Designation/Position- Post Doctoral Fellow Position at Thapar
Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab invites application for Post Doctoral Fellow Position at Thapar from eligible and interested candidates
About- Professor, Dept of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala, Punjab
Research/Job Area- Mechanical / Metallurgy / Production / Manufacturing Engineering / Physics/ Materials Science or equivalent
Location- Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, Punjab.
Eligibility/Qualification–
PhD (awarded) in Mechanical / Metallurgy / Production / Manufacturing Engineering / Physics/ Materials Science or equivalent.
Desirable skills and knowledge: The candidate should possess a good knowledge of additive manufacturing processes, surface engineering, materials science, designing and conducting experimental work, exposure to CAD/CAE/ material modelling software.
Job/Position Description-
Applications are invited from highly motivated and eligible candidates for Junior Research Fellow (JRF) / Post Doctorate position in the TIET-TAU Centre of Excellence in Advanced Manufacturing (CoE-AM) sponsored project, titled “Experimental and Computational Study on the Tribo-Mechanical Performance of Defect-Engineered AM-Fabricated FGMs for Extreme Environments”. This multidisciplinary project will be carried out in collaboration with the University of Southampton, UK.
Tenure of the appointment: Appointment shall be made on contract basis, initially till 31/05/2027, which may be extended further by another one year, depending on the satisfactory performance.
Job Responsibilities: The appointment is for a time bound project and the candidate is essentially required to work for successful execution of the project objectives and completion of the project.
The selected candidate will
- conduct research in the field of Tribology, Defect Engineering, and Directed Energy Deposition (DED) additive manufacturing technology.
- perform the fabrication of functionally graded materials (FGMs) using DED.
- carry out the relevant testing and characterization works, and /or assist in developing the computational/predictive models of wear evolution in FGM.
The shortlisted candidate will be informed about the interview date by email. The interview shall be conducted in online mode.
How to Apply-
Interested candidates should submit their detailed curriculum vitae with self-attested photocopies of all mark sheets, certificates, GATE/NET score card, and other testimonials as a single pdf to hiralal.bhowmick@thapar.edu.
- The subject of email should be “Application for the position of JRF/PostDoc in CoE-AM project”
- In case of any query related to above project, kindly email to the PI of the project Dr. Hiralal Bhowmick (hiralal.bhowmick@thapar.edu).
Last Date for Apply– 15 June 2026
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