research, keen on emerging technologies led innovation.

An opportunity to build products that will have a population scale impact.

Deadline: 15th January, 2022

VLabs

VLab ‘Call for Proposals’ document

Immediate Staffing Requirements for Virtual Labs, IIIT Hyderabad Project Phase 4.

Context and Requirement

The Virtual Lab Project, IIIT Hyderabad, requires one Web Developer and one Systems Engineer now and may need more as the project progresses. For this, we are looking at working with organizations that can provide the project with competent professionals with relevant skills and experience as required in individual job description documents. The idea is that these professionals will satisfy Virtual Lab, IIIT Hyderabad management and give confidence that they will deliver the expected outcomes of the project. For this, Virtual Labs will examine, interview, and verify the competence and attitude of the professionals for every role/ JD. For each of the selected professionals who join and successfully demonstrate their capability, a pre-agreed monthly fee will be paid to the vendor organizations providing them. The vendor organization will strive to provide people till an acceptable one is found. Other processes relevant to acceptance criteria for individual performance, replacement of individual professionals who leave the assignment in between, if it happens, can be proposed and mutually agreed upon.

Proposal Submission

Organizations interested in the above are requested to submit their proposal by email to jobs@vlabs.ac.in with the subject as “Proposal for Staffing Virtual Lab Projects with software professionals for IIITH’s Virtual Labs Project Phase 4”. Please submit a complete Proposal with Commercial, and Price aspects, time to fill a position, explaining why Virtual Labs should sign up with you for this work. Your proposals must reach us by 27th May 2022.

Key Focus

The mission and goals of the institute are greatly influenced by the desire to use IT to benefit society at large. Our mission is to contribute to the transformation of industry and the community by delivering research-led education, promoting innovation and fostering human values. Our primary goals are:

  • Impart education that is comparable in breadth and depth to the best in the world; which at the same time nurtures among students,an aptitude for research and development, starting right with the undergraduate level.
  • Target solutions for societally-relevant problems that can be transferred to scalable technologies and enterprises.

What has allowed this fusion of academics and research is the presence of exceptional faculty at IIIT-H. We have been successful in attracting some of the brightest and most dedicated faculty from all over the globe.

Operational Model

  • Catalyzed in 1998 by AP Government with the support of NASSCOM and industry
  • Land and buildings provided by Government
  • All expenses are borne by the Institute from day one
  • Deemed University from 2001: Model for academic dynamism
  • Model similar to Caltech, CMU, MIT, Stanford, Cornell, etc.
  • Foundation for the 20 IIITs under the PPP model by MHRD, State Governments, & Industry Partners
  • An enlightened Governing Council is the highest institutional authority
  • Not government. Not private. A public institution!

Research Drive

IIIT-H is a non-governmental research university that blends social orientation and nimble dynamism to create long-term value.. The Institute is unique in terms of integrating research with its academic programmes. Few key examples are:

Research Centers and not Departments

The Institute is structured around research centers instead of conventional departments. The research centers are based around major domain areas; hence making them interdisciplinary by their very nature. They work on specific areas of Agriculture; Artificial Intelligence; Computational Natural Science & Bioinformatics; Cognitive Science; Data Science Analytics; Earthquake Engineering; Innovation & Entrepreneurship; Language Technologies; Machine Learning; Robotics; Security, Theory & Algorithms; Signal Processing & Communications; Software Engineering; Spatial Informatics; Visual Information Technology; VLSI & Embedded Systems Technology.

Undergraduate Research

The Institute has an innovative curriculum allowing students the flexibility to select courses and undertake research projects. They participate in ongoing research or technology developments, even at the undergraduate level, an opportunity unprecedented in India. Our B.Tech. (Honours) programme allows UG students to pursue long-term projects and carry out research. Several research papers co-authored by our undergraduate students have been published at reputed international conferences.

Innovation and Incubation

Promoting entrepreneurship and incubation of companies has been one of our key focus areas. The institute draws on research conducted in-house and undertakes development-oriented projects. We encourage student entrepreneurs to form companies and incubate them. So far, the Institute has produced 92 student entrepreneurs.

  • Our UG students, known to be troubleshooters, hold prominent positions in academia, product companies and startups –
    • Faculty at Oxford, ISB, IIT-D, IIT-V, IIT-J, IIT-T, IIIT-H, IIIT-G, etc.
    • 250 of them work in Microsoft, Google, Amazon
    • Masters and Ph. D. from major universities – CMU, MIT, Stanford, Oxford, INRIA, Edinburgh, UIUC, UMD, GaTech, etc
  • Large diaspora powering research worldwide in Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, NLP, Robotics, etc.
  • In 2018, the team of faculty, research students, research staff and UG students published 325 papers in top conferences and journals.
  • 25 of our PhD students have external competitive fellowships from TCS, Google, Intel, Visvesvaraya, and several more from CSIR, UGC and other sources.
  • Around 45 of our students including several undergraduate students travelled to international conferences to present their papers and participate in academic discussions.
  • Based on CS Rankings.Org, IIIT-H has been ranked amongst Top 6 within India; Top 25 within Asia and Top 146 across the globe for all of computer science publications in the topmost conferences for the period 2008-18.
  • As per CS Rankings.Org, IIIT-H has been ranked No. 1 within India; Top 18 within Asia and Top 98 across globe in the areas of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics publications.
  • Industry Collaboration: Multiple research engagements –
    • Projects, Co-Innovation, Co-Creation, Innovation, etc.
    • Startups: Root-node and other options
    • PGSSP: Opportunity to pursue M.Tech and MS by Research at IIITH without admissions
    • Short courses, Executive Education
  • The Institute has produced 92 incubatees.

Academic Excellence

IIITH has high quality B. Tech, Masters and Ph. D programmes in Computer Science and Electronics and Communications Engineering. We have a strong research relationship with industry leaders and top-notch technology universities worldwide.

The belief that IT adds value when it interacts with other disciplines have led to the design of several academic programmes with other disciplines: Bioinformatics, Building Science, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Science, Computational Natural Sciences, Computational Linguistics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Exact Humanities, and Spatial Informatics.

To enrich the educational experience of students, the Institute has dedicated faculty in Humanities, Social Science, Fine Arts and Management.

So far, 807 students have completed MS by Research and the Institute has produced 150 Ph.Ds. The faculty student ratio for MS by Research and Ph.D programme is 1:10.

Key Academic Highlights

IIIT-H is a non-governmental research university that blends social orientation and nimble dynamism to create long-term value.. The Institute is unique in terms of integrating research with its academic programmes. Few key examples are:

  • India’s largest academic incubator with 250+ startups, 10,000 entrepreneurs, 1400+ employment generation and 20 research labs engagement.
  • A guiding model and potent force behind several state and national institutions.
  • Nine out of every 10 IIIT-H alumni work on ICT research, product architecture design or development at top notch IT companies worldwide.
  • Students are top ranked globally at the Sphere Online Judge (SPOJ), a popular programming site with over 7 lakhs users from 120 countries
  • IIIT-H students are five out of top 20 winners at CodeChef’s national level monthly programming contests
  • 100% placements with top notch IT companies worldwide.

Fact Book (2019)

Learn. Research. Discover
IIIT Hyderabad is one of India’s leading research Institute
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IIIT Hyderabad is one of India’s leading research Institute
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IIIT Hyderabad is one of India’s leading research Institute

2018-19 Student Strength

1533

Ph.D 179 12%

PG (2 years) 228 15%

UG (4 years) 533 34%

UG (5 years) 613 39%

Technology

  • Communications
  • Computer Systems
  • Data Sciences & Analytics
  • HCI
  • Hardware
  • IoT
  • Language Technologies
  • Machine Learning
  • Robotics
  • Security, Theory & Algorithms
  • Software Engineering
  • Visual Information Processing
  • VLSI & Embedded Systems

Domain

  • Agriculture & Rural
  • Development
  • Building Sciences
  • Cognitive Science
  • Computational Natural
  • Sciences
  • Education
  • Exact Humanities
  • Heritage Preservation
  • Spatial Informatics
  • Strategic Sector
  • Security & Privacy

Infrastructure

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Campus

IIIT Hyderabad’s 66-acre campus, located on Gachibowli road (aka Old Bombay Highway) is centrally located and well connected by all means of transport. The institute is surrounded by many academic and research institutions – Hyderabad Central University, Indian School of Business (ISB), TCS-CMC, Indian Immunologicals and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Development Banking (JNIDB), and is just minutes away from the bustling HiTech City Center and Lingampally.

On campus facilities include State Bank of India branch, ATM machine, stationary shop and canteens. The campus is efficiently guarded by 24-hour security at the hostels, main gate and all academic and administrative buildings. There’s just one entry and exit point so safety and security are never compromised. Evenings on campus are a pleasant sight with well-lit streets and common areas surrounded by mature trees and lush greenery.

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Labs & Workspaces

The Institute has well-equipped, air-conditioned computer laboratories with the latest hardware and software allocated to students batch-wise. The average PC-to-student ratio is 1:2. All computers are part of an intranet (1Gbps backbone), which connects all buildings including the hostels round the clock. Researchers have 24-hour access to the computational facilities. The students administer their own computer systems. Research centers provide specialized, high-end equipment as needed in research and development projects.

New workspaces have been set up for students where they can work in a quiet space. These spaces have been designed and built with modern facilities such as ergonomic chairs and desks, discussion rooms, white boards, etc and can accommodate up to 200 students at any given time. 

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In addition, there are two new Teaching Labs equipped with state-of-the-art teaching aids including projectors, TV screens and theatre-style seating that can accommodate up to 100 students at any given time.

In order to deliver sustainable and reliable computing resources and services to meet research demands of IIITH’s highly computational research community, the institute has a High-Performance Computing (HPC) service that provides campus researchers with cutting-edge computing infrastructure, enabling them to address scientific, application and engineering problems and solve challenges in the areas of Computer Vision, Machine/Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Bioinformatics as well as investigate chemical and biological processes such as protein folding.

The HPC cluster facility, named, “Ada” after Ada Lovelace, the first ever computer programmer, consists of 92 nodes, each equipped with dual Intel Xeon E5-2640 v4 processor, 128 GB RAM, four Nvidia GTX 1080 Ti / RTX 2080 Ti GPUs and two scratch disks (2 TB SATA and 960 GB SSD SATA). The cluster has a total of 3680 CPU cores, 1472512 GPU cores and 11776 GB RAM. The aggregate theoretical peak performance is 70.66 TFLOPS.

Abacus is the first HPC cluster facility of IIITH, with a total of 59 HP SL230s compute nodes. Each node is equipped with two Intel Xeon E5-2640 processors, 48 to 96 GB RAM and 2 TB scratch disk. The nodes are interconnected through Gigabit and 4X QDR Infiniband. The cluster provides about 14 TFLOPS of peak computing power.

Polymer Lab: Flexible Circuits and Systems (FleCS Lab) focuses on the development of flexible circuits, sensor systems, polymer-based device fabrication and characterization. In this lab, students have access to state-of-the-art equipment for polymer research such as spin-coater, ultrasonicator, vacuum chamber, centrifuge, precision pipettes, microscope, magnetic stirrer, and precision weighing scale. Areas of research include fabrication of dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) for soft robotics applications, development of polymer-based conductive inks, and development of novel flexible sensor systems.

Product Labs, the market relevant product engineering arm of technology transfer office (TTO) curates and brings relevant market/business insights to the institute, defines products based on market potential, enables market/licensing readiness of Institute research and identifies “Go To Market” owner and collaborates with partnering corporates/Investors.

Embedded Systems and IoT Lab is equipped with ARM Processor kits, ATMEGA32 boards, Altera FPGA Boards, Zed boards, TI Mixed Signal System Development kit

Optical and  RF Lab consists of optical sensors, ring lasers, modulators and optical signal processing devices.

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Library

The Library has a large collection of reference books, text books, technical reports, standards, literature books and CD-ROMS. It is managed by a fully integrated multi-user Library Management Software that automates cataloguing and circulation services  along with a Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) facility.

A digital library is also maintained to archive useful software, books and tutorials. Students can download any permitted software from this resource. Numerous textbooks and reference books are available in the digital format as well. Many lectures have also been recorded and are available online for students to use. Most courses maintain an intranet site containing lecture slides and other course material.

The library also has a new reading room and stack area-cum-reading space where students can bring their own books to study.

More details at https://library.iiit.ac.in/

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Accommodation

IIITH is a residential institute and it is compulsory for all students to stay on-campus. First year and second year students who have enrolled in Bachelor’s or dual-degree programs are required to share rooms (double occupancy) whereas, from the third year onward, students have single occupancy. An optical fiber network connects all campus buildings including the hostels.

IIITH has five hostels – three for boys and two for girls.

Palash Nivas (Old Boys Hostel) for undergraduate students from second year onwards and first -year postgraduate students. The hostel is attached to the North and South Mess.

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New Boys Hostel (NBH) for postgraduate seniors and research students pursuing M.S or Ph.D. The hostel is attached to Yuktahar mess and non-vegetarian Kadamba Mess.

Bakul Nivas for undergraduate first year students and second year postgraduate students.

Old Parijaat Nivas for third and fourth year women students.

New Parijaat Nivas (New Girls Hostel) for first, second and third year women students.  

The institute provides housing facilities for faculty and staff spread across 100 apartments on campus in C & D Block, as well as Anand and Budh Nivas. There’s also a guest house with four air-conditioned suites for visitors to campus.

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Dining

There are 3 vegetarian (North, South and Yuktahar) and 1 non-vegetarian mess (Kadamb) on campus. Kadamb serves non-veg five times a week. Spacious and modern kitchens cater healthy and nutritious meals. Students can choose to dine at any mess.

There are also 3 canteens on campus –  near Vindhya block, next to the basketball court, and at the guesthouse –  that serve snacks and beverages throughout the day and late into the evening.

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Sports

The institute gives sufficient incentive for everyone to excel in the sport of their choice, ranging from cricket, volleyball, soccer, basketball, table tennis, etc. IIITH also has an understanding with nearby stadiums for other sports facilities such as badminton, hockey, swimming, etc.

IIITH also has a new open air fitness park beside the basketball court kitted with four wheel shoulder builder, air skyer, cross walker, rower, roman rings with twister, shoulder press, chest press, push & dip station, air walker, knee chair, abs shaper, monkey bar, etc.

There’s also a yoga room with a trained yoga instructor who conducts classes for students, faculty and staff in the mornings as well as evenings.

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Cultural spaces

Tarangini amphitheatre has 4 rooms spread across two floors, each with a specific student purpose, such as dance, music etc. and others to be used as green rooms for stage performances. Tarangini is also a WiFi enabled building with 24×7 WiFi access, so that students can use it both as a cultural and interaction spot.

IIITH has a record number of breathtaking wall murals. The walls of the barricades, benches on campus as well as some of the buildings in the campus are painted with various themes by students during Felicity, the annual college fest, as well as on other special events. This artwork tradition has been handed down by successive batches of students and is usually done by students of the Art Club.

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Health & Wellness

Aarogya Centre, IIITH’s on-campus clinic provides primary medical care to students, faculty, staff and on-campus residents. The services include Allopathy, Ayurveda and Homeopathy systems of medicine.  A 24×7 ambulance service is provided too.
 
Doctors from Care Hospital are available at the Centre daily from 10am – 12pm and 4pm – 6pm on weekdays and 10am – 12 noon on Sundays. A 24×7 round the year nurse service is also available.
 
The Centre provides both outpatient and limited inpatient care. Emergency care services (ER) as well as laboratory services can be availed at Care Hospitals. Visiting consultants for gynaecology, paediatrics, dentistry are also available on a monthly basis. For patients who are not able to visit the Centre, telephonic video consultation and lab services can be arranged.
 
Ayurvedic and Homeopathy doctors attend the clinic twice and once a week respectively and are available for consultations during this time.
 
Psychological counselling services are provided at Arogya Centre. The team consists of a psychiatrist and 2 counselling psychologists/ psychotherapist.
 
The Centre is always well stocked with general medicines as well as nebulisation and oxygen concentrators. First aid boxes are available at all hostel security posts.
 
IIITH also has MOUs with Care Hospitals Hitec City, AIG Gachibowli and Rainbow Children’s Medicare in the Financial District, which are all within a 4-5km radius from campus and reachable in just 10-15 minutes.
 

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Pay & Enabling Factors

The Institute’s faculty employment type and pay scales are on par with 7th CPC as per MHRD guidelines. Overall, the compensation, benefits and facilities are amongst the best institutes of national importance.

The Institute bears the cost of travel for self and immediate family by air (economy class) and relocation expenses during the time of joining as per the rules.

Being a research based Institute, we lay high emphasis on faculty pursuing research immediately after joining the Institute and offers seed funding to do so.

Fund towards professional development is available to all faculty members, which can be used for buying books, professional memberships, attend conferences and seminars, meet travel expenses for attending conferences, etc.

IIIT-H encourages faculty members to take up consultancy assignments with corporates, public sector and other research based institutes and organizations.

The Institute goes out of the way to extend help to individual faculty wanting to pursue research in specific area of interest.

The institute has fixed a standard amount of Rs. one lakh for new faculty member to buy his/her laptop or desktop in addition to the office space and other facilities

The Institute offers one-year sabbatical for accepting academic assignments abroad, attaining competitive scholarships and fellowships. Faculty who have completed six years of continual service with the Institute are entitled to avail sabbatical. During this period, the faculty would be paid as per the norms of the Institute.

The Institute functions efficiently through agile and lean structure facilitating speed in response in all aspects of administration.

Faculty who stay on campus are provided reasonably priced paid accommodation. The institute also provides a nominal amount towards rentals for faculty who wish to stay off campus for an initial period of three years.

The Institute provides paid day care facility within campus for the children of both faculty and staff.

IIIT-H Aarogyya Center provides out-patient services to the campus residents by consulting doctors specialized in Allopathic, Homoeopathic and Ayurveda. Consultancy is given free of cost to all the IIIT-H family members. Towards hospitalization, Institute reimburses annually Rs.20,000/- towards premium for covering self and dependent family members.

New faculty member is awarded enough academic points to support 4 research students for 3 years.

Work Culture

  • All goals set internally, with no restrictions
  • N-PPP Model: Liberate by breaking bonds
  • Fully empowered Governing Council
  • Institution for, of, and by the larger society

Great emphasis has been laid on building a work culture that promotes excellence in all spheres of Institute’s operations. The structure by design encourages speed in decision-making, efficiency, and high level of productivity.

Faculty members have direct reporting relationship with the Director of the Institute creating platform for open dialogue, discussions and, thereby, enabling speedy decision-making.

The Institute believes that freedom and responsibility go hand-in-hand in building high performing work culture. Lot of care has been taken to ensure this aspect is finely balanced ensuring that each individual is highly committed, motivated and takes complete ownership of his / her deliverables.

At IIIT-H, diversity just does not confine to race, age, gender, ethnicity, education, genre and physical abilities. We realize that each individual is distinct and unique. Every effort is made in recognizing and respecting individual differences, ensuring that Institute derives maximum benefit through diverse ideas and expertise.

Life @ Hyderabad

Hyderabad is amongst the most happening cities, clean, vibrant with modern infrastructural facilities and wide connectivity. It is a major center for the technology industry. The other spectrums include, BFSI, pharma & healthcare, service, trade, logistics, retail, etc..

Schools in Hyderabad are affiliated to either CBSE, SSLC or ICSE. Schools are run by either state government, local governing bodies, private individuals, missionaries or other agencies. Children in Hyderabad schools have to study for ten years in schools, followed by two years in junior college before becoming eligible to enroll for graduation programme in a college. Colleges in Hyderabad offer graduation, post-graduation and doctoral programmes in science, arts, engineering, commerce, law, medicine and fashion.

Hyderabadi cuisine is a blend of traditional South Indian, Mughal, and Persian cuisine. Hyderabadi Biryani is an iconic dish of the region. Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Continental cuisine have also become popular.

Culturally, the city is rich in performing arts and its rich legacy in dance, music and drama. There are centers for arts and cultures around the city to facilitate and promote creative atmosphere. Some leading Artists like M. F. Hussain and T. Vaikuntam, both painters, have been associated with the city. Lamakaan located in Banjara Hills, is an open cultural space promoting the best of arts, literature, theatre, debate and dialogue. Hyderabad is the home to the Telugu film industry, popularly known as Tollywood.

Cricket and Field hockey are the most popular sports in the city. The 2003 Afro-Asian Games was the second largest sports event held in India. Hyderabad 10k Run is a marathon event conducted every year. The city has state-of-the-art venues for gymnastics, archery and Sepak Takraw. There are venues for table-tennis, basketball, equestrianism, boxing, weight-lifting with world class facilities.

FAQs for Prospective & New Faculty

(as of 1st January, 2020. Subject to Change)

  • I will be defending my thesis soon (I don’t have the PhD degree yet), can I still apply?
    Yes, candidates with outstanding credentials can be considered and offered faculty position conditional on successful completion of PhD.
  • I am a fresh PhD, what kind of appointment can I expect?
    Fresh PhD applicants with excellent academic and research record will be considered for the position of Assistant Professors on contract.
  • I am living outside India, do I have to come down to IIIT-H for an interview?
    Yes, IIIT-H encourages faculty from abroad as full-time, guest or visiting faculty. We do have a provision for conducting skype / video interviews. However, the final round of interview is organized in person based on mutual convenience.
  • How long will it take IIIT-H to make me an offer?
    It takes anywhere between 2-4 weeks to consider faculty applications after the Selection Committee completes the process.
  • How soon will I be expected to join after getting the offer?
    About 1-2 months, but we are flexible in considering requests for extension in joining time. Acceptance or rejection of the offer, however, is expected within 7 days of the date the offer is made.
  • When would the Semester begin and end?
    Fall: 1st August – 30th November Spring: 1st January – 30th April
  • What is the expected teaching load per year/semester?
    The typical teaching load per year is three courses. This includes core courses at the undergraduate level also.
  • How many days a week does a faculty member work? What are the work hours?
    The Institute follows a 6-day, 40 hours per week schedule for faculty. However, faculty members at IIIT-H, as at any premier institute in the world, generally work way beyond the Institute hours. There is also enormous flexibility offered in terms of work-from-home.
  • Does IIIT-H have start-up/seed grants available for new faculty?
    Yes, IIIT-H encourages new faculty to submit research proposals to the Institute, and start building up their research program as soon as they join. A one-time seed grant is offered to kick-start the research activity.
  • How can a faculty member develop research facilities?
    The Institute goes out of the way to extend help to individual faculty wanting to pursue research in specific area of interest. In addition, research proposals including expenditure for research infrastructure, can be submitted to the Institute or to external funding agencies. Also, new faculty member given resources to support 4 research students for a tenure of 3 years.
  • Is there a limit on the research initiation grant that IIIT-H can give?
    There are no predefined limits. Every application is judged on merit.
  • Are faculty members expected to write research proposals to funding agencies?
    Yes, the Institute strongly encourages faculty to seek external funding for research. Securing external funding for research is a key catalyst for a vibrant research culture, developing institutional facilities, and training research manpower.
  • How do we apply for research funds from industries and government agencies?
    There are calls for proposals and you can visit companies to seek funding. Alternatively, you can collaborate with others. You can discuss with the Dean (R&D) to obtain more details.
  • Is there any other funding for professional development?
    A professional development fund of INR 50,000/- per year is available to all faculty members. Additional fund of INR 75,000/- – INR 1,00,000/- is available for publishing high quality research papers. Institute grants INR 3,00,000/- towards international travel.
  • Can faculty take up consultancies?
    IIIT-H encourages faculty members to take up consultancy assignments based on high end expertise of the faculty, not easily available outside. They are allowed to spend one day in 7 days on consultancy work. The Institute deducts nominal costs towards overheads from the income. The consultancies need to be conducted through the Institute, and shall not be in the faculty member’s personal capacity.
  • Are employment opportunities available for spouses at IIIT-H or in the neighborhood?
    Merit of the candidate is the main consideration, and IIIT-H neither gives preference nor discriminates in hiring spouses. The Institute is located in an economically vibrant city and there would be many employment opportunities for spouses.
  • Does the Institute reimburse travel and relocation Expenses towards Joining IIIT-H?
    IIIT-H bears the cost of travel for the incumbent and immediate family by Air (economy class) or II A/C Train from place of stay to Hyderabad, India. To claim reimbursement, e-Ticket along with boarding pass needs to be furnished along with appropriate bills, if applicable.
    In addition, freight charges up to INR 50,000/- (within India) and INR 1,00,000/- (from outside India) is paid. To avail tax exemption, all necessary bills / receipts need to be furnished before the closing of financial year.
  • Housing & Temporary Accommodation
    The Institute has a residential campus for faculty and students. Faculty are provided with reasonably priced rented accommodation.
  • How much salary can one expect at IIIT-H?

    The Institute’s faculty employment type and pay scales are on par with 7th CPC as per MHRD guidelines. Overall, the compensation, benefits and facilities are amongst the best institutes of national importance.
Designations Basic Pay CTI
Assistant Professor (on contract)

Rs. 92,900/-

Rs. 15,00,000/-

Assistant Professor

Rs. 1,01,500/-

Rs. 1,01,500/-

Associate Professor

Rs. 1,39,600/-

Rs. 22,06,644/-

Professor

Rs. 1,59,100/-

Rs. 25,61,100/-

  • How about pay revisions? 

    Pay revisions are done periodically in line with the national revisions and also after a full appraisal every year.

  • Does the Institute recognize faculty’s exceptional achievements by way of higher salary, etc.?

    Yes, exceptional performance is always valued at the institute. Additional professional development funds are made available for exceptional performers.
  • Are there any medical and hospitalization benefits for self and family members? 

    IIIT-H Aarogyya Center provides out-patient services to the campus residents by consulting doctors specialized in Allopathic, Homoeopathic and Ayurveda. Consultancy is given free of cost to all the IIIT-H family members. The Institute reimburses annually Rs.20,000/- to faculty towards premium for covering self and dependent family members towards hospitalization

  • Does the Institute provide for traveling to home town? 

    Leave Travel Allowance of Rs.40,000/- to faculty is provided.

  • What is the leave/vacation entitlement of faculty members at IIIT-H?

    A faculty member is entitled to 12 days of casual leave in a calendar year (pro-rated according to the date of joining) and 60 days of vacation leave in a year as per the rules laid down by IIIT-H. Traveling on duty, such as attending a conference, committee meetings, evaluations, etc.., does not count towards these leave days.
  • What type of retirement benefits are available?

    The new pension scheme (NPS) is applicable to all faculty members. Gratuity on completion of five years of continual service with IIIT-H.
  • Does IIIT-H provide for sabbaticals?

    The Institute offers one-year sabbatical for accepting academic assignments abroad, attaining competitive scholarships and fellowships. Faculty who have completed six years of continual service with the Institute are entitled to avail sabbatical. During this period, the faculty would be paid as per the norms of the Institute.
  • Does IIIT-H offer visiting appointments of short durations such as one semester or one year?Yes, IIIT-H encourages qualified candidates to apply for such appointments.
  • I would like to spend a part of my sabbatical in India. What kinds of opportunities are available at IIIT-H?Academics planning to take a sabbatical at IIIT-H for a semester or a year can teach one course per semester. Towards this, we offer reasonable remuneration/honorarium and stay in the Institute. Please go through positions open for adjunct faculty position on our website.
  • I am teaching in a University and I would like to gain experience of working as a faculty member in IIIT Hyderabad. Are such opportunities available at IIIT-H?IIIT-H welcomes faculty with excellent credentials from institutions such as nationally important institutes and other universities to be a visiting faculty with us for a semester or more.
  • Are part-time faculty appointments available for deserving candidates?Yes, the Institute would explore flexible working arrangements with outstanding candidates who can contribute to IIIT-H.

Website

iiit.ac.in

Phone

+91-40-6653 1000