Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Delhi is a state University created through an Act of Delhi Govt. For teaching some special courses in its undergraduate programs, it is looking for guest faculty in some areas. The main role for the guest faculty will be to teach courses, and the compensation is based on the number of lecture hours. Courses for which guest faculty applications are invited are:
- Humanities. Psychology (preference for Positive Psychology), Ethics, Critical thinking, Theory of Knowledge, Rationality, Music/Art appreciation, rationality.
- Economics. Basic and advanced college level course in economic theory and practice.
- Finance. College level Introduction/Foundations of Finance, Investment management, Risk management and derivatives.
- Mathematics. Advanced Calculus, Number theory, Linear Algebra.
- Physics. Advanced physics
- Biology. College level courses, genetics, biochemistry, bio informatics.
- Energy, Environment, Climate Change, etc.
Guest faculty are generally given the specific task of teaching an assigned course during a semester. For this, a fee of up to Rs 1500 per hour of lecture (higher fee may be considered for highly experienced people), plus some honorarium for conducting exams etc is provided. Some transport allowance may also be admissible. A guest faculty will generally give two lectures a week of 1.5 hours each, and be available for at least one hour each week for clarifying student doubts. He/she will also be responsible for making and conducting tests and exams in the course.
Only candidates with a minimum of a Masters (with a First Division or 60% or equivalent in all degrees) in the relevant field and at least three years teaching or R&D experience, or a PhD in relevant field, will be considered. Candidates with PhD may be given preference. Good communication capability in English is essential, as all teaching is in English. Candidates with experience in teaching similar courses may be given preference. Retired personnel as well as people working full time can also apply. For people working full time, a no objection certificate from their current employer will be required before undertaking any teaching assignment.
IIIT Delhi is currently operating from its temporary location in NSIT Campus, Dwarka, sector 3, which is very close to Dwarka Mor Metro station. (In about two years it will move in its own modern campus which will come up in Okhla, Phase II, where 25-acre land has already been allocated to it.) It operates on semester system - first semester runs Aug 1 through Nov end, and second semester runs Jan 2 through April end.
Interested candidates can apply by sending their CV through email entitled "Application for Guest Faculty for HSS/Maths/...." to director@iiitd.ac.in (and cced to jalote@iiitd.ac.in). Hard copy may be sent to Director, IIIT Delhi; 3rd Floor Library Building; NSIT Campus; Dwarka, Sector 3; New Delhi - 110078. Applications will be considered regularly depending on the need for the coming semesters. The first set of applications in HSS will be processed in first week of Dec 2009. For more information, kindly visit www.iiitd.ac.in . .
