Microsoft Visiting Professor at IIT Kharagpur

Nominations / applications are invited for the Microsoft Visiting Professor position in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur.  

The Institute, the first among the chain of six IITs is the largest and the most diversified among the IITs. It was the first IIT to have started the undergraduate programme in Computer Science and Engineering and has recently launched the postgraduate diploma program in Information Technology through the Distance Learning mode at its Calcutta and Bhubanewar campuses. The Institute also has a very successful Science and Technology Entrepreneurship Park (STEP) with many leading Information Technology companies participating as anchor companies. The Department of Computer Science & Engineering of the Institute attracts some of the brightest students of India for their undergraduate and graduate programmes. The faculty of the Department have made significant R&D contributions and have been undertaking a number of innovative research and consultancy projects sponsored by organizations in India and abroad in the last two decades.  

The Microsoft Visiting Professors position has been created with the personal funds of IIT Kharagpur Alumni working in Microsoft and the matching funds from Microsoft Corporation. The positions are available during Autumn and Spring semesters. The Visiting Professor will be eligible for free furnished accommodation at IIT Kharagpur campus and an office with internet facility in the Department, besides US $ 7000 paid directly by the IIT Foundation, Omaha, Nebraska, USA to meet travel, living and other miscellaneous expenses.  The Visiting Professor is free to seek additional support from other source, including his/her own present employer, the Rotary Foundation etc.  

The program offers an opportunity to participate in teaching some of the brightest students in India and to interact with a group of outstanding faculty actively involved in R&D and consultancy. Opportunities will also be available to develop and set up new academic and R&D programs in association with other faculty and to participate in collaborative programs with the anchor IT companies in the STEP. The Institute located in the State of West Bengal has a lovely green campus. The periods spent at the Institute will contribute to cultural enrichment and improved quality of life.  

The present advertisement is for the Autumn and Spring semester of the year 2001-2002.

Eligibility:

Candidates must have a Ph.D. and must have an outstanding record of scholarly achievement and significant contribution to research, development and / or design in the field of Computer Science and Engineering or a related field.  

How to Apply:

Nominations / Applications with full details of qualification and experience should be forwarded by airmail post to the Head of the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, IIT, Kharagpur 721302, India with a copy by e-mail to md-tf@hijli.iitkgp.ernet.in

Clarifications, if any, can be obtained on e-mail from:

• Professor A. K. Majumdar, Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur akmj@cse.iitkgp.ernet.in, or Professor S. K. Satsangi, Managing Director, Technology Foundation, IIT Kharagpur md-tf@hijli.iitkgp.ernet.in,

• Ms. Jane O' Connor, Executive Director, info@iitfoundation.org at  IIT Foundation, Omaha or  

• Dr. Surajit Chaudhuri surajitc@microsoft.com at Microsoft Corporation or Rajeev Agarwal rajeev@MAQSoftware.com at MAQ Software.