Applications from highly motivated young persons are invited for one temporary project position as per the details given below:

Post: Project Associate (One)

Project Title: "Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential of Fly Ash Dyke" no: DST/CE/20080022

Minimum Qualification: BSC + 4 year experience or Msc or BE/B.Tech. (Civil Engineering/Chemical Engineering) or M. Tech in Civil or Chemical Engineering. Candidate with background in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering will be preferred.

Nature of Work: Experimental investigation of the liquefaction response of flyash under cyclic loading. Development of method of evaluation of liquefaction potential of flyash. Development of an upstream method of construction for ash dyke using geotextile for improved earthquake performance.

Salary: Rs.6,000- 15,000/- per month.

Applications on a plain paper (or by email) should be submitted to the undersigned latest by September 17th 2010.

Applications will be sent to

Dr. Nihar Ranjan Patra
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
IIT Kanpur, India – 208 016
Email:nrpatra@iitk.ac.in

Tel. 0512 -2597623 (off.), 2598226 (Res.)
Fax No.0512-2597395