Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) invites applications for the post of Project Scientist-I (One) in a SERB-sponsored project “Centre for Rechargeable Energy storage systems for Augmenting Transportation and Electrification (CREATE)”. We are looking for motivated and talented candidates with prior experience in advanced simulation and experiments in thermal science.

Position Details:

Minimum qualification: Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering/Chemical Engineering or related fields with strong fundamentals in thermal sciences.
Strong hands-on experience in conducting experiments on heat and mass transfer related set ups
At least 05 SCI papers published as the first author in the field related to heat and mass transfer
Duration of the post: Two years, starting from 15 February 2024 with a possibility of one year extension depending on the performance
Consolidated Salary: Rs 56,000/- per month (HRA as per institute norms)
Last date of receiving applications: 31st January 2024

The applicant may contact Dr. Jishnu Bhattacharya(jishnu@iitk.ac.in) for any further details. Please do not send the application to this address.

The appointment is purely temporary and on contractual basis.

Selection: The selection committee approved by IIT Kanpur reserves the right to fix suitable criteria for short listing of eligible candidates satisfying qualifications, experience and the recommendations. Only short-listed candidates will be interviewed (online). If shortlisted, copies of relevant certificates will be required, and be checked against original certificates at the time of interview. Candidates having prior experience in teaching/research (beyond the requirement of PhD degree) will be given preference.

Job Responsibilities: The successful candidate would be one of the key persons in driving the project along with the PI. Responsibilities include design, fabrication of experimental set ups for estimating heat generation in batteries, computational modeling of thermal management and storage systems, guiding research scholars working in similar topics etc.

Applications:Application should be submitted by filling out the form in the link below on or before

31 January 2024 :

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG1XHNBgNzhiQmuK5FBMiShe0LTwEtsEi5u35CUxA6puzMNQ/viewform?usp=sharing

Prof. Raju Kumar Gupta
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Department of Sustainable Energy Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-208016, India
E-mail: guptark@iitk.ac.in

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR