DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND GEOMATICS ENGINEERING

Vacancy for the Position of Research Assistant

Background:

Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering has received a grant from International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for a year (2013-2014) for conducting project entitled “Strengthening Geospatial Infrastructure and Research Capacity at Kathmandu University”. The activities involve research support for students, geospatial application development and advanced remote sensing research. To support and smoothly conduct research activities, the Department calls application from enthusiastic and committed candidates for the position a Research Assistant.

Number of positions: One

Responsibilities:

• ·Develop geospatial web and mobile applications
• ·Conduct performance and scalability tests
• ·Application documentation
• ·Assist team leader in conducting remote sensing research activities
• ·Any other responsibilities assigned by team leader 

The candidate should have at least a Bachelor degree in Geomatics Engineering. In addition, the candidate must have good communication skills both in English and Nepali.

Skills and attributes required:

• Proven experience in developing geospatial web applications in PHP, together with an excellent knowledge of PostgreSQL/  PostGIS. Other languages such as Java, Python or ASP will be considered.

• Knowledge of Android/ IOS Programming development essential. Needs to have a creative approach to designing applications.
• Experience of OGCand W3C web standards is critical.
• Ability to organize own workload effectively and prioritize tasks.
• Proven knowledge in different remote sensing softwares like ENVI, ILWIS.
• Ability to work closely and communicate effectively with colleagues at all levels.
• Ability to prepare project proposals, progress reports, and others for submission to sponsors.

Appointment Term: February 2014 –July 2014 with possibility of extension for another six months

How to apply:

Interested candidates are requested to send their CVs (not more than 2 pages) with letter of interest explaining their competence to undertake a research task.

Candidate must email their application to by 30^th January 2014. Only short-listed candidates will be called in for interview.