Funded PhD Position at Computer Science Dept. Amrita University - Bangalore
Excited to make an impact? We are making available a monthly stipend of INR 30,000 for a Ph.D. candidate to build a technology platform. The position is renewable after one year.
Technical Requirements:
You are a software developer who takes pride in shipping working code on time, documents code for reuse and ease of maintenance (good practices), optimizes performance for a responsive user experience
The technical experience preferred are:
- Programming in a contemporary framework such as Ruby on Rails
- Data Modeling in NoSQL databases such as MongoDB
- Deployment on cloud-based infrastructure such as Amazon EC2
Even if you lack proficiency in any of the above technologies, it is important that you have a track record of software development, and being adaptive to new platforms.
Application Domain:
India aspires to join the ranks of developed nations. Dreams have taken wings. Every individual seeks to have the knowledge and the tools necessary to improve life.
We believe farmers prosperity means a healthy and wealthy nation. Indian agriculture remains the place with the greatest need and most opportunity. Convergence of mobile devices, social media and big data in a technology platform presents the possibility of revolutionizing agriculture in the way that Uber and Ola have forever changed transportation.
The mission is to lift farmers up by putting the knowledge they need in their hands. The envisaged platform delivers know-how to farmers
- When they want it, in the way they want it,
- To enable sharing of experiences
- Through an easy, multilingual interface
Please connect with Dr. Prashanth Athri at Amrita University, Bengaluru campus, to take this forward.
