Applications are invited for 7 nos. of Project Associate/Senior Project Associate in the following sponsored projects tenable at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Kanpur under the supervision of the undersigned.

1.“Study of Flow Structures and Associated Acoustics in a Cavity Using LES”

2. “A Study of The Effects of Wake Passing on Turbine Blade Film Cooling”

3. “Numerical Simulations of Flow and Heat Transfer around Film-Cooled Gas Turbine Blades with Different Turbulence Models”

4. “Large-Eddy Simulation of Transitional Flow over a Low-Pressure Turbine Blade”

These projects are from national initiatives and the candidates who would work on the project will be benefited by interactions with national labs and experts in the field of mechanical and aerospace engineering. Good candidates may be encouraged for higher studies through these projects and can expect to have high quality publications.

Emoluments: Rs.12000-24000 for Senior Project Associate and Rs.10000-20000 for Project Associate depending on qualification and experience. The position is purely temporary and the project duration is two years.

Qualifications:

Senior Project Associate: Ph.D or Mtech with a good academic background in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering with specialization in Fluid Mechanics/CFD/Turbomachinery/Thermal Science. Knowledge of programming is desirable.

Project Associate: MTech in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering with specialization in Fluid Mechanics/CFD/Turbomachinery/Thermal Science. B. Tech with an excellent academic background and working experience in the field may also apply. Knowledge of programming is desirable.

Interested candidates may send their resume to the following address or email at subrata.sarkar1@gmail.com before 15th April, 2011.


Contact:
Dr. Subrata Sarkar
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.
POST OFFICE I.I.T. KANPUR
Pin - 208 016
E- mail: subrata.sarkar1@gmail.com

Phone: (0512) 259 7942