Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, an
Institute of national importance, is the first and largest in the chain of IITs
engaged in teaching, research and development requires faculty for its various academic
units. The Institute invites application from Indian nationals, Non Resident Indians
(NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) [*], possessing excellent academic background,
commitment to top quality teaching and proven credentials for carrying out outstanding
research and development for the following Departments / Centres / Schools:
[*] Foreign nationals (other than PIOs and NRIs)
are also invited to apply for faculty position for fixed tenure not exceeding five
years on contract basis.
Departments : i) Aerospace Engineering; ii)
Agricultural and Food Engineering; iii) Architecture and Regional Planning; iv)
Biotechnology; v) Chemical Engineering; vi) Chemistry; vii) Civil Engineering; viii)
Computer Science and Engineering; ix) Electrical
Engineering; x) Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering;
xi) Geology and Geophysics; xii) Humanities
and Social Sciences; xiii) Industrial Engineering and Management; xiv) Mathematics;
xv) Mechanical Engineering; xvi) Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; xvii)
Mining Engineering; xviii) Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture; xix)
Physics and Meteorology.
Centres : i) Advanced Technology Development;
ii) Educational Technology; iii) Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences; iv)
Cryogenic Engineering; v) Materials Science; vi) P.K. Sinha Centre for Bio-Energy;
vii) Reliability Engineering; viii) Rubber Technology; ix) Rural Development.
Schools : i) G.S.Sanyal School of Telecommunications;
ii) Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship; iii) Rajiv Gandhi School
of Intellectual Property Law; iv) Information Technology; v) Ranbir & Chitra
Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management; vi) Medical Science and Technology;
vii) Water Resources; viii) Vinod Gupta School of Management.
In addition, applications are also invited for
faculty positions for the following four newly created Schools :
Bio Sciences
Ph. D. in any one of the following research
areas :
Cellular Biology / Molecular Biology / Systems
Biology / Biochemistry / Biophysics / Enzymology / Computational Biology / Immunology
/ Genetics / Developmental Biology / Microbiology / Bio-Engineering.
Energy Science & Engineering Area of specialization
:
Fundamentals of Energy Sciences: Transport phenomena
including heat and mass transfer, electrochemical phenomena, thermal and electrical
aspects, Bio-processes, Deep ocean processes, Gas and Fluid Dynamics, Nuclear
Energy.
Energy Resources and Recovery: Traditional resources
- Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas; Others - Solar, Wind, Geothermal, Wave, Ocean-thermal,
Biomass, Hydrogen; Integrated Energy Resource Systems - analysis, characterization,
recovery, production, management, transportation; Clean Energy, Energy Planning
and Modelling.
Energy Systems: Energy Conversion Systems for
Oil, Gas, Coal, Solar, Wind, Biomass, Nuclear, Hydrogen, Ocean Waves, Waste; Power
Systems - Power generation, distribution, transmission, access; Transportation Power
Systems- Electric, and Hybrid Systems; Portable Power Systems; Fuel Cells; Integration
of green energy sources in existing grid; Embedded generation systems; Smart grids;
Electrochemical systems; New age Fuel systems and process development; Hybrid and
electrical systems; Battery & Super-capacitors; Energy systems for marine, space
and difficult terrains, Energy System Modelling.
Other Aspects of Energy Science & Engineering:
Energy Materials; Energy Storage & Transportation; Energy Efficient Devices
& Systems; Energy Efficient Design of equipment, buildings and appliances; Sustainable
Energy; Conservation; Recycling and Management: Environment and Climate Change;
Computational Aspects; Energy Economics; Energy by-product (particularly carbon)
recycling, capture, sequestration and storage; Rural and small scale energy research.
Nanoscience & Technology
Ph. D. in any branch of science or engineering
with research experiences in any one of the following research areas :
Nanofabrication / Nanoelectronic and Photonic
Devices / NEMS / Nanosensors. Bulk nanostructured materials for structural applications.
Novel nanomaterials : Synthesis, self-assembly and applications. Nanostructured
coatings for energy conversion/storage and surface engineering. Nano-biotechnology.
Computational nanostructures.
Environmental Science & Engineering.
Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering.
Prior degree should preferably be in engineering discipline.
Posts : Professor, Associate Professor and
Assistant Professor
Qualifications for the Post : Ph.D. with first
class or equivalent at the preceding degree in the appropriate branch with a very
good academic record throughout.
Experience for the Posts:
Professor : A minimum of 10 years’ teaching
/ research / industrial experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level
of Associate Professor in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs or
at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign Institution(s) of comparable
standards.
Associate Professor : A minimum of 6 years teaching
/ research / industrial experience, of which at least 3 years should be at the level
of Assistant Professor or equivalent positions in IITs, IISc Bangalore, IIMs, NITIE
Mumbai and IISERs or in any such other Indian or foreign Institution(s) of comparable
standards.
Assistant Professor : At least 3 years teaching
/ research / industrial experience, excluding however, the experience gained while
pursuing Ph.D.
Candidates with less than 3 years experience
may be put on Tenure Track for the regular post of Assistant Professor.
Pay Band (PB) and Academic Grade Pay (AGP)
for the Posts:
Position
|
Pay Band (PB)
|
AGP
|
Minimum pay in Pay Band
|
Gross emoluments (approx) including
DA/Transport Allowance at the prevailing rate
|
Professor
|
PB-4 ` 37,400-67,000/-
|
` 10,500/-
|
` 48,000/-
|
` 114190/-
|
Associate Professor
|
PB-4 ` 37,400-67,000/-
|
` 9,500/-
|
` 42,800/-
|
` 102410/-
|
Assistant Professor*
|
PB-3 ` 15,600-39,100/-
|
` 8,000/-
|
` 30,000/-
|
` 75240/-
|
* Assistant Professors in IITs, IISc Bangalore,
IIMs, NITIE Mumbai and IISERs on completion of 3 years of service shall move to
Pay Band of ` 37,400-67,000/- (PB-4) with an AGP of ` 9,000/- and will, however,
continue to be designated as Assistant Professor.
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Reservation: Without any compromise
on qualification, experience and competence,
reservation as per Government
of India rules is applicable.
Accommodation: Suitable residential accommodation
as per rules will be provided in the Campus of the Institute on joining the
Institute.
Academic reimbursements and other incentives:
Innovative Research Grant under the Institute
Scheme for Innovative Research and Development (ISIRD) be provided to new faculty
members upto a maximum of ` 25 Lakh for equipment and infrastructure and an additional
` 3 Lakh for consumables, contingency and travel. Additionally, a number of Research
Challenge grants are available.
A Cumulative Professional Development Allowance
(CPDA) of ` 3 Lakhs for every block period of 3 years (Rupees one lakh per year)
may be made available to every member of the faculty on reimbursable basis to meet
the expenses for participating in both national and international conferences, paying
the membership fee of various professional bodies and contingent expenses.
An additional amount of ` 50,000/- is given
to a faculty member for attending conferences abroad who is a Principal Investigator
of a Sponsored Project amounting to at least ` 15 Lakhs and has at least three Published
Papers in referred journals in the preceding three years.
Reimbursement of relocation charges within India
/ abroad of upto ` 90,000/- to the faculty members at the time of their
joining.
Interest free soft advance of ` 50,000/- to
the newly recruited faculty members.
Honorarium of ` 15,000/- per month to the faculty
members who have been awarded the S.S. Bhatnagar Prize OR who are fellows of at
least two National Academies.
Transport Allowance and re-imbursement of Telephone
bills upto ` 750/- per month as per rules.
Free local telephone facility in the
Department as well as residences within the campus.
Children Education Allowances (CEA) / LTC
facility as per Government of India rules.
Medical facility for self and other dependent
family members in the B C Roy Technology Hospital within the campus and for
referrals to Speciality Hospitals as per IIT Kharagpur rules.
General Information
Minimum requirement of experience may be
relaxed in respect of outstanding candidates.
Degrees referred above should have been awarded
by a recognized University / Institute.
Mere eligibility will not vest any right on
any candidate for being called for interview. The decision of the Institute in all
matters will be final. No correspondence will be entertained from the
candidates in connection with the process of selection / interview.
The Institute reserves the right to call for
interview only those candidates shortlisted on the basis of their qualification,
experience, research and publication records and departmental requirements, interaction
in the department, etc.
Ph.D. qualification has been waived in case
of recruitment of faculty only at the entry level (Assistant Professor) for the
Department of Architecture & Regional Planning, Doctors for School of Medical
Science & Technology and Legal Professionals for Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual
Property Law.
The candidates should be preferably below 35
years of age for the post of Assistant Professor.
The Institute reserves the right to fill or
not to fill any or all the posts advertised.
Persons employed in Government Organizations
/ Quasi Government Organizations should submit their application through proper
channel.
Travel support to the extend of Air fare (economy
class) by the shortest route within India and Institute Guest House facilities free
of charges in the campus to for candidates for appearing the interview for faculty
position.
Canvassing in any manner may entail disqualification
of the candidature.
Any dispute with regard to the selection / recruitment
process will be subject to Courts / Tribunals having jurisdiction over Kolkata.
Candidates possessing requisite qualification
& experience are required to apply online (http://erp.iitkgp.ernet.in/FacultyCareer/homeFacultyCareer.jsp)
on or before 31st December, 2013 and send a signed hardcopy
print out of online application to “Assistant Registrar, E-III, Indian Institute
of Technology Kharagpur–721302, WB, India”. Unless the hardcopy is received, the
application will not be considered.
For any other details please contact Assistant
Registrar, E-III, Phone: 03222- 282135/282137, Fax: 03222- 282020, Email: asregre@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in / recsec@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in
If any problem encountered with online
application, please contact through phone: +91-3222-281017/18/19. Candidates may
also contact the Heads of the various Departments / Centres / Schools. Their address,
phone numbers and email are available on Institute webpage.
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