Project Research Scientist Position at IITB: IIT Bombay, India

September 17, 2023

Designation/Position- Project Research Scientist Position at IITB

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, invites applications for the Project Research Scientist Position at IITB from eligible and interested candidates.

About- Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is a public technical and research university located in Powai in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. IIT Bombay was founded in 1958. In 1961, the Parliament decreed IITs as Institutes of National Importance. Project Research Scientist Position at IITB

Research/Job Area- Atmospheric science, climate physics, environmental science

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Location- Mumbai

Eligibility/Qualification–

A Ph.D. in atmospheric science, climate physics, environmental science

Essential Experience:

Experience in development, maintenance or extensive use of computational and geospatialsoftware.
Experience in handling big data along with knowledge of NetCDF data format in CDO, NCL,GrADS, FERRET.
Experience in geospatial analysis. Process and analyze large datasets generated from modelsimulations and observations to extract meaningful insights.

Desirable Skills: Strong background in numerical modeling, data analysis, and programming (e.g., Python, Fortran, C++)

Job/Position Description-

Job Title: Project Research Scientist

Job Reference Number 50504881

Application End Date: 29.09.2023

Type of Employment: Proj. Staff Contract

No. of Position(s): 1

Project title: PAVITRA an air pollution intervention tool for India

About the project: PAVITRA – Air pollution management and intervention tool for India is a project to develop a new platform (SMoG in MAP India) to radically broaden access to robust air pollution intervention modeling in India.

Job Profile:

The successful candidate will be part of the PAVITRA group of researchers at IITB. The specific position will be responsible
For initialising and developing ISRM/InMAP
For multi-scale, sectoral interventions for air pollution mitigation and climate co-benefits.
Work will involve studying technology availability, their readiness level and suitability to address air pollution problems.
Candidate will develop scenarios and research their consequences in the future through system simulations,
Collect relevant data and perform model validation.
Additionally, the candidate is expected to collaborate with a team, contribute to developing research publications, and independently interface with an international team of collaborators.

Pay Details:

Consolidated salary range from Rs.72,000 to Rs 84,000 pm + 24% HRA (if applicable) p.m.

General information:

The position is temporary for a period of 1 year and tenable only for the duration of the project. The appointment is for time bound project and the candidate is required to work mainly for the successful completion of the project. The selection committee may offer lower or higher designation and lower or higher salary depending upon the experience and performance of the candidate in the interview.