Usually "nameless" email are not appreciated at community forum like lug emailing list. It would be better if real person behind "technology.careers@" communicates directly. Need not reflect in the email ID, but atleast in the signature. ~ Ananth
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 6:20 PM, technology.careers < [email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am writing to you from Valued Epistemics Pvt Ltd (VEPL), an Education > Technology start-up based in Adyar, Chennai. We currently have openings in > our Research and Development group. > > VEPL is founded and managed by a team drawn from top institutions such as > IIT, IISc, Purdue and Stanford. The way we work reflects the spirit and > style of Silicon Valley, creating great technology and services that change > people's lives. Our company culture is based on integrity, intensity and > informality. Our R&D team builds Wizdom.in, a popular and pioneering > learning platform producing enjoyable, effective, adaptive and personalized > learning experiences on computing devices (PCs & Mobiles). > > If you are interested in working with us, please find the job description > and how to apply below. > > Manager, Research and Development > Valued Epistemics Pvt Ltd (http://www.GREedge.com) > 22 Gandhinagar 2nd Main Road, > Adyar, Chennai - 600020 > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Job Description and Requirements > > As a core member of our R&D team, you will need to innately understand end > user requirements from the market and translate them into high quality > software. You will be expected to arrive at superior solutions and software > implementations by exploring new and emerging areas of computer science and > mobile technology. > > * You are an inventor at heart, desiring to create one of those killer > applications that will be the final word in the segment. Your role demands > significant out-of-the-box thinking, creativity and passion for innovation > and hard work without compromising on quality. > > * You enjoy being involved in the complete life cycle of product creation, > from Gathering Requirements, Design, Architecture, Programming, Testing all > the way to final end-user deployment. > > * You are eager to learn and master the required software and tools, such > as Java, J2EE, J2ME, Struts, Javascript, Ajax / JSON, XML, LAMP, mySQL, etc. > Our development platform is largely based on open source tools and you are > comfortable working with them. > > * You are interested in several areas of Computer Science such as > Artificial Intelligence, Data Mining, Pattern Recognition, Knowledge > Modeling, Algorithm Design, Visualization, Analytics, Data Warehousing and > User Interface design. Interest in, or exposure to fields such as Cognitive > Psychology, Pedagogy, Instruction Design, etc would be a great plus. > > * You are articulate and open-minded, you have strong team building, > listening, communication and collaborative skills. You should be able to > communicate and work closely with members of varied teams such as Content > authors and editors, Instruction Design experts, Teachers, Product > Management, Sales, etc. > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > To Apply: Email your updated resume along with your responses for the > following questions to [email protected] > > 1. What are you doing currently? > 2. What kind of job are you looking for? > 3. What projects did you like working on and why? > 4. On a scale of 1 - 10, how would you rate yourself in C, C++, Core Java, > J2EE, PHP and mySQL? Have you ever worked on JavaScript, JSON / AJAX, Ruby > on Rails? > 5. What classes did you enjoy as a student and why? What classes did not > interest you, why not? > 6. Have you done any projects based on your own motivation and interest, > i.e. not as a compulsory college project or as part of your job? Please > attach project reports, documentation, source code, screenshots and any > other original material that can help us evaluate your problem solving and > programming aptitude. > 7. What open source software do you frequently use? Have you contributed to > any open source projects? > 8. Do you have a website or a blog? > 9. If currently employed, what is your notice period? When are you > available to join? > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Here is an excerpt from the Hindu Business Line about R&D work at VEPL: > > Q. What are the areas you are working on, as part of your research? > > A. Our R&D (research and development) team works on analytics, > visualization, interaction design, instructional design, pedagogy, > linguistics, cognitive psychology, signal processing, database management, > statistics, data mining, multimedia, algorithm design, distributed > computing, mobile applications and system design. > > With the growth in our operations, we are also beginning to look at newer > areas such as services science. We use Java, J2EE, J2ME and Web2.0 > technologies quite a lot and also tools such as SPSS and MATLAB equivalents. > A lot of the work is interdisciplinary and uses a mixture of computer > science, electrical engineering and specific knowledge in the areas > mentioned above. Our R&D team is trying to solve problems in advanced > personalized learning, distance learning and high-quality service > provisioning to our students through the use of computations. > > Link to the full interview: > > http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/ew/2008/09/15/stories/2008091550220400.htm > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with > "unsubscribe <password> <address>" > in the subject or body of the message. > http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
