IITB Microbiology/Bioprocess SRF/JRF Vacancies

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY Powai, Mumbai 400 076. Advertisement No. A-19/P(04)15-16 Want to contribute to cutting edge research? Positions of Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Senior Research Fellow (SRF), Project Research Assistant (PRA), Project Research Associate (PRA1), Administrative Assistant (ADMNASST), Project Research Scientist (PRS) are available in the following projects. Job Code Project Name, Number of Posts, Eligibility & Consolidated Salary    Chemical Engineering P(04-1) Using Cyanobacterial Biomass to produce value added chemicals  JRF: (1 Post) Eligibility : Candidates with B. Tech. degree + GATE score to be considered. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.25000/- p.m. Job Profile : Design and set-up of a reactor for processing algal biomass and downstream separation for fuels or other chemicals. Strong background in chemical and biochemical engineering or biochemistry is preferred with knowledge of reaction engineering and separation processes. P(04-2) Reprogramming cellular networks in Salmonella enterica to develop novel vaccines.  SRF: (1 Post)  Eligibility : Post Graduate Degree in Basic Sciences with NET qualification or Graduate Degree in Professional Courses with NET/GATE qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course. Candidates should have 2 years of research experience. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.28000/- p.m. Job Profile : Simulations and experiments in microbiology. P(04-3) Engineering simultaneous transport of hexose and pentose sugars in Zymomonas Mobilis for biofuel production from lignocellulosic waste; and Development of clostridium sp. as a cell factory for butanol production.  JRF: (1 Post)  Eligibility : Post Graduate Degree in Basic Sciences with NET qualification or Graduate Degree in Professional Courses with NET/GATE qualification or Post Graduate Degree in Professional Course. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.25000/- p.m. Job Profile : Simulations and experiments in microbiology (genetics and metabolism).    Electrical Engineering P(04-4) Development of Polymer Composite Micro-Cantilever Based Explosive Detection  PRA: (1 Post) Eligibility : B.E./B.Tech (or) M.S./M.Tech with relevant work experience in the area of system integration and development.  Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500-31500/- p.m. Job Profile : Sensor testing & characterization, test set-up development, testing protocol development, sensor calibration, measurement of sensor performance, reliability parameters & test data analysis.  PRA1: (2 Post) Eligibility : MS/M.Tech-Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Material Science, Semiconductor Physics, Mechanical Engineering + 2 years of relevant work experience in the area of semiconductor process development. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 24500-31500/- p.m. Job Profile : Semiconductor device fabrication, material processing, tool optimization, mask design, clean room processing, process development, MEMS device simulation and characterization. P(04-5) Development of Polymer Composite Micro-Cantilever Based Explosive Detection  PRA: (2 Post) Eligibility : M.Sc Chemistry/ M.Sc. Nanoscience/Nanotechnology or equivalent/ M.Tech Material Science with experience in surface coatings and material characterization. Candidates with experience in the relevant areas may also apply. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500- 31500/- p.m. Job Profile : Developing functionalized surface coatings like self assembled monolayers, thiol based coatings, polymer coatings, bio-molecules & their characterization for sensor application. P(04-6) Nano Fabrication Prototyping facility for SMEs and Start-ups  PRA: (2 Post) Eligibility : M.Sc/B.Tech (Basic sciences/ Biotech/Material Science/ Chemistry/Chemical technology) with an excellent academic record and at least one year experience in synthesis, basic characterization and handling analytical tools with flair for interdisciplinary work desirable. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.18500-25000/- p.m. Job Profile : Microfabrication, device characterization, material synthesis and biosensor development.  ADMNASST: (1 Post) Eligibility : A first class in B.A./B.Sc/B.Com with at least two years experience in handling routine office administration work such as bills processing, documentation, drafting letters and maintaining accounts. Excellent written and oral communication skills desirable. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.14000 - 20000/- p.m. Job Profile : Handling day-to-day routine office work, arranging meetings, taking care of travel arrangements of faculty, local hospitality arrangements for official guests, bills preparation and processing of purchase orders.  PRS: (1 Post) Eligibility : PhD in Device fabrication Salary : Consolidated salary Rs.42000 - 60000/- p.m. Job Profile : Job will involve device fabrication, Experience in nano/micro fabrication (having knowledge in optical device fabrication). Person should know various lithography tools, sputter/deposition tools and various electrical and optical characterization tools. P(04-7) Nano Fabrication Prototyping facility for SMEs and Start-ups  PRA: (2 Post) Eligibility : M.Sc (Chemistry) with an excellent academic record. The person should have thorough understanding of basics and should be well-versed with organic synthesis, analytical techniques like UV-vis, fluorescenece, Raman & IR spectroscopy, cyclic voltametry, GC-MS, etc. Material characterization techniques such as ellipsometry, AFM, XPS, XRD etc. Candidates with experience in the relevant areas may also apply. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500- 25000/- p.m. Job Profile : Work will involve organic functionalization of materials for specific sensing applications. Synthesis of new composite polymeric materials and development of new protocols for functionalization. (Specific to NPK sensing) P(04-8) Nano Fabrication Prototyping facility for SMEs and Start-ups  PRA: (2 Post) Eligibility : Highly motivated agricultural professionals having M.Sc (Agri/ Soil Sciences/Agricultural Chemistry) with excellent academic record. The person should have a good understanding of physical and chemical properties of different types of soil and should be well-versed with the protocols of soil sample preparation to extract various nutrients from the soil. Should also be aware of various existing approaches of soil testing for nutrients like NPK. Candidates having relevant experience may also apply. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500- 25000/- p.m. Job Profile : The job involves soil testing for NPK/pathogens using various approaches and with benchmarking the NPK prototype for agricultural sensor. P(04-9) Nano Fabrication Prototyping facility for SMEs and Start-ups  PRA: (3 Post) Eligibility : B.Tech/ M.Tech in Electronics /Instrumentation with an excellent academic record. Candidates having relevant experience may also apply. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500-31500/- p.m.  Job Profile : Job will involve device fabrication, system design, system integration, prototype design, firmware and software development. P(04-10) Nano Fabrication Prototyping facility for SMEs and Start-ups  PRA: (2 Post) Eligibility : M.Sc (Physics/Electronics) with an excellent academic record. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 18500-25000/- p.m. Job Profile : Job will involve device fabrication, optical and electrical characterization. P(04-11) Design and Development of Power Packs with Supercapacitors & Fractional Order Modeling  SRF: (2 Post) Eligibility : M.E/M.Tech. The basic degree should be in electrical/electronics/instrumentation/power electronics. Candidates with B.E/B.Tech with 2 or more years of experience can also be considered as SRF. B.E/B.Tech candidates with exceptionally good academic record may be considered for JRF position. Salary : Consolidated salary Rs. 28000/- p.m. Job Profile : Strong background in maths (e.g.Calculas) ; Must have good knowledge of electronic hardware design,PCB design, s/w packages like MATLAB and prog. language like C; Knowledge of power electronics and its hardware design are highly desirable. The positions are temporary initially for a period of one year and tenable only for the duration of project. The selection committee may offer lower or higher designation and lower or higher salary depending upon the experience and performance of the candidate in the interview. Our Websitehttp://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/JobOpportunities.jsp Last Date of the receipt of the application is 15th September, 2015. Candidate should apply online at http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/HRMSLoginPage.jsp , if there is any problem applying online, send in the prescribed Application Form available at http://www.ircc.iitb.ac.in/IRCC-Webpage/PDF/Application_online.pdf Candidates can apply for multiple positions with separate Application Form for each position. The postal address to send the application is as given below. Senior Administrative Officer (R & D Office), IRCC Wing, SJMSOM Building, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, Phone: 022-2576 4078