Research Associate I at IIT Roorkee: Apply by 17 February 2024

Research Associate - Research Position at IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India

Designation/Position- Research Associate (Engg)

IIT Roorkee, India invites application for Research Associate (Engg) Position from eligible and interested candidates

Indian nationals are invited to apply for a research associate position at the Indian Institute of Technology’s Department of Physics. The project, titled “Centre for Rechargeable Energy Storage System for Augmenting Transportation and Electrification (cREATE),” is sponsored by SERB, New Delhi. The position involves synthesizing and characterizing energy storage materials for rechargeable batteries and supercapacitors. Eligibility is required, and applicants must submit their CV, attested copies of their degree/certificate, and original certificates. Preference will be given to SC/ST candidates.

Designation: Research Associate I

Research Area: Aerospace/Chemical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Civil/Tribology/Hydropower Engineering

Location: Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Eligibility/Qualification:

Educational: Ph.D. in Aerospace/Chemical/Mechanical/Mechatronics/Civil/Tribology/Hydropower Engineering having CFD/design based work in hydro turbine / Pump OR related areas

OR M Tech in Aerospace/Chemical/Mechanical//Mechatronics/Civil/ Tribology/Hydropower Engineering with 3 years’ experience in CFD/design of hydro turbine/pump OR related areas

Job Description:

Applications are invited from Indian nationals only for project position(s) as per the details given below for the consultancy/research project(s) under the Prof Arun Kumar, Principal investigator, Department of Hydro and Renewable Energy, Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee.

Title of project: Centre of Excellence – Research and development of Ultra Low Head (ULH) and Hydrokinetic Turbines and performance prediction of small hydro turbine model/projects

  • Sponsor of the project: Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (R&D Division)
  • Project position(s) and number: Project Fellow – 1 no. ((a) Hydro Kinetic turbine development, and (b) Development of CFD guidelines)
  • Emoluments:    Project Fellow : Rs. 40,000/- to Rs. 1,00,000/- + HRA per month

(Emolument shall be fixed as per suitability and experience of the candidate)

  • Duration: 1 year or up to project completion date (project completion period three years)
  • Job description: Setting up of laboratory & design of ULH turbine, CFD simulation & carry out design and model test of ULH turbine, analyzing the data, report preparation Setting up of laboratory & design of hydro kinetic turbine, CFD simulation & carry out design and model test of hydro kinetic turbine, analyzing the data, report preparation Carry out CFD simulation of Francis turbines for development of standard procedure and guidelines and model testing. Carry out meshing of 3D complex geometries, carry out post processing the large data using Python /Matlab/Octave etc., scientific paper writing.

How to Apply:

  1. Candidates before appearing for the interview shall ensure that they are eligible for the position they intend to apply.
  2. Candidates desiring to appear for the Interview should submit their applications with the following documents to the office of Principal Investigator through email, by post or produce at the time of Interview:
    1. Application in a plain paper with detailed CV including chronological discipline of degree/certificates obtained.
    1. Experience including research, industrial field and others.
  3. Attested copies of degree/certificate and experience certificate.
  4. Candidate shall bring along with them the original degree(s)/certificate(s) and experience certificate(s) at the time of interview for verification.
  5. Preference will be given to SC/ST candidates on equal qualifications and experience.
  6. Please note that no TA/DA is admissible for attending the interview.

Last Date for Apply: 17 February 2024

The last date for application to be submitted to office of Principal Investigator is Feb 17, 2024 by 5 PM.

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