Online applications are invited from the qualified candidates for the Post of Chief Project Coordinator and Sectoral Experts

CPMU (Central Project Management Unit) at IIT Jammu
under
AI-CoE initiative of MoE (Ministry of Education)
Advertisement No. IITJmu/CPMU/02/2023-24

Date April 17, 2024

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has established CPMU (Central Project Management Unit) at IIT Jammu via the letter F. No. 34-3/2O23-T.S.I dated October 13, 2023, under the initiative of establishing three Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Artificial Intelligence as a part of “Make AI in India and Make AI Work for India”. This initiative is targeting three thrust areas – Agriculture, Health, and Sustainable Cities. The initiative envisages the setting up of three centers of excellence (one CoE per thrust area) for Artificial Intelligence. Details of this initiative can be found at https://iitjammu.ac.in/aicpmu/cfp.pdf. CPMU is entrusted with creating a vibrant team of committed and enthusiastic minds to manage the AI CoE project over the next five years (2023-2028). The CPMU team will work under the overall guidance of the Apex Committee set up by the Ministry of Education Govt. of India to drive the project.

To set up the team at CPMU, online applications are invited from the qualified candidates for the following positions (temporary project positions till the duration of the project November 2028). The total durationofthe appointment shall be 05 years or project duration whichever is earlier. Initial appointment shall be for 01 year and is extendable up to the duration of the project subject to satisfactory performance in yearly reviews.

This is a rolling advertisement (till the vacancies are filled or the project duration whichever is earlier) for receiving applications under the Project. Applications shall be processed when sufficient number of applications are received for a given position. For Chief Project Coordinator and Sectoral Experts, experience in seeing through project completion, mentoring innovation, handholding and troubleshooting delayed/stagnated projects is more important than age. For these posts, nominations from leading industry and AI experts/ MoE / line ministriesshall also be considered. These positions are co-terminus with the project.

Please note that CPMU is free to set the benchmark and call only the eligible candidates above set benchmark for Test and/or Interview. Further, CPMU also reserves the right NOT to fill any of the posts advertised, in the event or exigency so decided without assigning any reason thereof.

Sno Position* Preferable Age Limit Salary Range (Rs. In lakhs per annum) Essential Qualifications and Experience
(Please refer to Details in Annexure I)
  1.  
 Chief Project Coordinator (CPC)
One Post
Detailed advertisement
Application submission link 		60 years 70 – 100
  1. Master’s / Ph.D. in a relevant field (Computer Science/Engineering/IT/AI/Business Administration/Project Management/Medicine/Health/Agriculture/Architecture/Urban Planning etc. / related disciplines)
  2. Minimum 15 years of experience in large outcome oriented project management preferably aligned with Agriculture/Health/Sustainable Cities
  3. Experience working on various AI projects (Data Science/ Machine Learning/ Generative AI/Computervision etc.) and/or multi-disciplinary and cross-sectoral large scale projects.
  4. Excellent leadership and communication (written, oral, 10and presentation) skills.
  5. Good knowledge ofsoftware, tools, and methodsfor project management methods, budget and finance.
  6. Working knowledge of emerging AI technologies and trends. Deep understanding of AI applications towards translation.
  1.  
 Sectoral Expert (Agriculture and AI)
One Post
Detailed advertisement
Application submission link 		50 years 40 – 60
  1. Master's and/or Ph.D. in agriculture-relatedfieldssuch as agriculture, agronomy, or agricultural engineering etc. / related disciplines
  2. Minimum 10 years of experience in the agriculture related sector, with a focus on AI or data-driven projects.
  3. Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational and leadership skills.
  4. Awareness of environmental and agriculturespecific regulations, compliance requirements, and ethical considerations.
  5. Working knowledge of AI technologies andtheir potential applications in agriculture
  1.  
 Sectoral Expert (Health and AI)
One Post
Detailed advertisement
Application submission link 		50 years 40 – 60
  1. Master's and/or Ph.D. in healthcare-relatedfield,such as medicine, healthcare management, or biomedical engineering, etc. / related disciplines
  2. Minimum 10 years of experience in the health-related sector, with a focus on AI or data-driven projects.
  3. Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational and leadership skills.
  4. Awareness of health/healthcare etc. specific regulations, compliance requirements, andethical considerations.
  5. Working knowledge of AI technologies andtheir potential applications in health
  1.  
 Sectoral Expert (Sustainable Cities and AI)
One Post
Detailed advertisement
Application submission link 		50 years 40 – 60
  1. Master's and/or Ph.D. in Architecture/ Urban planning/Civil Engineering/Environmental Engineering/Construction management etc./related disciplines
  2. Minimum 10 years of experience in the sustainablecities or related sector
  3. Strong problem-solving, communication, organizational and leadership skills.
  4. Awareness of sustainability principles, urbanplanning and sustainable cities related regulations, compliance requirements, and ethical considerations.
  5. Working knowledge of AI technologies and their potential applications in urban planning /sustainable cities

* Positions are co-terminus with the project