Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at IIT Hyderabad, India

June 6, 2025

Designation/Position- Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at IIT

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, invites applications for Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at IIT Hyderabad from eligible and interested candidates.

About- Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad is a public technical and research university in Sangareddy district, Telangana, India. IITH was founded in 2008 among the eight young Indian Institutes of Technology. It has 1,155 Undergraduate, 635 master and 893 Ph.D. students with 222 full-time faculties. Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship at IIT Hyderabad

Research/Job Area- Chemical Engg/Mechanical Engineering or Chemistry

Location- Hyderabad

Eligibility/Qualification–

Ph.D. in Chemical Engg/Mechanical Engineering or Ph.D. in Chemistry with relevant research/industrial experience related to experimental opera on or numerical simula on of coal-gasifica on reactor system.
Publica on in Scopus indexed journals and/or interna onal conferences of repute is highly preferred.
The candidate should have good academic records throughout and good wri ng/communica on skills.
Candidates should not have published in Predatory Journals.

Experience – Fresh Ph.D. |(Thesis submitted)/Preferably with some post-doc Experience

Job/Position Description-

Positon – Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Gasification on of low-grade coal using entrained bed and circula ng fluidized bed (CFB) gasifier to produce synthesis gas: Process optimization and scale-up) under CLEANZ CoE at IIT Hyderabad

Type of Position – The posi on is for 11 months, with possibility of extension subject to performance through a review process.

Fellowship – Consolidated pay Rs. 70,680 to Rs 85,000 per month (including HRA) based on post-doc experience.

Job Description (initially 11 month period) –

Design, procurement, installation, assembly, and testing of a fluidized bed bench scale gasifier optimized for the gasification on of low-grade, high ash coal.
Development of Multi-phase Reacting Flow CFD Modelling of the Coal Gasification Process in ANSYS-FLUENT software suite for the reactor.
Working both solo and with a team; mentoring of Masters and PhD scholars.
Report preparation, an article/patent wri ng and lab inventory management, implementation on at TRL5/6 level.

Performance Matrices –

IP generated, papers published, working solo and as a team member, project

administra on-execu on-coordina on, performance review.

Expected Outcomes – IP, publica ons, Scalable Technology.

Domain Areas of Interest Include –

Gasifica on Process opera on and modelling
Coal and carbon materials
Chemical Process design and development

How to Apply-

Apply by Filling this Form https://forms.gle/xpsr7YZA69HvTBhs5

Candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria, should apply through the form link given above by 5:00 pm, 15.06.2025
For more details, please visit h ps://cleanz.coe.iith.ac.in/index.html
Contact Dr. Sayak Banerjee (sayakb@mae.iith.ac.in) for any questions.