Applications are invited for a position of Project Assistant in a DST sponsored project titled “Photoelectrochemical water splitting using photoelectrodes having non-native nanostructures and selective terminations”. The work will involve the density functional studies of photoelectrochemical devices using non-native nanostructures.

Minimum qualifications: B.Tech in Chemical Engineering is preferred.

Desirable background: Thorough understanding of first-principle calculations using Quantum Espresso and GPAW and programming experience in Python and Fortran90 along with knowledge of surface physics.

Salary Range: Rs. 9,000-900-18000

Duration of appointment: Six months

Last date for receipt of application: 25th February, 2012. Interested candidates should send their application along with CV to:

Dr. Raj Ganesh S. Pala (Principal Investigator),
Department of Chemical Engineering,
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur – 208016
Tel No. +91-512-259-6227
email: rpala@iitk.ac.in