Chemical Engineering

Careers

All faculty applications received till May 31st, 2020, have been considered, and the round is closed. Date of start for the current round: June 1st, 2020.

The department of chemical engineering is actively looking for faculty members with excellent academic background and proven research record in various frontiers of chemical engineering.

We invite applications throughout the year. If you are residing abroad we encourage you to visit the department and deliver a talk whenever you are in India. Skype request for interviews will only be considered from candidates who have visited the department in the recent past.

For any queries related to faculty position please contact the faculty search committee: fsc[at]che.iith.ac.in

For all the posts the following educational qualification and experience criteria apply

-Essential

Ph.D., with first class or equivalent B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering with consistently good academic record throughout.

-Desirable

Assistant Professor

• Below 35 years of age for age.
• Candidates with at least 3 years of post-doctoral experience from a reputed university/research institute may be considered for the post of Assistant Professor.
• Candidates with Ph.D but with less than three years of post-doctoral experience may be put on tenure track for the post of Assistant Professor (on contract).

Associate Professor

• Below 45 years of age
• Candidates with at least 6 years industrial / research / teaching experience of which at least 3 years should be at the level of Assistant Professor in IITs, or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution / institutions of comparable standards.

Professor

• A minimum of 10 years teaching/research/professional experience of which at least 4 years should be at the level of Associate Professor in IITs, or at an equivalent level in any such other Indian or foreign institution / institutions of comparable standards.
• The experience is counted as on date of application.
• The candidate should have demonstrated leadership in research in a specific area of specialization in terms of guidance of M.Tech and Ph.D students, and have a strong record of sponsored research, publications in reputed journals, patents, laboratory/course development and other recognized relevant professional activities.
• Candidates should be preferably below 55 years of age

Areas of interest for the department

Candidates having strong expertise in all traditional and emerging areas of chemical engineering especially in the following, however not limited to, are encouraged to apply

• Particulate Technology
• Membranes and Separation Processes
• Bioinformatics
• Molecular Dynamics
• Safety/Hazard Engineering
• Process Control

The present faculty search committee of the Chemical Engineering department has the following members:

• Prof. Narasimha Mangadoddy (Convener)
• Prof. Kirti Chandra Sahu
• Dr. Parag D. Pawar
• Dr. Lopamudra Giri
• Prof. Kishalay Mitra (HoD)
• Dr. Suhanya Duraiswamy

Documents required

• Completely filled pplication form
• Detailed CV
• Research statement
• Teaching statement

Incomplete applications will not be processed. For more details on application procedure please follow "Apply Now".

JRF Position

The Department of Chemical Engineering currently has a JRF opening in the MicroReactionEngineering Lab. The last date for application is July 10. For further details please follow the explore button.