Applications are invited for a Project post-doctoral fellow position in the International project on “A Condition monitoring system with multi-agent mechanism for external non-contact smart inspection of buried oil and gas pipelines”. The period of employment is for one year or till the end of the project whichever is earlier. Internationally competitive salary will be provided to the selected candidates.

Project Details: This GRC-ADNOC, Abu Dhabi funded project will develop a smart multi-agent non-contact external inspection system, which will be used for condition monitoring and defect inspection in the buried oil and gas pipelines, made of metals. Autonomous ground vehicle capable of moving un-even terrain and interfaced with suitable sensors including GPS will follow the track of buried pipe-lines. This AGV will be supported by a UAV flying at the height of approximately 1 meter above the ground level. Thus a proper cooperative system involving AGV and UAV capable of performing condition monitoring of the pipelines needs to be developed.

The ideal candidate for the Project post-doctoral fellow position should have following qualifications:

Salary: Rs.55,000/- per month

A recent PhD degree in control systems from a reputed University/Institute and must have excellent track record
A good knowledge of quad-rotors (dynamics and control)
Familiarity with ROS (Robot Operating System)
A good knowledge in Mobile robotics
Familiarity with experimental platforms involving UAV/AGV
Good publication in a research area relevant to the sponsored project.

All selected candidates are required to visit Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE from time to time. Last date for the receipt of application: 30th Jan, 2018.

Interested candidates can send their CVs along with their references to kumarrai83@gmail.com.

Dr. Laxmidhar Behera
(Principal Investigator)
Department of Electrical engineering
IIT-Kanpur-208016
Office location; WL-212A
Email: lbehera@iitk.ac.in
Ph.no.0512-259-7198

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR