INDEE+ Post-Doctoral Fellowship (I-PDF) Position in IIT Madras, India

July 16, 2021

Designation/Position- INDEE+ Post-Doctoral Fellowship

IIT Madras, India invites application for INDEE+ Post-Doctoral Fellowship in IIT 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- Thermal Engineering

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Location- IIT Madras, India

Eligibility/Qualification–

S. No	Post	Qualification and Experience	Pay
1	I-PDF	The applicant must have obtained Ph. D. degree from a recognized university, training in Thermal Engineering with experience in refrigeration technology, heat exchanger design, or system modelling would be preferred. The applicant must have submitted the Ph. D. before 1st August 2021.	Rs. 70,000K

The applicant should be an Indian citizen.
The applicant must have obtained Ph. D. degree from a recognized university, training in Thermal Engineering with experience in refrigeration technology, heat exchanger design, or system modelling would be preferred.
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 1^st August 2021.

Job/Position Description-

Applications are invited for the temporary post of I-PDF in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras.

Co-ordinator: Prof. Prakash Maiya, Dept of Mechanical Engineering.

Duration: Initially for a period of one year but extendable based on the performance.

The postdoctoral fellow is expected to develop and follow the implementation, commissioning and operation phase of various efficient refrigeration and heat pumping demonstration devices of INDEE+ across India. To facilitate this effort, the fellow will have access to various state-of-the-art facilities in the host institute and the demo sites in India. The fellow is expected to demonstrate enthusiasm and passion for research, intellectual creativity, and teamwork. During the fellowship period of three years, each fellow is required to publish at least one research paper per year in peer reviewed journals of repute on the theme of the research undertaken. The fellows will be encouraged to attend and contribute actively to the technology transfer events, meetings, workshops and other outreach activities targeting relevant stakeholders, dissemination efforts and training activities of INDEE+.

Joining of Fellowship

The scholar must join the fellowship program within one month from the date of issue of the award letter by submitting all required documents through the affiliating/administering institution. The joining date (1^st September 2021) may be extended by the lead institute (NTNU) only in exceptional circumstances.

How to Apply-

Candidates can apply online in the websitehttps://icandsr.iitm.ac.in/recruitment/- (Please check the advertisement number Advt.156/2021 displayed and submit the application for the relevant position).

Selection & Mode of Application

The call for applications for I-PDF will be notified through the project’s official website https://www.ntnu.edu/indee.*
The details along with the research credentials should be submitted to armin.hafner@ntnu.no,_simarleo89@gmail.com and satya@iitm.ac.in before the last date.
The shortlisted candidates will be called for a personal/virtual interview.
Selection will be based on the recommendations of an Expert Committee which will be constituted by the Lead Institute (NTNU).
Application should also be submitted in the ICSR Portal.

Documents required (in PDF) should be in prescribed format

Cover letter and Biodata (format attached)
Age Proof certificate (Aadhar Card or Passport)
Qualification certificate (Degrees)
Letter of recommendation from the previous Supervisor.

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).