IIT Kharagpur Biotech Faculty Jobs 2010

Department of Biotechnology

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Kharagpur)

Kharagpur 721302

1) Faculty Openings

IIT Kharagpur, an Institute of national importance and is the first and largest in the chain of fifteen IITs engaged in teaching, research and development requires high quality manpower. The Institute invites application from Indian nationals, possessing excellent academic background, commitment to quality teaching and potential for carrying out outstanding research for the following Departments/Centres/Schools :

Departments / Centres / Schools 

Aerospace Engineering; Agricultural and Food Engineering; Architecture and Regional Planning; Biotechnology; Centre for Educational Technology; Centre for Oceans, Rivers, Atmosphere and Land Sciences; Chemical Engineering; Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Computer Science and Engineering; Cryogenic Engineering Centre; Electrical Engineering; Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering; G. S. Sanyal School of Telecommunications; Geology and Geophysics; Humanities and Social Sciences; Industrial Engineering and Management; Materials Science Centre; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineering; Metallurgical and Materials Engineering; Mining Engineering; Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture; Physics and Meteorology; Rajendra Mishra School of Engineering Entrepreneurship; Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law; Reliability Engineering Centre; Rubber Technology Centre; Rural Development Centre; School of Information Technology; Ranbir & Chitra Gupta School of Infrastructure Design and Management; School of Medical Science and Technology; School of Water Resources; Vinod Gupta School of Management.

2) Qualifications for the post of Professor, Associate Professor and Assistant Professor: Ph.D. with first class at the preceding degree or equivalent in the appropriate branch with a very good academic record throughout.

3) Experience for the post of 

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/institutions 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/institutions 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 three years of experience may be put on tenure track for the regular post of Assistant Professor.

4) Scale of Pay
Professor: Pay Band-4 (Rs.37400-67000) with AGP of Rs. 10500/- per month. For direct recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 48000/-
Associate Professor: Pay Band-4 (Rs.37400-67000) with AGP of Rs. 9500/- per month. For direct recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 42800/-
Assistant Professor: Pay Band-3 (Rs.15600-39100) with AGP of Rs. 8000/- per month. For direct recruits, minimum pay in the Pay Band to be fixed at Rs. 30000/- plus allowances as admissible to Central Government employees.
 

Reservation: Without any compromise on qualification, experience and competence, reservation as per Government of India rules is applicable.

5) Academic reimbursements and other incentives
a) Initial grant up to a maximum limit of Rs. 5 lakhs for carrying out research projects.
b) A cumulative Professional Development Allowance of Rs. 3.0 lakhs for every block period of 3 years (Rs. 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.
c) An additional amount of Rs. 50,000/- is being given from the SRIC fund to the faculty members who is the Principal Investigator of a Project amounting at least Rs. 15,00,000/- and has at least three Published Papers in referred journals in the preceding three years.
d) Reimbursement of relocation charges from within India to the faculty members at the time of their joining.
e) Interest free soft advance of Rs. 50,000/- to the newly recruited faculty members.
f) Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- per month to the faculty members who have obtained Bhatnagar Award/Honorarium of Rs. 15,000/- per month to the faculty who are fellows of at least two National Academies.

6) Accommodation  Suitable residential accommodation as per rules will be provided on the Campus of the Institute on joining the Institute.

7) Interested candidates may apply enclosing

a) Curriculum Vitae
b) List of Publications and Patents
c) Department / Centre / School at which the candidate proposes to work
d) Names and Addresses (with e-mail address and fax numbers) of at least three referees
e) Specific Contributions to teaching, research, designs, projects, and students welfare activities (if any).
f) List of best publications with reprints (up to 5 for applications for the position of Assistant Professor and up to 10 for the position of Associate Professor/Professor) along with impact factor and citations.
g) Any other details relevant to the candidature

For further details contact

Assistant Registrar, E-III
Indian Institute of Technology
Kharagpur – 721302, India.
Phone : 03222-282128 / 282135 / 282137
Fax : 03222-282020
Email : asregre@adm.iitkgp.ernet.in

Candidates may also contact the Heads of various Departments / Centres / Schools. Their email and postal addresses are on the Institute website (www.iitkgp.ac.in).

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