We Are Not Hiring Academics. We Are Hiring Builders.
We offer a unique "Tour of Duty" model that allows global experts to serve a national mission without pausing their careers.
The "Prac-ademic" Revolution
In a field that changes weekly, the textbook is obsolete.
Only those building at the frontier can teach the frontier. We have rejected the tenure-track model for a dynamic, three-body team:
- The Do-ers: Full-time Lab Directors running daily ops.
- The A-Team: Global experts on sabbatical.
- The Experts: Visiting Fellows for intensive sprints.
We mandate that all faculty spend 20% of their time building their own projects. An instructor who isn't coding is an instructor who is decaying.
Current Roles
Masters in Residence
The A-TeamLead a Do-Lab. Mentor the top 20 "AI Corps" students. Build "Project Sanjeevani".
Senior Engineer or Product Lead at a top-tier tech firm looking for meaning.
Competitive stipend, housing, and title of "National Infrastructure Architect".
Core Faculty
The Lab DirectorsOwn the P&L and R&D roadmap. Manage Government relationships. Ship code.
PhD or MS holder with a strong portfolio of deployed ML systems.
Full-time leadership role with the autonomy of a startup founder.
Visiting Fellows
The Sprint LeadersFly in for a 2-week "Sprint." Teach a specific, cutting-edge module.
Specialized researcher or practitioner (e.g., Quantum ML expert).
Honorarium and chance to field-test research in the "Himalayan Gap".
Founders in Residence
The Venture ArchitectsGuide AI Foundry teams from MVP to Seed Round. De-risk go-to-market strategies.
A battle-tested founder with a successful exit or Series A raise. You want to pay it forward.
Access to Nepal's top talent pipeline, stipend, and angel investment opportunities.
The Foundry Way
Heat & Pressure
We operate on "Sprint Time," not "Semester Time." We move fast.
Deployment Obsession
If it doesn't run on a device in a village, it doesn't count.
Sovereignty
We build to free Nepal from digital dependency. We are patriots of the future.
Radical Ownership
You own what you build. We support your spin-out ventures.
How to Apply
Don't Send a CV. Send a Portfolio.
We don't care about your GPA or your publication count. We care about what you have built.
The Code
Link us to your GitHub. Show us a project where you solved a messy, real-world problem.
The Mission
Tell us which "Himalayan Gap" problem (Health, Agri, Language) keeps you awake at night.
The Tour
Propose your "Tour of Duty." What will you build in 12 months?