(Postdoctoral Fellow) Research Associate at IIT Hyderabad, India

June 9, 2025

Designation/Position- Research Associate at IIT Hyderabad

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, invites applications for Research Associate 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. Research Associate at IIT Hyderabad

Research/Job Area- Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology/Microbiology/Chemical Engg/Climate Change or other allied areas

Location- Hyderabad

Eligibility/Qualification-

Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology/Microbiology/Chemical Engg/Climate Change or other allied areas.
Experience with handling chromatography instruments preferred.
Experience with electrochemistry preferred.
Publication in Scopus indexed journals will have an added advantage.
Candidates who have previous experience in designing and developing experimental setups preferred
The candidate should have good academic records throughout and good writing/communication skills.
Candidates should not have published in Predatory Journals.

Experience – Fresh Ph.D. (at least provisional degree certificate awarded)/ preferably with some post-doc Experience

Job/Position Description–

Position – Post-Doctoral Research Fellow (Carbon Capture and Utilization) under CLEANZ CoE

Type of Position – The position is for one year, with an extension subject to performance through a review process.

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

Job Description –

Design and development of a prototype of a bioelectrochemical system for the conversion of CO₂ into fuels and chemicals.
Determination of CO₂ uptake and influence of other components in the flue gas on CO2 uptake
Identification and optimization of lipid producing strains, enhancement of lipid in cells and extraction
Report preparation, article writing and lab management.

Performance Matrices –

• IP generated, papers published, review performance

Expected Outcomes – IP, Scalable Technology

Domain Areas of Interest Include –

Microalgal technologies
Bioelectrochemistry
Microbiology

How to Apply-

Candidates, who fulfill the eligibility criteria, should apply by filling this formhttps://forms.gle/nfgBVtdvKj6Kg3YC6 by 30/06/25. Please write a short research proposal on carbon capture based on adsorption/microalgae/microbial electrosynthesis
For more details, please visit https://cleanz.coe.iith.ac.in/index.html