Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF) Position in IIT Madras, India

August 13, 2021

Designation/Position- Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF)

IIT Madras, India invites application for Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF) from eligible and interested candidates

About- INDEE+ Post-Doctoral Fellowship (I-PDF) is aimed to identify, encourage, and support the young motivated bright researchers for doing research in the frontier area of Refrigeration and Heat Pumping Technologies. The researcher position is fixed for a period of three years (non-extendable). The fellows will work under a mentor from one of the four Indian Institutes (host) and NTNU, Norway (lead institute), and it is trusted that the INDEE+ network will facilitate the fellows with an effective platform to develop as an independent researcher. Moreover, I-PDF facilitates the research positions in host institutes with gender equality..

Key Highlight

Indian Institute of Technology Madras is a public technical and research university located in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The fellowship is aimed to identify, encourage, and support the young motivated bright researchers for doing research in the frontier area of Refrigeration and Heat Pumping Technologies.
The researcher position is fixed for a period of three years (non-extendable).
The fellows will work under a mentor from one of the four Indian Institutes (host) and NTNU, Norway (lead institute)
The fellows are not eligible to receive and perform any other fellowship from any Government or Non-Governmental source during the tenure of the I-PDF.
The upper age limit for the fellowship is 40 years at the time of the submission of application.
The applicant must have submitted the Ph. D. before 1st August 2021.

Research/Job Area- Computer Science/Condensed Matter Physics/Chemistry/Materials Science/Chemical Engineering.

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Eligibility/Qualification–

S. No	Post	Qualification and Experience	Pay Range
1	Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF)	Educational Qualification: The candidate should have a Ph.D. in Computer Science/Condensed Matter Physics/Chemistry/Materials Science/Chemical Engineering. Experience: They should have a background in computational science with experience in coding and scripting with Python, C, Fortran and bash script, etc. Having experience in carrying out first-principles calculations is an added advantage.	Rs. 45,000/-to 55,000 P M. + HRA (Consolidated Pay)

Job/Position Description-

Applications are invited for the temporary post of Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship (IPDF) under the project titled “High-performance computing and machine learning guided design and discovery advanced materials.” in the Dept. of Physics, IIT Madras.

Co-ordinator: Prof. Ranjit Kumar Nanda, Department of Physics, IIT Madras.

Duration: Initially for one year, extendable up to three years.

Applications are invited for an institute post-doctoral fellowship in the CAMMD at IIT

Madras. The successful candidate will work in a project on “High-performance computing and machine learning guided design and discovery advanced materials.” The candidate will apply machine learning methods to design advanced functional materials.

The scheme, “Institute Post-Doctoral Fellowship (PDF) at IIT Madras” has been approved by the Senate in its 242nd Meeting held on 17.7.2009. Ph.D degree holders are eligible to apply within five years after completion of Ph.D. Maximum Age is 35 years (relaxable by 5 years for women and reserved category).

Ph.D. scholars after submission of thesis are also eligible to apply for Institute PDF posts. However, they have to submit the provisional/degree certificate within 6 months from the date of appointment as Institute PDF. The duration of the fellowship will be initially for a period of 2 years, extendable for a further period of one more year based on the progress of the PDF and the recommendation of the Department. The fellowship amount will be in between Rs. 45,000-55,000/- consolidated (depending upon the area of experience and qualification). Suitable hostel/campus accommodation as per IIT Madras norms will be provided to the candidate if requested and if available. PDF is eligible for HRA of Rs.9000/-

p.m. if he/she stays outside. A contingency grant of Rs.1,00,000/- per annum will be provided to the PDF for research purposes. A PDF is also eligible for medical benefits/ insurance as per the institute norms. The application format and other relevant details are hosted on the IIT Madras website.

How to Apply-

Eligible applicants would require to register and apply online through https://icandsr.iitm.ac.in/recruitment/ and submit the application.

Candidates should apply online only in the website https://icandsr.iitm.ac.in/recruitment/ – (Please check the advertisement number Advt. 161/2021 displayed and submit the application for the relevant position).

If there is any issue to submit the application please send E-mail to : recruitment@imail.iitm.ac.in / icsrrecruitment@iitm.ac.in Contact: 044- 2257 8357 on all working days from 9.00 AM to 05.30 PM (Monday to Friday – except National Holidays). (Please note, only technical issues will be accepted – No interim correspondence with reference to the selection process will be considered).