INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI

HAUZ KHAS, NEW DELHI-110016

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE POSITION OF POST DOCTORAL FELLOW

IIT Delhi invites applications from qualified persons for the position of Post-Doctoral Fellow (PDF)
in its various academic units to promote inter-disciplinary research activities, strengthen research
ecosystem of the Institute and groom potential faculty members.

Who can apply?

• Indian Nationals of General/SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PWD/EWS category as well as with physical disability.

Minimum Eligibility Criteria:

1. Age Limit:
Maximum age of candidate is 32 years (for male) and 35 years (for female). Age relaxation for
reservedcandidates as per Govt. of India guidelines as follows: SC/ST – 5 years, OBC-NCL – 3 years,
EWS – No age relaxation, General PwD – 10 years.
For exceptional candidate to be recorded in writing.

2. Educational Qualification:
a) Ph.D. with First class or equivalent grade in preceding degree with consistently good academic
record.
b) Candidates who have submitted their Ph.D. thesis and have not yet defended it can be
considered subject to the submission of a certificate from the guide duly forwarded by the Head
of the Department of their Institute. This certificate must be provided at the time of the
interview.
c) In case of (b) above, before the first assessment of the PDF at the end of first year tenure, he/she
should have completed the Ph.D. defense which is mandatory for the candidate to continue for
thesecond year, else the contract gets terminated and no representation will be entertained.
d) PDF posts are primarily for external candidates only and in case IIT Delhi Ph.D. degree holders
have to be considered, it may be done, only 3 years after obtaining their Ph.D. degree from IIT
Delhi.
3. Publications:
• Candidates should have demonstrated research capabilities in terms of publication in reputed
journals and conferences.

4. Remuneration & Benefits:

• Fellowship of Rs. 75,000/- per month plus House Rent Allowance (HRA) at the Govt. of India rate
for New Delhi. No Institute accommodation will be provided.
• Professional Development Allowance (PDA) of Rs. 1.00 lakh per financial year (April-March) will be
available from the date of joining the institute. For PDF serving for shorter period, proportionate amount
shall be granted. Unutilized PDA can be carried forward to the next financial year. Utilization of
PDA is restricted to attending conferences (both national and international).
Duties & Responsibilities:
• To perform scholastic research in cutting-edge areas of academic units and support teaching
activities by assisting in practical’s and tutorials. PDF should be attached to a research group, not
to an individual faculty. PDFs are expected to publish research articles with IIT Delhi affiliation in
peer-reviewed scientific journals and present research work at reputed conferences. They are also
expected to supervise Ph.D. and Post-graduates in their project work and assist the mentor in
writing project proposals.

Tenure of Appointment:
• Initially for one year (on contract), which can be extended for another one year on same T&C
based on assessment of performance. There can be extension of contract after completion of 2
years for outstanding candidates. The extension after 2 years and its duration will be decided by
the evaluation committee on the basis of the performance of the PDF.
Academic Units and their Specializations/Research Areas:

Academic Units: -

1. CIVIL ENGINEERING: ENVIRONMENTAL: Water and Waste Water Engg., Air Pollution Control
Engg., Solid and Hazardous Waste Engg.; GEOTECHNICAL: Geotechnical Engg., Geoenvironmental
Engg., Rock Mechanics and Rock Engg.; STRUCTURAL: Structural Engg., Construction Materials,
Construction Management, Construction Technology, Construction Contracts; TRANSPORTATION:
Transport and Traffic planning, Transportation and Traffic Engg., Pavement Engg.; WATER
RESOURCES: Water Resources Engg., Hydrology, Hydraulics, Ground Water, Remote Sensing. NOTE:
The candidate should have B.E./ B.Tech. or equivalent degree in Engineering with Ph.D in
the relevant area.

2. DESIGN: We are looking for candidates specializing in all areas of design such as industrial
design, communication design, interaction design, and other relevant design domains.
Candidates should have research interest(s) in one or more of the following areas: Creativity,
Culture & Design, Neuro-cognition of Creativity, User Experience Design, Information Design,
Product Design, Computer-Aided Design, Design of Medical and Assistive Devices, Visual
Communication, Filmmaking, Animation, Digital Media, Game Design, Cultural Construction,
Design Research, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Sedentary Behaviour and Health, Inclusive
Design, Environmental Design Research, Body-Conscious Design, Social and Cultural Factors in
Design, Design for Health and Wellness in the Built Environment, Data Driven Design,
Mechatronics, Engineering Design, Design for Energy Efficiency, Human-Computer Interaction,
Design for Emotion and Persuasion, Design for Usability, Behavioural Design, Design for Human
Development, Design for Base of the (economic) Pyramid, Social Innovation, Design Creativity
and Innovation, Design Theory and Methodology (incl. Design Thinking), Virtual Reality, Artificial
Intelligence in Design, New Product Development, Comics Studies, Illustration, Graphic Design,
Designing for Children, Transportation Design, Design for Sustainability, Design Sketching,
Design Innovation.

3. ENERGY SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: Electrical Power Systems, Experimental Plasma Science
and Technology, Internal Combustion Engines, Photovoltaic Devices and Systems, Solar Thermal
Technology, Energy Storage.
4. MATERIAL SCIENCE & ENGINERING: Metals, glass and ceramics, polymers, computational
material science, functional materials.

5. CENTRE FOR ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES: “All areas of Atmospheric and Ocean sciences,
candidates with expertise in atmospheric observation are particularly encouraged to apply. More
details about CAS are available here: https://cas.iitd.ac.in/.All areas of Atmospheric and Oceanic
Science”.
6. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING: 1. All research areas of Electrical Engineering including Integrated
Electronic Devices & Circuits, Control & Automation, Communication, Signal Processing, Computer
Technology, Power Systems, Power Electronics, Machines & Drives. 2. Computer Technology: Computer
Networking, Computer Architecture, SoC and VLSI design and testing, Sensor Networks, Embedded
Systems, Parallel and Distributed Processing, Big Data Analysis, CAD for VLSI, Computer Vision and Image
Analysis, Biometrics, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Data Analytics, Neural Networks, Artificial
Intelligence and Soft Computing, Multimedia Systems, Graph Theory, Systems Biology, Bioinformatics,
Medical Informatics, Computational Linguistics, and Music and Audio Processing, Biomedical Signal/Image
processing, Assistive Technology, Computational Neuroscience, Brain Computer or Human machine
interface, Medical Electronics/Healthcare Technology, Cyber Security, Cyber-Physical Security. 3.
Semiconductor Devices, Materials, Fabrication, Characterization, VLSI Design, Photonics, Mixed-Signal
Circuit design, RF Circuit design, NEMS, Neuromorphic, Nano electronics, Nonvolatile Memory
Technologies, SRAM, DRAM, Quantum- Materials, Electronics and Computing, Photovoltaics, Sensors,
Plasmonics, Compact modelling, Spintronics, MEMS, Analog Circuit Design, Circuit Testing, Fault-
Tolerance, Fail-Safe Design, Microelectronics and Power Devices, Circuit Device Interaction, Circuit Device
Optimization, 3D ICs, 3D Chips, Advanced semiconductor packaging, device reliability, Flexible and
printable electronics, IR photodetectors, chemical sensors, energy harvesters and storage,
optoelectronics, power semiconductor devices and wide-bandgap semiconductors, quantum materials,
Biosensors, Biomedical devices, Nanofabrication, Growth and self- assembly of novel optical & electronic
materials, Integrated nano-scale systems, Computational electromagnetics, Sensors : fiber-optic & chip-
based, Biophotonics and bioimaging, Solid State Imaging,CMOS image sensors, Bioinspired vision
systems, Neuromorphic Imaging, Analog/Digital circuit design, Optoelectronics and Photonic, Modeling
and characterization of Silicon based qubits and CMOS atcryogenic temperatures for quantum
computation, RF-CMOS devices and circuits, Reliability of CMOSand GaNHEMT devices, Radiation effects
in CMOS, Semiconductor Hardware Security, Microfluidics, Plastic MEMS, Microplasmas, Gas Phase
Nanofluidics, Specialized hardware for Artificial Intelligence (Neuromorphic Computing), Nanomagnetism
and Spintronics, Computational Neuroscience, Quantum Computing for Artificial Intelligence/ Machine
Learning, Micro-magnetic Devices, nalog and Mixed signal circuit design, Data Converters (ADC and DAC),
Phase locked loop (PLL) and Clock synthesizers, High speed circuit design, Low voltage circuit design,
Nanorobotics, Electromagnetic Medical Devices and Implants, Nanofabrication, MEMS, Terahertz devices,
Electronic devices and sensors, CMOSanalog/RF/mm-wave integrated circuits & systems, CMOS cryogenic
integrated circuits & systems for quantum computers, Device thermal reliability. 4. Power Electronics and
Machine Drives: All research areas in PEEMD including High Power Density Converter Design, Fast
Chargers for EV, EV Power-Train Design, Solid State Transformer based Traction Converter, HVDC
Technology, MMC Topology and Control, DC-DC Converters, Converter Design for POL/Data Centre
Applications, High Frequency Transformer, Renewable Energy Systems, Active Filter for Power Quality
Improvement, Non-linear Control Techniques in Power Electronics, Motor control for Induction motor,
PMSM, PMBLDC etc. 5. Smart grids, Electricity Markets and Deregulation, Power System Optimization,
Modeling and control of Renewable Energy Systems, Vehiclegrid interaction, Demand side management,
Adaptive Protection, Distributed Generation, Policy and Regulatory reforms in Electricity Sector, Wide area
monitoring protection and control, Realtime simulation of power systems, SCADA, Hardware/Controller-
in-loop simulations, Cybersecurity in power systems. 6. Communications: Wireless Communications, 5G,
beyond 5G and 6G, energy efficient signaling techniques, LPWAN, Massive machine typecommunications,
grant-free access, backscatter communications, intelligent reflecting surfaces, Internet-things (IoT),
energy harvesting, non-orthogonal multiple access, 7. Signal Processing: EEG Signal Processing, Brain
Source Localization, BCI for softexosuit/exoskeleton, silent communication (leaps/EEG/Air-writing) 8.
Application areas: Healthcare, genomics, smart sensors and systems, wearables, green technologies. 9.
Fundamental and applied mathematics relevant to research inElectrical Engineering. 10.Fundamental and
applied areas of physics, chemistry, and life sciences relevant to research in Electrical Engineering.
11.Interdisciplinary areas relevant to the areas listed above

7. OPTICS AND PHOTONICS CENTRE: Optical Engineering, Optical Imaging, Fiber Optics,
Integrated Optics, Optical Sensors, Silicon Photonics, Nanophotonics, Plasmonics, Biophotonics,
Green Photonics, Quantum Optics, Ultra-fast optics, Optical Metamaterials, Nonlinear Optics,
Photonic Devices, and other relevant areas.
 8. MATHEMATICS: Pure Mathematics: Algebra, Dynamical System, Harmonic Analysis, Functional
Analysis, Number Theory, Coding Theory, Cryptography, and Topology; Applied Mathematics:
Numerical and Scientific Computing, Matrix Theory, Partial Differential Equations, and Wavelets
and Applications; Statistics and Operations Research: Queuing Theory, and Optimizations;
Computer Applications: Graph Theory, Statistical Classification and Clustering, Semantics and
Language, Algorithms, and Combinatorics.

9. APPLIED MECHANICS: Solid mechanics, Fluid mechanics, Design engineering and

interdisciplinary areas of mechanics including but not restricted to Biomechanics, Nanomechanics,
Nonlinear dynamics and reduced order modeling, Multifunctional materials and structures,
Structural health monitoring, Soft robotics, Machine learning in mechanics, Higher order
computational methods, High speed compressible flows, Two-phase flows, Environmental fluid
flows, Granular flows, Thermocapillary flows, Solid-fluid interactions, Naval Architecture, etc.

10. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING: All areas of Design and Production and Industrial Engineering–
Operations Research & Analytics. Further, areas around Thermofluids systems covering theoretical,
computational and experimental fluid mechanics, heat & mass transfer, refrigeration & air-
conditioning and combustion and their applications to materials, processes, energy and
environment. This includes conventional as well as emerging areas such as microscale fluid flow
and heat transfer; fluid-structure interaction; energy storage; water purification etc. These areas
are only indicative may apply where preference will be given to candidates working in emerging
areas and those who can enhance the current strength of the thermofluids group within the
department.

11. BIOCHEMICAL ENGG. & BIOTECHNOLOGY: "Bioprocess and metabolic Engineering

(Mammalian Cell Technology, Enzyme bioreactors, Bio-separation Engg with specialization in
Chromatography and Nano-filtration, Genome Engineering), Systems and Computational biology
(Quantitative biology, Synthetic biology) and Molecular biology of disease, Diagnostics and Bio-
nanotechnology (Nano-biosensors, Therapeutics/drug delivery)".

12. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING: All areas of Chemical Engineering.

13. CHEMISTRY: All areas of Chemistry.

14. COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING: High Performance Computing and Visualization,
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence, Wired and Wireless Networks, Mobile Computing and
Machine-to-Machine, Algorithms & Complexity, Logic & Verification, Information Management,
Data Science & Big Data, Computer Vision, Graphics & Robotics, Programming Languages,
Semantics, Analysis & Language Implementation, Distributed & Multicore Computing, Cloud
Computing, Cryptography and Systems & Information Security, Human Computer Interaction,
Embedded Systems, Computer Architecture, VLSI and EDA.

15. MANAGEMENT STUDIES: Operations & Supply Chain Management, Marketing Management,
Strategic Management, Technology Management, Telecom Systems Management, Human
Resources Management, Organizational Behaviour, Organizational Studies, Corporate Law,
Finance, Economics, Information Systems, Business Analytics - Big Data/Natural Language
Processing/ Deep Learning/AI, Digital Transformation- IoT / Blockchain / Information Security
Management, Entrepreneurship.
16. PHYSICS: Experimental and Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, High Energy Physics, Plasma
Physics, Physics of Quantum Matter, Optics and Photonics, Atomic and Molecular Physics.

17. TEXTILE AND FIBRE ENGINEERING: Textile Engineering, Textile Technology, Textile
Chemistry, Fibre Science & Technology, and other Engineering and Sciences (Such as Civil,
Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical/Electronics, Materials, Polymers, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry,
Bio-Sciences and Management) with demonstrated research experience in areas relevant to textiles
and fibres.

18. APPLIED RESEARCH IN ELECTRONICS (CARE): Microwaves and RF: Microwave components
& Systems up to THz, active and reconfigurable antennas and antenna arrays, non-linear device
modelling and MMIC, RFIC and RFMEMS; Microelectronics: MEMS and Microsystems, Micro sensors
development for defense and space applications, High speed electronic devices and circuits,
Quantum Electronic devices for Quantum Information Technology. Signal Processing: Underwater
and Air Acoustics, Speech and Audio, Communications, Sensor Arrays, Multi-sensor Data Fusion,
Machine Learning; Multi-disciplinary: Modern Radar Systems.

19. BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (CBME): All areas of Biomedical Engg.

20. NATIONAL RESOURCE CENTRE FOR VALUE EDUCATION IN ENGINEERING (NRCVEE):

All areas of Value Education in Engineering.

21. CENTRE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH AND TRIBILOGY (CART): Power Electronics for EV
applications, Battery management systems and other storage technologies for EVs, EV charging
infrastructure and smart charging solutions, Vehicular Telematics and Embedded system for EVs,
Connected and Autonomous EVs, Vehicle dynamics and control. Condition Monitoring of EV
Components and automotive NVH.

22. BHARTI SCHOOL OF TELECOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY AND

NAMAGEMENT (BSTTM): All areas of Telecommunication Technology and Management.

23. AMARNATH & SHASHI KHOSLA SCHOOL OF INFORMATION

TECHNOLOGY (ANSKSIT): All areas of Information Technology.

24. YARDI SCHOOL OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (ScAI): In all areas of artificial intelligence,
Subareas of interest include (but are not limited to) deep learning, reinforcement learning,
probabilistic models, data mining, information retrieval, multi-agent systems, knowledge
representation and reasoning, mathematical foundations of AI, ethics of AI, applied AI such as
NLP, computer vision, robotics, AI on the edge, etc., and applications of AI to domain areas such
as healthcare, agriculture, education, industry 4.0, etc. ScAI strongly encourages applicants with
demonstrated track-record of working at the intersection of an application area and the AI fields.
More details are found at http://www.scai.iitd.ac.in

25. Transportation Research and Injury Prevention Centre (TRIPP-C): Statistical modelling of
road safety, traffic simulation, air and noise pollution, traffic emissions, freight modelling and its safety,
walking and cycling, public transport, travel physical activity, safety of vulnerable population (children, elderly),
demand modelling, network optimisation, equity and justice in transport, resilience and reliability, emerging
big data, connected and automated vehicles, driving simulators, and driver distraction

26. Centre for Sensors, Instrumentation and Cyber-physical System Engineering: Candidates
must have a strong academic and research background, and a proven/ demonstrated history of hands-on
 product and prototype development in the following priority areas: Optical Engineering and all related/allied
areas including Holographic microscopy, Optoelectronic sensing, Computational imaging, Optical metrology,
Diffractive and Micro-optics, Aspheric and freeform optics, Optical instrumentation, Optical Coherence
Tomography, Laser Based Solid State Lighting, Visible Light Communications, Quantum Technology/Devices in
Sensing/Computation/Signal Processing. Electronics Systems and instrumentation and all related/allied areas
including Nondestructive Testing, Infrared Imaging, Industrial Imaging, Nano-electronics Based Sensors,
Electronic circuit design (analog and digital), microprocessor/microcontroller based product design and testing,
signal conditioning, applied signal processing for instrumentation. Cyber-physical systems and all related/allied
areas including sensor networks, IoT, Embedded Systems.

27. School of Public Policy : (i) Agriculture, Food and Water: Research on social, institutional
and policy processes utilizing technological interventions or affecting technological change in the
agriculture, food and water sectors for economic development, environmental sustainability and
public health; (ii) Energy and Environment: Research related to the governance of socio-technical
transitions in the energy sector, and associated issues related to the role of technology in addressing
climate change adaptation and mitigation and other sustainable development challenges, air quality
management, energy access, energy security and institutional reform in the energy sector; (iii)
Internet, Digital Information and Society: Research related to data science in public policy,
automation and the labour market, AI and ethics, algorithmic bias, methodological innovations in
causal inference and impact assessment, internet/social media and policy, digital information and
privacy, voting technologies; (iv) Innovation Systems and Processes: Research related to the
role of policies in strengthening actors, networks and institutions (and vice versa) to enhance the
direction and pace of technological change, i.e. the invention, innovation and diffusion of new
technologies to address key societal challenges; (v) Industry and Economy: Research related to
better understanding the technological capabilities of India’s industrial enterprises (ranging from
large, established firms to startups), developing policies to enhance these capabilities and directing
them to better engage with India’s developmental challenges; (vi) Sustainable Habitats: Research
on policy questions related to affordable housing, transportation and mobility, land use and zoning,
gender and inclusion, urban governance and institutions, informality and the informal sector, role of
ICTs and other technologies in urban development, and smart cities; (vii) Technical Higher
Education: Research to understand patterns of research and educational performance of technical
higher education institutions and developing policies to strengthen these institutions; understanding
issues relating to broadening participation in S&T-relevant education and training, especially
marginalized groups/communities.

28. Material Science & Engineering: Electron microscopy, functional and structural ceramics,
Materials for renewable and sustainable technology, process modeling, nuclear materials and
irradiation, semiconductor processing, crystal growth and epitaxy, thermodynamic modeling of
materials, atomistic and coarse grain modeling on metals and functional materials, polymer rheology
and processing, materials degradation and corrosion.

29. Humanities & Social Sciences: Economics, Literature, Linguistics, Psychology, Philosophy,
Sociology.

NOTES:
• The specializations or research areas mentioned above against each Department/Centre/School
are only indicative and not exhaustive. The Institute is open to receiving applications from
candidates with specialization in these as well as in other related areas.
• The minimum requirement of qualifications and/or experience may be relaxed in respect of
exceptionally outstanding candidates in certain areas.
• A mere fulfilment of required minimum qualifications and experience does not entitle a candidate
to be called for presentation/discussion.
• The Institute reserves the right to fill or not to fill the posts advertised.
 • Separate online application must be filled, if a candidate is applying for a Post-Doctoral Fellowship
in more than one Departments/Centres/or Schools.

How to apply?
• It is a requirement that the candidate visit the Job Section on IIT Delhi website
(http://www.iitd.ac.in/jobs-iitd/index.html), prepare and submit the duly completed
applications for appointment against the above position. The website also contains useful
information on various aspects of working and living at IIT Delhi as well as on the recruitment
process.
• As a precaution, after submitting the application through the website, please retain a printed copy
of the application with you. Candidates employed with Government/Semi-Government
Organizations or with Autonomous Bodies must print a copy of the electronic submission and
submit the printed version through proper channel at the address given below.

Address for Communication:

Faculty Recruitment Cell
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
Hauz Khas, New Delhi – 110016 (INDIA)
Telephone: +91 11 2654-8733
E-mail: [email protected]

For any technical help please contact through email to: [email protected] or Ph. 011-26597220

(Updated on 02nd January 2023)