Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad Invites Application for Junior Research Fellow Recruitment 2022

Vacancy Circular No:

Indian Institute of Technology Dharwad (IIT Dharwad)
invites applications for recruitment of Junior Research Fellow

Junior Research Fellow

Number of Vacancy: 1 Posts

Educational Qualification: B.Tech/B.E, M.Sc, M.E/M.Tech, MCA, MS

IIT Dharwad is an Institute of National Importance created by an Act of Parliament in 2016. IIT Dharwad has been steadily establishing its operations in its present campus while at the same time, master plan development and construction of permanent campus infrastructure are also in progress. To cater the Institute’s temporary requirement under a project in the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Aerospace Engineering; IIT Dharwad intends to hold a selection process (In-person/Online based on the COVID guidelines at the time) for the following temporary position:

Recruitment Advt. No: IITDH/R&D/8.65/MMAE/SPR/ DRDO-ARDB/2021-22

1. Name of the Position: Junior Research Fellow (JRF)

2. Number of Positions: 01

3. Essential Qualification: B. Tech/M. Tech/MCA/MSc/MS degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering (Fluid/Thermal stream) from an accredited institution AND selected through GATE in ME or allied streams. Candidates who have been selected through CSIR-UGC NET (Assistant Professorship) or those who have been selected by central Govt. Departments and their agencies and institutions such as IISc, IISER, DRDO, DST etc. are also eligible.

4. Desirable qualification: Experience in experimental work related to fluid mechanics and prior exposure to flow visualization techniques using laser-based diagnostics would be preferable.

5. Consolidated Emoluments: Rs. 31,000 per month + HRA

6. Duration of the project: Max. 24 months

7. Tenure of appointment: The appointment for the above contractual position will be initially for 01 (one) year, which can be further extended subject to satisfactory performance.

8. Job Description: The project involves primarily experimental work on the investigation of the working of an afterburner component and also data-processing and analysis – building predictive tools. (DRDO-ARDB project)

a. Experimental work related to Fluid Mechanics

b. Design and develop (fabrication) experimental setup for the required study

c. Travel to central facility at IISc, Bangalore to conduct parts of the study

d. Well-versed in MATLAB for data analyses and CFD tools for simulation

e. Report and Presentation of the conducted work

f. Administrative activities related to the project