Project Research Scientist Position in IIT Jammu, India

June 6, 2025

Designation/Position- Project Scientist Position in IIT Jammu

IIT Jammu, India invites application for Project Scientist Position in IIT Jammu from eligible and interested candidates

About- The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu was inaugurated on 6th August 2016, and welcomed the first batch of students into the campus in Paloura, Jammu. In the initial phases, the establishment of IIT Jammu was done under the mentorship of IIT Delhi.

Research/Job Area- CSE/IT/EE/EC

Location- IIT Jammu, India

Eligibility/Qualification–

Research Scientist:

Ph.D. in CSE/IT/EE/EC disciplines from a recognized university.
M. Tech or B. Tech in CSE/IT/EE/EC disciplines with minimum 60% from a recognized university.

Research Associate:

1. M. Tech or B. Tech in CSE/IT/EE/EC disciplines with minimum 60% from a recognized university.

Desirable Qualifications:

For Research Scientist:

Research Scientist can consult or provide competency in areas of communication security, network Security, software security, systems security, hardware security, threat intelligence etc. with strong fundamentals in Linux and C programming.

For the position of Research Scientist, candidates should have demonstrated experience in cybersecurity-related research, preferably through involvement in government or public sector projects.

Research works available through publications in the areas of interest mentioned in essential qualification point 1 will be and add on for position of Research Scientist.

Candidates who have obtained their Ph.D. or Master’s degree from institutions ranked within the Top 100 of the NIRF (National Institutional Ranking Framework) will be preferred.

For Research Associate:

Candidates with hands on experience working on communication security domain and/or penetration testing will be preferred for the position of Research Associate.

Upper Age Limit:

35 years (Relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST/OBC/women/physically challenged candidates).

Job/Position Description-

Applications are invited from Indian nationals for the positions of Research Scientist and Research Associate to work on the consultancy project titled “Identification of Vulnerabilities and Development of 6G Enabled Lightweight Mutual Authentication Protocol for UAVs using PUF and Blockchain” (Project Code: RP-100281) funded under TTDF.

Position	Duration	Consolidated Salary per Month (INR)
Research Associate	1 Year (extendable based on performance)	50,000/-
Research Scientist	1 Year (extendable based on performance)	60,000/-

How to Apply-

Duly filled application form along with scanned certificates and documents should be uploaded through the online portal (https://apply.iitjammu.ac.in/#/home) by 16th June 2025.