Junior Research Fellow (JRF) for Indian Digital Heritage (IDH-Hampi) Project

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[attachimg=1] Applications are sought for three Junior Research Fellows (JRFs) leading to Ph. D. position at DA-IICT and SVNIT, to work on research project sponsored by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

Candidates may visit the project website at (Manjunath V. Joshi: Homepage) for information about the overall project activities.

Project Title:
Immersive Navigation for walk through application.
(Sponsored by DST in the category of India Digital Heritage for the site Hampi-Karnataka)

Summary of the project:
The project has two parts. Part I of the project aims at developing high quality digital immersive viewing system in terms of both the video and audio for the heritage site in Hampi-Karnataka. The second part concentrates on the acoustic analysis/synthesis of musical pillars of the Mahamandapam of Vitthala temple

Required Qualifications:
•   M.E./M.Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering or a related discipline

OR
•   B.E./B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering or Electronics and Communication Engineering (or a related discipline) and GATE qualified in related discipline.
•   Background in Image Processing/Computer Vision/ Digital Signal Processing / Speech Communications/ Acoustics and knowledge of MATLAB/C/C++ will be an added advantage.

Duration:
3 years (with an initial appointment for one year and possible renewal for two more).

Location:
Two JRFs will be working at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar and one will be working at SVNIT, Surat.

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Salary:
Compensation includes a salary of
•   Rs.18000 per month + HRA if applicable for ME/M.Tech qualified for first two years and Rs 20000 per month + HRA if applicable for third year.
•   Rs.16000 per month + HRA for B.E. /B.Tech. Degree for first two years and Rs 18000 per month + HRA if applicable for third year.

The candidates recruited for the above position are encouraged to register for the PhD program at DA-IICT within 1 year from the date of joining.

How to Apply:

Please send a CV (including a list of publications, if any) and a Statement of Purpose (SOP) by email to any ONE of the following depending on the area.

1. Image Processing and Computer Vision:

Dr. Manjunath Joshi, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar.
email: mv_joshi@daiict.ac.in
Homepage: Manjunath V. Joshi: Homepage

Or

Dr. Mukesh Zaveri, SVNIT, Surat.
Email: mazaveri@gmail.com

2. Speech signal Processing and Acoustics:

Dr. Hemant A. Patil, DA-IICT, Gandhinagar.
Email: hemant_patil@daiict.ac.in
Homepage: Homepage of Hemant Patil

Last date for receiving applications: 15/04/2011.

Source: Faculty Openings - Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology

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