Vacancy Page 2017

For Marketing and Sales

Position: M1

Number of post: 05

Location: Addis Ababa

Length of Employment: Contract for 10 month

Salary & Benefits: Negotiable

Closing Date: November 25, 2017

Job Description and Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

 Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

  • Under the general direction of the specific project manager and marketing director, negotiate for a business deal with sponsors, partner organizations and other public organizations.
  •  Identifies and establishes partnerships with other government agencies, local businesses, and non-profit organizations.
  •  Communicates and strengthens the reach of iCog Labs brand internationally and as well within Ethiopia by developing and implementing innovative and effective marketing approaches.

Eligible applicants: 1st Degree or Masters Graduates of Marketing and related fields with Cumulative GPA above 2.8 Professional work experiences (1+) on sales and marketing is mandatory.

Languages: Communication in Excellent English and Amharic

How to Apply

Your application letter must include the following information.

Name of the position you have applied for, Date of application, Summary of your qualifications and experience, Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job, Permanent address (or your present address if different from your permanent one) and telephone number.

Please send your CV, application letter, Grade report, recommendations and references related to the specific working environment and your other credentials either via info@icog-labs.com or through the form on: https://icog-labs.com/jobs/ page. Or You can personally drop by to our office located around Sidist Killo, on the first floor of Leadership Institute, first floor, office number 101 or 112.

*Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short-listed and contacted.

For Programmer, System Admin, and Software Project Manager/Product Manager

Position: P1, P2, P3

Number of post: 10

Location: Addis Ababa

Length of Employment: Permanent

Salary & Benefits: Negotiable and guaranteed with biannually increment based on performance

Closing Date: May 05, 2017

Job Description and Summary of Duties and Responsibilities

P1) Computer Programmer (No of post 4): will develop and at times design complex software systems, generally involving Artificial Intelligent algorithms. Fluency of C++ and Python is required & knowledge of Java, Linux, data structures & algorithms is important, as is a good recollection of university-level mathematics. Perhaps the most important is the ability & eagerness to learn new things.

Eligible applicants: 1st Degree or Masters Graduates of Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology/Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields with Cumulative GPA above 3.2. Professional work experiences (>=5 years for BA and >=2 for MSC) on software programming/ project management and product management is mandatory.

P2) Software Project Management/Product Management (No of post 3): In addition to all the good qualities of a programmer/software developer, he/she will identify the requirements for new software programs, identify the functional requirements of the departments that will use the programs, identify market requirements and review the performance of existing competitive programs, identify the functional requirements, provide product development strategy, team management, identify the right skills, recruit team members, organize training programs and enhance the required skill of the team, reporting and managing fluent contact with clients, monitor the performance of team members and provide mentoring or training.

Eligible applicants: 1st Degree or Masters Graduates of Computer Science, Information Technology/Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related fields with Cumulative GPA above 3.2. Professional work experiences (>=5 years for BA and >=2 for MSC) on software programming/ project management and product management is mandatory.

P3) System Admin (No of Post 3): Knowledge on Window, Linux, and Unix system is mandatory and in addition to the common responsibility of installing, supporting, and maintaining servers or other computer systems and planning for and responding to service outages and other problems he/she is expected to setup Network and server Management (NMS) systems, implement web filtering and proxy systems, monitor server security, design and implement backups, and whole infrastructures, and setup and manage local area network.

Eligible applicants: 1st Degree or Masters Graduates of Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology/Science, Computer Engineering or related fields with Cumulative GPA above 3.2. Professional work experiences (>=5 years for BA and >=2 for MSC) on software programming/ project management and product management is mandatory.

Languages: Communication in Excellent English and Amharic

Most of the work will involve the OpenCog’s open source AI codebase focusing on machine learning based data analysis, computational linguistics, computer vision, mobile robots and cognitive robotics, cognitive architectures, gaming world and artificial general intelligence. *Although much of the work involves Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, prior knowledge of AI is not required.

see http://wiki.opencog.org/w/Development and http://wiki.opencog.org/w/Category:OpenCog_Developer%27s_Guide

As most of the work is executed via interaction by email and video-conferencing with our overseas collaborators (in the US and Hong Kong), the programmer has to preserve a highly active online communication channels and actively pursue good coordination, and working relationships with such relevant actors and overseas partners.

How to Apply

Your application letter must include the following information.

Name of the position you have applied for, Date of application, Summary of your qualifications and experience, Motivation/objective of why you have applied for the job, Permanent address (or your present address if different from your permanent one) and telephone number.

Please send your CV, application letter, Grade report, recommendations and references related to the specific working environment and your other credentials either via info@icog-labs.com or through the form on: https://icog-labs.com/jobs/ page. Or You can personally drop by to our office located around Sidist Killo, on the first floor of Leadership Institute, first floor, office number 101 or 112.

*Only applicants meeting the minimum qualification will be short-listed and contacted.

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