INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR

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Department of Chemical Engineering

Applications are invited for the following project vacancy in a TATA Steel sponsored project. The position is for 1 year and is purely temporary.

Description: The project involves characterization, experimentation and simulations of industrial granular feed containing particles of a wide size range and of various shapes. The flow and packing characteristics of the feed components will be investigated through experiments (involves imaging and analysis) and DEM simulations.

Number of positions: One

Designation: Project Engineer/Project Associate

Project Engineer
Minimum Qualifications: A minimum of either M. Tech. (or B.Tech + 3 years relevant experience) in "Chemical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering" with expertise in "Fluid Mechanics/Rheology/Granular Materials/Bulk Solids Handling" are eligible for the advertised position.

Salary: Rs. 22000/- per month (consolidated)
Desired: Profound knowledge of C & C++ Programming and Matlab, Experience/Exposure of DEM packages (EDEM/LIGGGHTS or LAMMPS), Experiments involving granular materials/imaging.

Project Associate
Minimum Qualifications: B. Tech. in "Chemical/Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering" with GATE. Candidates with M.Sc. in Physics/Applied Mathematics are also eligible for the advertised position.

Salary: Rs. 15000/- per month (consolidated)
Essential: Good knowledge of C & C++ Programming, Experience with Matlab and exposure to DEM packages (EDEM/LIGGGHTS or LAMMPS).

Candidates are expected to have a good mathematical background and experience with computer simulations. Selected candidate is required to visit TATA Steel, Jamshedpur from time to time. Interested candidates should send their CVs to anuragt@iitk.ac.in (clearly highlighting their experience in C/Matlab programming and/or experience with DEM packages). The last date of receiving applications is August 16th and the candidaites are required to fill the details at https://goo.gl/forms/qwMPFIG6Tb4yerTi1 . The shortlisted candidates will be intimated by email and may be called for telephonic or personal interview with in 10 days from the last date of receiving the applications.

Dr. Anurag Tripathi
456 Faculty Building
Department of Chemical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, 208016, UP