PROJECT POSITION OPENINGS:
Project:
Speech Technologies in Indian Languages under the project titled, ‘National Language Translation Mission (NLTM): BHASHINI’
Objective:
Building Assistive Speech Technologies for the Challenged
Funding Agency:
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), New Delhi, Govt. of India.
Position: Project Personnel Category A
Total Number of Posts: 01
Eligibility:
M.E./M.Tech. or equivalent in Electronics and Communication Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering or Information and Communication Technology or (or a related discipline).
Desirable:
- Background in Signals and Systems/Digital Signal Processing and relevant mathematics
- Background in Machine Learning and Deep Learning and its applications to Speech Technology
- GATE Qualification
- Knowledge (both spoken and written form) in Gujarati, Hindi, and English.
- Prior work experience in speech processing (e.g.,dysarthric speech analysis, dysarthric severity-level classification, emotion recognition of disabled, Autism Spectrum Disorder, etc.)
- Data Collection Experience from the Hospitals
- Building Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
Salary: Rs. 45,000/- (consolidated) per month
Starting Date: On or before July 21, 2025
End Date: November 30, 2025
(this could be extended for additional 04 months based on the performance and availability of funds). This post is purely temporary. It would, therefore, not confer any right for any candidate for claiming further extension or absorption in DAU. However, the selected candidate will be encouraged to apply for the PhD program of DAU as per the available guidelines.
How to Apply:
Please send a detailed CV by email with a subject line “Application for MeitY Project Position A at DAU” to Prof. (Dr.) Hemant A. Patil at hemant_patil[at]dau[dot]ac[dot]in
Last date for receiving applications: 04/07/2025
Candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on their CV, qualifications, and experience, choices of electives, internship projects, master’s thesis work, and experience, most important, proven track record of research publications. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview. Decision of the selection committee will be final.