JRF Hiring for the DST-SERB Sponsored Project

29, Jan 2020

Applications are invited from suitable candidates for a temporary position to work at DA-IICT on a Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) sponsored research project financed by the Department of Science and Technology(DST, GoI), India. The project details, requisite qualification & experience etc. are given below:

Title of the Project: IoT Enabled, 2-D Nanomaterial Leaf Wetness Micro-Sensor On Flexible Substrate for Integrated Plant Disease Management

Position and Fellowship Junior Research Fellow (JRF) – 1 post

Rs. 31,000/- p.m. + 24% HRA
Essential Qualifications
  • M.Tech (Electronics & Communication/ ICT) or Equivalent with 60% marks and with GATE qualification.          OR
  • B.E./B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication Engineering/ ICT or Equivalent with 60% marks and with GATE qualification. OR
  • M.Sc in Electronics with 60% marks and with valid CSIR-UGC NET qualification (including lectureship) and 2 years of Industrial/Research experience will be given preference.
Desirable Qualifications 
  • Understanding of basics analog circuits and digital circuits
  • Experience in PCB designing (2 layer/4 layer), Circuit designing
  • Experience in handling oscilloscopes, source measurement units (SMU), LCR Meters
  • Experience in embedded system design and programming in Embedded C.
  • IoT Interface with uP/uC
Period of Appointment: This post is purely temporary for a duration of 1.5 years. Appointment will be made initially for 1 year and further extendable subject to satisfactory performance. It would, therefore, not confer any right for any candidate for claiming extension or absorption in DA-IICT. However, the selected candidate will be encouraged to apply for the PhD program of DA-IICT as per the available guidelines.
Job Description Development of the Leaf wetness sensors (LWS) on the flexible substrate, generate the transfer characteristics of the developed  LWS, benchmark with the commercial sensors followed by low-energy and IoT enabled circuit design for the fabricated LWS and field testing.

How to Apply: The interested candidates must send the Curriculum Vitae with complete qualification and experience details latest by February 09, 2020 through an e-mail to Prof. Vinay S. Palaparthy at vinay_shrinivas@daiict.ac.in

Please write “Application for JRF position for LWSat DA-IICT” in subject line of the email.

Candidates will be shortlisted for interview based on their CV, qualifications and experience. Only shortlisted candidates will be called for interview and the candidates are required to attend at their own expenses, no TA/DA will be provided.

Tentative date of Interview: February 12, 2020.

Expected start date: Last week of February, 2020.