Applications are invited from suitable candidates for the post of Junior Research Fellow (JRF) – 1 position in the prestigious DST-IMPRINT-2 project entitled “A Device for Bed Load Measurement”.

The project is in collaboration with IIT- Gandhinagar and the fellow is expected to work in a multidisciplinary team consisting of researchers from Civil Engineering, River engineering and Electronic Engineering domain.

So, we are looking for an outstanding applicant for the position, particularly with experience in general area of Embedded Hardware Design, FPGA, PCB Design, Sensor Interfacing and Microcontroller Programming. Proficiency in FPGA, MATLAB, PIC, C programming would be an advantage.

For this position you must have a Master’s degree (M.Tech or equivalent) in Electronic Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline. A high level of analytical and computing skills is required. Preference will be given to applicants with a proven academic record and publications in relevant areas. Applicants must be fluent in English.

This post is purely temporary for the duration of 3 years (1year + renewable each year) of the sponsored project. 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.

Interested candidates meeting with above stated requirements may send their detailed bio-data stating qualification, relevant experience, and a statement of purpose in support of their interest for the project by 31st March 2019 (Sunday), 1700 IST. Interviews will commence immediately thereafter and only the shortlisted candidates will be informed of the outcome. Expected start date for the job is 2nd week of April, 2019.

The position is based at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar-Gujarat. Occasional travel to collaborating institute and deployment site will be required.

Fellowship: Rs. 26,000/- pm.

How to apply: Please include a full CV and 1 page statement indicating why your expertise is relevant and send it to Prof (Dr) Biswajit Mishra at biswajit_mishra@daiict.ac.in